Ancient Egyptian Shabti Figurines

Small ancient Egyptian figurines made of faience and bronze, depicting workers in burial context. The colors are predominantly turquoise and bronze with historical significance.

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 623251

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: h. 11.7 × w. 4.4 × d. 2.7 cm (4 5/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Figurine of Seated Goddess. Egypt, Late Period (664 - 332 BCE) or modern. Sculpture. Bronze

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 623251

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. ca. 990-970 B.C.. Faience. Third Intermediate Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 60, Chamber B, Burial of Henettawy C (4), MMA excavations, 1923-24. Dynasty 21

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: h. 12 × w. 4.4 × d. 2.7 cm (4 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: h. 12.2 × w. 4.6 × d. 3 cm (4 13/16 × 1 13/16 × 1 3/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period See 25.3.19.. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 591051

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: h. 12 × w. 4.5 × d. 3.5 cm (4 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: h. 11.6 × w. 4.4 × d. 3.8 cm (4 9/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: h. 11.7 × w. 4.7 × d. 3.7 cm (4 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 1 7/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 623371

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 623363

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period See 25.3.19.. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 590996

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period See 25.3.19.. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 591046

Overseer Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: H. 12.1 × W. 4 × D. 3.3 cm (4 3/4 × 1 9/16 × 1 5/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period See 25.3.19.. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 591122

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: h. 11.9 × w. 4.4 × d. 3.4 cm (4 11/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 625523

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 623360

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 623378

Lady of Court ". Terracotta. China, Tang dynasty. Paris, Cernuschi museum. 72691-49 Chinese art, courtyard, standing, tang dynasty, woman, statuette, terracotta, back view

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 625412

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 625500

Terracotta woman ca. 600-480 B.C. Cypriot The solid figurine is mold-made. The back is flat. She wears a clinging dress that is loose at the bottom, showing her legs.. Terracotta woman 241132

Bronze warrior second half of the 8th century B.C. Greek The warrior stands on a base that is fastened with dowels to a thinner sheet of bronze. This evidence indicates that the figure belonged to a tripod and probably stood next to one of the large ring handles.. Bronze warrior 253512 Greek, Bronze warrior, second half of the 8th century B.C., Bronze, H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Fletcher Fund, 1936 (36.11.8)

Overseer Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period See 25.3.19.. Overseer Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 590981

Overseer Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: H. 12.1 × W. 4.4 × D. 3.2 cm (4 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/4 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Head of Horus for attachment. Dimensions: H. 11.9 cm (4 11/16 in.); W. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.); D. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)H. (with tang): 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.). Date: 664-30 B.C..The head of the falcon god Horus is shown here wearing the double crown of Egypt. This royal crown symbolizes the union of Lower and Upper Egypt, and highlights Horus' role as the legitimate ruler of the entire land. The craftsmanship of this piece is easily visible, not just in the details of the wig, face, and crown, or the gilding. The red crown fits over a cylindrical flange extending from the top of the falcon head. The white crown has a flange extending from its underside that is inserted into the top of the red crown. It is stabilized by an extension running through the red crown and into the hollow interior of the falcon head. For another complex crown construction technique, see 04.2.445. The head is an attachment that would have been part of a larger piece of cult equipment. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of

Terracotta woman. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: H. 9 3/16 in. (23.4 cm). Date: ca. 600-480 B.C..The solid figurine is mold-made. The back is flat. She wears a clinging dress that is loose at the bottom, showing her legs. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Statuette (usual name), 1400. Covered sandstone. Cernuschi Museum, Asia Museum of Asia in the city of Paris.

Seated Harpokrates with the crown of Amun, named as "Harpokrates-the-great, the eldest, the first of Amun". Dimensions: H. 28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.); W. 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.); D. 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). Date: 664-30 B.C..The figure represents a child god in a seated/reclining position, wearing the double feather crown, complete with a streamer at the back. The crown associates him with the god Amun, a connection that is also made explicit in the inscription on the base. The child god, as here, is usually distinguished from adult gods by a range of iconographic clues: his nudity, the finger raised to the mouth (a child-like gesture), and a sidelock on the right side of his head. The sidelock was cast separately and was then mechanically attached to the crown with a pin. The braiding is inlaid with silver.Child gods grew in popularity and cult from the Third Intermediate Period onwards, rivaling even the most powerful and ancient gods, especially as temple offerings. Because of their profusion and

