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A fine Egyptian Faience Ushabti for Steward of the Treasury, Psamtik, called Iahmes, 26th Dynasty, 664 - 525 BCA fine Egyptian Faience Ushabti for Steward of the Treasury, Psamtik, called Iahmes, 26th Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC
A fine Egyptian Faience Ushabti for Steward of the Treasury, Psamtik, called Iahmes, 26th Dynasty, 664 - 525 BC Sale price15,000 USD
An Etruscan Gold Pendant with the head of a Goddess, Etruscan Period, 7th-5th cent. B.C.An Etruscan Gold Pendant with the head of a Goddess, Etruscan Period, 7th-5th cent. B.C.
An Etruscan Gold Pendant with the head of a Goddess, Etruscan Period, 7th-5th cent. B.C. Sale price1,500 USD
An Egyptian Carnelian Wedjat Eye, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCEAn Egyptian Carnelian Wedjat Eye, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE
An Egyptian Carnelian Wedjat Eye, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sale price1,750 USD
A fine Egyptian Steatite Magical Stele, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 300 - 200 BCEA fine Egyptian Steatite Magical Stele, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 300 - 200 BCE
A fine Egyptian Steatite Magical Stele, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 300 - 200 BCE Sale price7,950 USD
An Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Hare, Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 664 - 525 BCEAn Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Hare, Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 664 - 525 BCE
An Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Hare, Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 664 - 525 BCE Sale price2,750 USD
An Egyptian Green Stone Heart Scarab, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCEAn Egyptian Green Stone Heart Scarab, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE
An Egyptian Green Stone Heart Scarab, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sale price1,200 USD
A Published Greek Ceramic Vase Mold Fragment, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd - 2nd century BCEA Published Greek Ceramic Vase Mold Fragment, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd - 2nd century BCE
A Published Greek Ceramic Vase Mold Fragment, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd - 2nd century BCE Sale price550 USD
Raphael Collin (1911) Collection of Antique Grecian, Egyptian and Etruscan Statuettes, Vases, Tanagras, etcRaphael Collin (1911) Collection of Antique Grecian, Egyptian and Etruscan Statuettes, Vases, Tanagras, etc
Raphael Collin (1911) Collection of Antique Grecian, Egyptian and Etruscan Statuettes, Vases, Tanagras, etc Sale price15 USD
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An Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model of a Pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 - 30 BCE - Sands of Time Ancient Art
An Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model of a Pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 - 30 BCE - Sands of Time Ancient Art
An Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model of a Pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 - 30 BCE - Sands of Time Ancient Art
An Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model of a Pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 - 30 BCE - Sands of Time Ancient Art
An Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model of a Pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 - 30 BCE - Sands of Time Ancient Art

An Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model of a Pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 - 30 BCE

There are two schools of thought regarding the purpose of these so-called "sculptor's models." Because they are small, usually represent deities or kings, and are often unfinished, it is plausible that they were demonstration pieces for a sculptor’s apprentice to copy.

Alternatively, they could have been votive offerings deposited in temples....

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