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Faience Antiquities

Egyptian faience is a non-clay based porous crystalline ceramic composed of crushed quartz or sand, with small amounts of calcite lime and a mixture of alkalis. Faience was cast in molds to form objects and small vessels. A glassy surface luster was created by surface vitrification of a soda lime silica glaze. The most common color, a bright blue-green was made by adding a copper pigment.

Egyptian, Tel-el-Armarna Period, Broad Necklace Petal Bead, 1379 - 1362 B.C.

|Egyptian| |Antiquities|, |Egyptian,| |Tel-el-Armarna| |Period,| |Broad| |Necklace| |Petal| |Bead,| |1379| |-| |1362| |B.C.|
Broad_collar_necklaceThis is a very well made and most unusual bead with extremely rare faience colors produced in the Tel-el-Armarna period. It was originally part of a grand necklace of faience beads. Called a broad collar necklace, it was a more durable version of elaborate perishable floral collars that were worn by banquet guests. This bead represents a single date flower petal. Click here to see a magnificent broad collar necklace in the The Met Fifth Avenue, Gallery 121.
AS96345. Egyptian, Tel-el-Armarna, bright yellow and bright glossy red faience fig flower petal bead, grey faience loops at each end, 19.4mm long, Superb, 1353 - 1336 B.C.; from Alex G. Malloy with his certificate of authenticity; of great rarity; $1000.00 (€940.00)
 


Egypt, New Kingdoms Period, Faience Cosmetic Vessel, 1550 - 1050 B.C.

|Egyptian| |Antiquities|, |Egypt,| |New| |Kingdoms| |Period,| |Faience| |Cosmetic| |Vessel,| |1550| |-| |1050| |B.C.|
 
AA99534. Faience unguentarium (cosmetic vessel); cf. Dayan collection p. 90, Collectible condition, complete and intact except for significant surface losses, one side remains attractive; 8.9cm tall, light blue-green faience (partially gone white), ovoid body, flaring mouth, flattened rim; painted black linear design: pattern of thin vertical leaves, between two lines with wavy line between above, and double line below, lotus flower at foot; ex Archaeological Center (Robert Deutsch, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2011), found in Israel; $700.00 (€658.00)
 


Western Semitic, Phoenician, Faience Scarab, c. 1200 - 858 B.C.

|Scarabs|, |Western| |Semitic,| |Phoenician,| |Faience| |Scarab,| |c.| |1200| |-| |858| |B.C.|
This scarabus back type with a merging head and a notched clypeus was used in Egypt for a very long period, from the 11th to the 26th dynasty, from 2040 to 525 B.C. Although Egyptian domination of Phoenicia declined about 1200, scarabs remained popular and were made locally until the Assyrian vassalage beginning in 858 B.C.
AS111469. Phoenician faience scarab, Choice, faience with green glaze, base with tiny chips at edge, light earthen deposits, 17.7mm long, pierced longitudinally, c. 1200 - 858 B.C.; obverse a kneeling radiate supplicant faces right pouring a libation towards a mummiform Osiris facing left, flanked by two hieroglyphs (n'b n'b – The lord of lords) bordering both ends; reverse molded scarabus back with legs on sides, merging head, and notched clypeus; ex Archaeological Center (Robert Deutsch, Tel Aviv, Israel), auction 50 (21 Apr 2011), lot 216; found in Israel; $400.00 (€376.00)
 


Egyptian, Late Period - Ptolemaic Period, Faience Scarab, 664 - 30 B.C.

|Scarabs|, |Egyptian,| |Late| |Period| |-| |Ptolemaic| |Period,| |Faience| |Scarab,| |664| |-| |30| |B.C.|
 
AS96367. Egyptian scarab, 8.1mm long; bright light green faience, flail on base, pierced for suspension, near Choice, 664 - 30 B.C.; from Alex G. Malloy with his certificate of authenticity; $120.00 (€112.80)
 


Egyptian Faience Ushabti, 30th Dynasty - Ptolemaic Period, c. 380 - 200 B.C.

|Shabtis|, |Egyptian| |Faience| |Ushabti,| |30th| |Dynasty| |-| |Ptolemaic| |Period,| |c.| |380| |-| |200| |B.C.|
AB31059. 11 cm (4 1/4") high, turquoise faience, Osirian form, holding pick and hoe, seed basket over left shoulder, back pillar, uninscribed, Choice, SOLD


Egyptian Faience Ushabti Inscribed "The Osiris, Hemka Nefer," 30th Dynasty to Ptolemaic Period, c. 664 - 100 B.C.

|Shabtis|, |Egyptian| |Faience| |Ushabti| |Inscribed| |"The| |Osiris,| |Hemka| |Nefer,"| |30th| |Dynasty| |to| |Ptolemaic| |Period,| |c.| |664| |-| |100| |B.C.|
Smaller ushabtis are often inscribed "the Osiris" followed by the name of the deceased. Hemka literally means priest and Nefer means good or perfect. Osiris is called "Osiris Hemka" in a sacred text where he begets a son with Isis (who is flying over him as a hawk while he reclines on a lion couch). The inscription may read, "The Osiris, the perfect priest" or more likely reads, "The Osiris" followed by the name of the desceased, "Hemka Nefer."
AW31071. Aquamarine faience, Osirian form, holding pick and hoe, back pillar; a bit carelessly made, 8.4 cm (3 1/4") high, Choice, SOLD







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