Bastet 664-30 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period Bastet, here shown as a cat-headed goddess, was a powerful protective figure who also was known for her fertility. She could be represented with a lion head as well, but as a cat-headed goddess her peaceful traits were emphasized. Here the head and ears are large in proportion to the thin and petite body, putting further emphasis on her hybrid aspect. Bastets personal adornments and garments are elaborate on statuettes, often more so than other goddesses, and she usually carries numerous attributes. This figure holds a protective lion-headed aegis against her chest and probably once held a sistrum in her other hand. Her dress has a complex pattern with alternating blank and hatched vertical stripes and fringe along the bottom edge. Bastet does not always wear a decorated dress, but it is much more common for her than for other goddesses. The patterning highlights its intricacy and quality; also, as some have suggested, the vertical bandi

Harpokrates standing; Half period (-664-00-00--332-00-00);

Shawabty, 1295-1069 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 19 (1295-1186) - 20 (1186-1069 BC). Terracotta; overall: 17 x 4.9 x 3.8 cm (6 11/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/2 in.).

Rhyton with female head ca. 3rd century A.D. Parthian or Sasanian This vessel belongs to a rare class of glazed ceramic rhytons with female heads and animal-shaped spouts. The upper part is in the form of a vase with one handle (now lost). It appears as a tall bulbous crown above the head (made from two half-molds), which displays puffy cheeks, thickly lined eyes and brows, and small lips. The richly patterned "melon" coiffure is embellished by a diadem of wheat stalks with a band that includes a palmette, a crescent and star, and a rosette. Below a necklace the vessel tapers into a bull's head with a pouring hole at the mouth. The diadem motifs may identify the head as that of the goddess Nana, daughter of the moon god and sister of the sun god. This nature and astral deity, although first seen in Mesopotamian texts - she is referred to in texts from Esagila, the Temple of Marduk in Babylon, as "the power over princes and the scepter of kings" - but may have been Iranian in origin. Sh

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: h. 12.1 × w. 4.4 × d. 3.3 cm (4 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

JEFE EN UN ASIENTO CEREMONIAL CON UN GRAN TOCADO- ECUADOR- CULTURA MANTEÑA - 500-1500 DC. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Tiger (Gemini), 500s. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gray earthenware with traces of slip; overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.).

Blackware Vessel with Flaring Rim in the Form of a Seated Figure. Manteño; Ecuador. Date: 1000-1500. Dimensions: H. 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.). Ceramic and pigment. Origin: Ecuador. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: h. 11.9 × w. 4.4 × d. 3.6 cm (4 11/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 7/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Worker Shabti of Nany. Dimensions: H. 9 × W. 3.2 × D. 2.2 cm (3 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 7/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Reign: reign of Psusennes I. Date: ca. 1050 B.C..See 30.3.29.1a, b. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Isis, Egyptian deity. End of the Ptolemaic era (332 BC .-30 AP.J.-C.). Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Egyptian antiquity, standing, Egyptian divine, Ptolemaic dynasty, Pharaonic Egypt, in the foot, Hellenistic period, ptolemaic epoch, ancient period, portrait, statue

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: h. 12.2 × w. 4.4 × d. 3.5 cm (4 13/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: h. 11.8 × w. 4.3 × d. 3.2 cm (4 5/8 × 1 11/16 × 1 1/4 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Seated Figure

Bronze statuette of a god, possibly Poseidon 3rd-2nd century B.C. Greek Nude bearded man may represent Poseidon or a river god.. Bronze statuette of a god, possibly Poseidon. Greek. 3rd-2nd century B.C.. Bronze. Hellenistic. Bronzes

Standing female figure ca. 2600-2500 B.C.. Standing female figure. ca. 2600-2500 B.C.. Gypsum alabaster. Early Dynastic IIIa. Mesopotamia, Khafajah

Limestone statuette of a female votary 2nd half of the 6th century B.C. Cypriot The elongated flat body wears a long, pleatless garment. There are red bands painted on the chest and on the sides.. Limestone statuette of a female votary 242072

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period See 25.3.19.. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 591096

Civil Official (Wenguan) 701 CE-800 CE China. Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes .

