Egyptian Faience Ushabti and Amulet & Roman Oil Lamp
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Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE; Roman, Imperial period, Holyland, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wonderful trio of ancient artifacts: a Roman pottery oil lamp, an Egyptian faience ushabti, and an Egyptian faience djed amulet. First, the mold-made oil lamp presents an ovoid body, a wick spout, and a sloped shoulder adorned with dozens of incised dashes as a petite handle rises from behind the annular fill hole. Alternatively, the amulets have great iconographic significance. The djed pillar is highly symbolic of the spine - especially that of Osiris, god of the underworld - and was believed to be the energy conduit necessary for resurrecting the dead - and the ushabti was intended to help the deceased with farmwork in the Afterlife. Size of largest (oil lamp): 2.6" L x 3.7" W x 1.5" H (6.6 cm x 9.4 cm x 3.8 cm)
Provenance: private Clemmons, North Carolina, USA collection; Egyptian amulets: acquired from Harmer Rooke Gallery, New York, New York, USA, December 16, 1978 / Lamp: acquired from Hamakor Judaica Inc, Niles, Illinois, USA
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#181746
Provenance: private Clemmons, North Carolina, USA collection; Egyptian amulets: acquired from Harmer Rooke Gallery, New York, New York, USA, December 16, 1978 / Lamp: acquired from Hamakor Judaica Inc, Niles, Illinois, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#181746
Condition
Chipping with small loss to proper left side of ushabti head. All have expected nicks and abrasions commensurate with age. Otherwise, all 3 are mostly intact with liberal remaining detail and light earthen deposits. Djed amulet is wearable as a bead or pendant.
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Egyptian Faience Ushabti and Amulet & Roman Oil Lamp
Estimate $700 - $1,050
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