Real Vs Fake: Faience amulets under a microscope. - Forum Ancient Coins TOP PHOTO: These magnified images are from a real faience Thoth amulet bought from a reliable antiquities dealer at private auction Take note of the uneven glazing, variation of color, and dust in all of the little nooks and crannies The faience glaze is opaque, due to the high amount of impurities in the ancient formula You'll have a hard
Antiquities - forumancientcoins. com AL115415 Herodian oil lamp; cf Lapp 1961 82 1 D; Mlynarczyk Qumran 036 5; Adler type HER 3, 97; Hayes ROM 53; Qedem 8 332, Choice condition, complete and intact, soot on nozzle, 87 1mm (3 3 8") long, 61 3mm (2 3 8"), diameter, 28 7mm (1 1 8") tall, c 20 - 70 A D ; pink-orange clay, buff slip, round wheel made body, rounded wall profile, flat top and bottom, rim around filling hole and
Egyptian Antiquities - Forum Ancient Coins Faience heart scarab; ex Egyptian Scarabs, Alex G Malloy, 1974, Number 8, Choice, 7 3 cm (large size), exceptionally fine naturalistic modeling, pale blue-green glaze on underside; minor flaking, several legs broken off as well as chipping on the right plate and clypeus; SOLD
Egyptian Scarabs - Forum Ancient Coins 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 (€108 59)
Egyptian Scarabs - forumancientcoins. com 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
Antiquities - forumancientcoins. com AL115418 Herodian oil lamp; cf Lapp 1961 82 1 D; Mlynarczyk Qumran 036 5; Adler type HER 3, 97; Hayes ROM 53; Qedem 8 332, Choice condition, complete and intact, soot on nozzle, 87 2mm (3 3 8") long x 59 4mm (2 3 8") diameter, x 27 5mm (1 1 8") high, c 20 - 70 A D ; pink-orange clay, buff slip, round wheel made body, rounded wall profile, flat top and bottom, rim around filling hole and
Amulet - NumisWiki, The Collaborative Numismatics Project Shell and ivory Pre-Dynastic amulets were made depicting hippopotami, antelope heads, lions, dogs, and bulls By the end of this period, stone amulets were commonly adorned From the Old Kingdom on, a vast array of amulets of gods, goddess, and sacred animals were produced in many media, including faience Examples of amulets of protection were
Antiquities - Forum Ancient Coins Hellenistic - Roman Egypt, Bronze Dwarf Acrobat, c 1st Century B C - 1st Century A D AA99522 Bronze figurine of a bald and naked grotesque athletic dwarf in a rotating movement, exaggerated genitals misplaced at the back side, 7 5 cm tall (10 5 cm with included custom stand), green patina, legs broken, devices once possibly held in both hands now missing, c 1st century B C - 1st century
Roman Antiquities Hellenistic - Roman Egypt, Bronze Dwarf Acrobat, c 1st Century B C - 1st Century A D AA99522 Bronze figurine of a bald and naked grotesque athletic dwarf in a rotating movement, exaggerated genitals misplaced at the back side, 7 5 cm tall (10 5 cm with included custom stand), green patina, legs broken, devices once possibly held in both hands now missing, c 1st century B C - 1st century
Greek Antiquities Hellenistic - Roman Egypt, Bronze Dwarf Acrobat, c 1st Century B C - 1st Century A D AA99522 Bronze figurine of a bald and naked grotesque athletic dwarf in a rotating movement, exaggerated genitals misplaced at the back side, 7 5 cm tall (10 5 cm with included custom stand), green patina, legs broken, devices once possibly held in both hands now missing, c 1st century B C - 1st century