Figure of learned or wise, anonymous, 1700 - 1800 Statue of a scholar or wise on the corresponding pedestal with birds and flowers. China ivory Statue of a scholar or wise on the corresponding pedestal with birds and flowers. China ivory

Faience amulet of Ra Horakhty. Culture: Egyptian. Dimensions: H.: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm). Date: 664-30 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Uszebti. unknown, author

Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase) in the form of a woman holding a dove mid-6th century B.C. East Greek Small figural vases found great favor in the East Greek world, but the number and location of the centers of production remain to be identified. The island of Rhodes seems to have been important. The iconography of figural vases has its own traditions. It also has points of contact with that of other media, notably stone sculpture.The type of young woman holding a bird or other small offering is characteristic of East Greek statuary beginning in the early sixth century B.C. The use of clay allowed the representation to be double-sided.. Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase) in the form of a woman holding a dove. East Greek. mid-6th century B.C.. Terracotta. Archaic. Vases

Uszebti. unknown, author

Shabti of Djedhor Late Period-Ptolemaic Period ca. 360-300 BC View more. Shabti of Djedhor. ca. 360-300 BC. Faience. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Cemetery G, Petrie Tomb 50 (Djedhor), Egypt Exploration Fund excavations. Dynasty 30 or later

Faience statuette fragment of Venus late 1st century B.C-early 1st century A.D. Roman The missing lower portion of this statuette makes it difficult to determine if the woman depicted was clothed. However, her preserved left hand, which pulls back her hair, recalls the gesture of Venus after she emerged newly born from the sea, the subject of a famous Greek sculptural type of the third to second century B.C.. Faience statuette fragment of Venus 250153

Italy, Siena Province, Gaiole in Chianti, Brolio, Bronze statue depicting warrior in attack

Statuette of Sekhmet, 664-525 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26 or later. Bronze, figure solid cast, obelisk hollow cast; overall: 20.4 x 4.6 x 12.6 cm (8 1/16 x 1 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.).

Worker Shabti of Nany. Dimensions: H. 8.8 × W. 3.5 × D. 2.5 cm (3 7/16 × 1 3/8 × 1 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Reign: reign of Psusennes I. Date: ca. 1050 B.C..See 30.3.26.1a, b. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bastet statuette 664-30 BC Late Period-Ptolemaic Period Bastet, here shown as a cat-headed goddess, was a powerful protective figure who also was known for her fertility. She could be represented with a lion head as well, but as a cat-headed goddess her peaceful traits were emphasized. Her personal adornments and garments are elaborate on statuettes, often more so than other goddesses, and she usually carries numerous attributes. This figure holds a banded basket in the crook of her elbow, a protective lion-headed aegis against her chest and a sistrum in her other hand. A suggestion that the basket held kittens seems unfounded, but statuettes of this type do sometimes show the goddess with kittens in front of her, alluding to her fertility. Her dress has a striped herring bone pattern with a defined hem. Bastet does not always wear a decorated dress, but it is much more common for her than for other goddesses. The patterning highlights its intricacy and quality; also, as some have sugg

Woman with a lyre ca. 945-525 B.C. Third Intermediate Period-Late Period This figure is part of a repertoire of figures created in a distinctive spotted faience from dynasty 22 into dynasty 26. The center of production was the eastern Delta, in particular Bubastis and Tanis; this was an area where Near Eastern peoples had long been interwoven in the population; at this time it was also a center for the settlement of Libyan tribal peoples. Possibly these conditions influenced this particular production. Through their appearance, the figures all allude to the goddess Bastet. In particular, many details evoke the myth termed "The Return of the Faraway Goddess." The feline / leonine Bastet was angry with the god Re and left Egypt for Nubia. Re wanted her back again, so he sent the god Thoth, who, taking the form of a monkey, lured her back with fables. Bes, musicians and dancers accompanied the train of the returning goddess, whose arrival brought the return of good fortune to Egypt. Figur

Pipes image of man in cloak, knight, soldier or warrior with sword, sculpture sculpture toy relaxation medium soil find ceramic pipe earth, shaped pressed baked dyed Pipe earth image Image of man in armor with raised sword in his right hand round object in the left hand possibly piece of land The person is wrapped in long cloak Red paint residues archeology underground pit Rotterdam City center Stadsdriehoek Oostplein indigenous pottery playing child worship celebrate commemoration Soil discovery of metropolis Oostplein from big dirt day 14061976.

Uszebti. unknown, author

A Divine Figure. Vietnam, 12th-13th century. Sculpture. Stone

Civil Official (Wenguan). China. Date: 701 AD-800 AD. Dimensions: H. 43 in. Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes. Origin: China. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 625400

Plaque: Titleholder with Calabash Rattle. Culture: Edo peoples. Dimensions: H. 17 1/2 in. (44.4 cm). Date: 16th-17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Man Holding a Shrine Containing an Image of Osiris 5th-4th century B.C. Late Period This man places his open hands on either side of a small naos containing a statuette of Osiris. He wears a close-fitting cap and a long wraparound garment whose ends are gathered in a roll and tucked in at the chest. A slight smile appears on his smooth round face, and raised rims give a bit of emphasis to his eyes. The simple clean lines of the large figure are reinforced by the subdued sheen of the fine graywacke. The Osiris figure seems to have been carved by a different sculptor. The god's eyes are indicated only by an upper ridge over a flattened surface (known as the sfumato technique), and the pattern of his arms and scepters is unusually overlapped and complex-possibly an intentional effect, or perhaps because the artist did not properly calculate the layout of the figure to allow for more comfortably arranged arms. The man's gesture protects the naos and was meant to bring about a relationship

Figure 6th century China. Figure. China. 6th century. Unglazed buff clay. Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Tomb Pottery

Statuette of Isis ca. 712-343 B.C. Late Period. Statuette of Isis 558339

Prometopidion. Unknown

Male Figure. Egypt, 5th-6th Dynasty (circa 2465-2150 B.C.). Sculpture. Wood, polychrome

Amulet of the God Horus 1070 BCE-656 BCE Egypt. Ceramic . Ancient Egyptian

Amulet of the God Re-Horakhty 1069 BCE-664 BCE Egypt. Faience . Ancient Egyptian

Skanda. India, Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir region, 8th-9th century. Sculpture. Stone

ESCRIBA SENTADO. GRANITO GRIS. V DINASTIA. PROCEDE DE SAQQARA. 48 CMS ALTURA. VISTA LATERAL. Location: EGYPTIAN MUSEUM. KAIRO. EGYPT.

Ptah statue. Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070712 B.C. Egypt Bronze, gold leaf, glass

Female Figure, 19th century, 14 5/8 x 5 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. (37.15 x 14.29 x 14.61 cm) (including attached base), Wood, animal skin and fur, other materials, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century

Male character ". Porcelain. Dynasty of Song (960-1279). Paris, Cernuschi museum. 157046-21 Asian art, Chinese art, Song dynasty, male character, porcelain

Statuette of Herakles. Etruscan. Date: 400 BC-201 BC. Dimensions: 8.5 × 5 × 1 cm (3 3/8 × 2 × 3/8 in.). Bronze. Origin: Etruria. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Etruscan.

Worker Shabti of Nany ca. 1050 B.C. Third Intermediate Period See 30.3.28.1a, b. Worker Shabti of Nany. ca. 1050 B.C.. Faience. Third Intermediate Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Meritamun (TT 358, MMA 65), first corridor, burial of Nany, MMA excavations, 1928-29. Dynasty 21

Human-headed cat ca. 945-525 B.C. Third Intermediate Period-Late Period This figure is part of a repertoire of figures created in a distinctive spotted faience from dynasty 22 into dynasty 26. The center of production was the eastern Delta, in particular Bubastis and Tanis; this was an area where Near Eastern peoples had long been interwoven in the population; at this time it was also a center for the settlement of Libyan tribal peoples. Possibly these conditions influenced this particular production. Through their appearance, the figures all allude to the goddess Bastet. In particular, many details evoke the myth termed "The Return of the Faraway Goddess." The feline / leonine Bastet was angry with the god Re and left Egypt for Nubia. Re wanted her back again, so he sent the god Thoth, who, taking the form of a monkey, lured her back with fables. Bes, musicians and dancers accompanied the train of the returning goddess, whose arrival brought the return of good fortune to Egypt. Figure

Maria met kind..

Statuette of the Theban Triad, Amun, Mut, and Khonsu 1069 BCE-332 BCE Egypt. Bronze and gold . Ancient Egyptian

Uszebti Hora. unknown, author

Foundation figure of king Shulgi of Ur, carrying a basket ca. 2094-2047 B.C. Neo-Sumerian. Foundation figure of king Shulgi of Ur, carrying a basket. Neo-Sumerian. ca. 2094-2047 B.C.. Copper. Ur III. Mesopotamia, Nippur

Osiris ca. 664-30 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period Osiris, foremost of the Egyptian funerary gods and ruler of the underworld, stands upright in a close-fitting mummiform garment. The garment hugs the contours of his arms and buttocks and has a stiff upper edge along the back of the neck, a feature that occurs with some regularity on this garment, but one with an unclear meaning. He holds the royal crook and flail with his hands posed asymmetrically.In general, Osiris statuettes were some of the most abundant temple offerings in Egypt by the first millennium B.C., reflecting both the gods importance and changing cult practices that spurred the wide-scale dedication of deity statuettes. Many statues of Osiris were offered in temples and shrines belonging to him, but they have also been found in other contexts, for example near temples and shrines honoring other prominent deities or in animal necropoleis.. Osiris 552068

A Goddess, possibly Uma 850 CE-950 CE Vietnam. Bronze .

Torso of a Ptolemaic King, inscribed with cartouches of a late Ptolemy. Dimensions: H. 93 cm (36 5/8 in); w. 31 cm (12 3/16 in); d. 25 cm (9 13/16 in). Date: 80-30 B.C..The names preserved on this fine torso are probably those of either Ptolemy XII or Ptolemy XV. In its waning years the Ptolemaic Dynasty was struggling for stability and was increasingly dependent on Rome. As though seeking to transcend the difficulties of the period, Ptolemy XII took the title Neos Dionysus, "the New Dionysus/ Osiris." A number of sculptures exist depicting him as an emphatically youthful figure. The best alternative candidate, Ptolemy XV, also known as Caesarion, was the short-lived son of Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Buddha with Hand in Gesture of Teaching (Vitarkamudra). Thailand. Date: 701 AD-800 AD. Dimensions: 52.0 × 15.1 × 12.4 cm (20 1/4 × 4 7/8 in.). Bronze. Origin: Thailand. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Inlay, hieroglyph 664-610 B.C. Late Period, Saite A quantity of faience hieroglyphs and border elements was found in the tomb or courtyard of Nespekashuty. These are displayed in galleries 127 and 130. They are of similar size and manufacture, so seem to have belonged to a single object, likely of wood. Some of the signs belong to the standard offering formula, others mention Osiris and Anubis, so they certainly suggest an item of funerary furniture - a box, a screen, or a coffin although coffins are not usually inlaid in faience and remnants of Nespekashuty's were painted.Unfortunately, there are no signs indisputably pointing to Nespekashuty's names or titles. Although it seems likely that the fairly elaborate piece of equipment to which they testify belonged to the main burial of this tomb, and not to the Third Intermediate Period burials found in the courtyard or to the material apparently cleared from the Hathor Shrine at Deir el Bahri or to the other sets of late shabtis found in

Statuette Fragment. Unknown

Figurine of a Female Jackal Headed Goddess Holding the Sun Disk. Egypt, probably Ptolemaic Period (323 - 30 BCE). Sculpture. Bronze

John Matulis, Circus Wagon Monkey, c 1939 Circus Wagon Monkey

Figural Plaque, 2nd-3rd century, 11 7/16 x 4 11/16 in. (29.05 x 11.91 cm), Gilt bronze, China, 2nd-3rd century

Harpokrates in red crown 664-30 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period The figure represents a child god in a striding/standing position, wearing the red crown of Lower Egypt, which alludes to his royal status. The child god is distinguished from adult gods by a range of iconographic clues: his nudity, the finger raised to the mouth (a child-like gesture), and the sidelock on the right side of his head. He wears an amulet, an attribute common to child gods but not adult gods, as well as a streamer on the back of his crown, armlets and bracelets. Child gods grew in popularity and cult from the Third Intermediate Period onwards, rivaling even the most powerful and ancient gods, especially as temple offerings. Without an inscription, it can be very difficult to securely distinguish and identify particular child gods, but here the red crown likely identifies the god as Harpokrates (Horus the Child), who was the son of Osiris and Isis.. Harpokrates in red crown 570687

Terracotta statuette of the goddess Lama, Susa, 2nd millenium BC. Artist: Unknown

Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Ferrara Museo Civico di Schifanoia37. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General Notes: INCOMPLETE RECORD--NEGATIVES PROCESSED, PRINTS FILED German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Snake Goddess Nursing Hypocrytes. Egypt, Late Period (724 - 333 BCE) (possibly modern). Sculpture. Black stone

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