Victory Palette of King Narmer - From Hierakonpolis, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, 3200BC : This palette commemorates the victories of King Narmer, also know as Menes, the first Pharaoh and the unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt. The upper part has on both sides, the bovine heads of the Goddess Hathor. The reverse side shows the King brandishing a mace, poised to smite a prisoner. This symbolizes the triumph of order over chaos. In front of Narmer, the Horus falcon, protector of Kingship, holds a prisioner by a rope. Below are shown two slain enemies. The other side shows the King escorted by standard-bearers, approaching the temple of Horus and inspecting the beheaded corpses of enemies. Two beasts in the central part represent the two rival halves of the land now subdued. At the bottom, the King is portrayed as a bull destroying a captured fortress. The events commemorated here, led to the unification of the country, the beginnings of official hieroglyphics writing and divine representations, and therefore render this palette one of the most famous and important pieces in Egyptian art.

LOT 765 : 11.5" on Marble Base

Thoth Relief : Originally named Tehuti by the Egyptians, Thoth was given his better known name by the Greeks. They linked him to their god Hermes, and like Hermes he was considered to be the god of wisdom, writing, and invention. He is represented by as a man with the head of an ibis, which is often crowned by the crescent moon supporting the full moon disk. He often holds a writing palette. Thoth invented the arts and sciences, music, and magic. Thoth was the god of learning, but above all, was famed for being the creator of hieroglyphs, and was known as "the lord of holy words". Thoth was ocassionally described as the toungue or heart of Ra, and as the god of magic, he was called "the elder".

LOT 763 : 11.5"H Wall Hanging

Mummification - Tomb of Senneden, Thebes, 1400BC : The God Anubis is represented here embalming the body of the high official Sennedjem. The term embalming (Senefer) means “to give vitality again” and the embalming house (per nefer) means “the house of vitality”. For the Egyptians, death was transitory and the mummification allowed the deceased to be prepared for the trip to the underworld and immortality. The process of mummification lasted seventy days. First, the body had ritual washings, then, most of the brain was taken out through an opening in the nose. The rest was dissolved with aromatic products. The heart, lungs and viscera were taken out and placed in four jars. The heart was replaced by one of the ceramic or stone. The body submerged for seventy days in dry natron became incorruptible and finally it was washed, dried, and bandaged with fine linen at the same time that sacred formulas were chanted.

LOT 764 : 11.5"H Wall Hanging

Ptolemaic Relief - British Museum, London. 200 B.C. : This relief shows a scene of an offering where the Pharaoh Ptolemy V offers the spiritual inner eyes of Horus, to Horus, seated on the throne. Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris. They formed the fundamental triad of the Egyptian religion. Traditionally, Horus is considered the first Pharaoh of Egypt and at latter times, the spiritual King where the Pharaoh is only his representative. This sculpture originates from the Ptolemaic period which began when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt from the Persians in 332 B.C. The Pharaohs of this period were Greek but even so they not only respected the Egyptian traditions but also dedicated large funds for the reconstruction of many temples especially in Upper Egypt like the temple of Hathor at Dendera, the temple of Horus at Edfu and the temple of Khnum at Esna.

LOT 711 : 12"H x 20"W Wall Hanging

Winged Isis Relief - Tomb of Seti I, Valley of the Kings. Luxor, Egypt 1280 B.C. : This sculpture shows Isis with her wings extended in a pose of protection. The name Isis means "Seat" or "Throne". She was regarded as the symbolical mother of the King. In myth she sought her dead husband and brother, Osiris, conceived her son Horus by him, buried him and mourned him together with her sister Nephtys. Isis was regarded as the “Eye of Ra” and was worshipped as the "Great of Magic" who had protected her son Horus from snakes, predators and other dangers; thus she would protect mortal children also. In the New Kingdom Isis was closely connected with Hathor whose physical attributes, the cow's horns and sun-disk she adopted.

LOT 303 : 21.5"W x 7.5"H

Isis and Nephthys Panel : The sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun was found enclosed in four shrines, one inside the other. King Tuts second shrine displayed this beautiful panel of gold on it's rear exterior. It depicts the goddesses Isis and Nephthys, sisters of Osiris, standing on the signs of gold with their outspread wings in protective gesture creating air for the departed soul to breathe. Inscription of words spoken by Isis: "I have come to be thy protection, thou art my son, my beloved Horus, I have taken away the veil above thee, from him who acted against thee". Words spoken by Nephthys: "I have come to protect thee from behind, my brother Osiris, King, Lord of the Two Lands Neb-Kheperu-Re. I have established thy head on thy neck, Anubis has gathered for thee thy bones, he has restored thy limbs to health, he has removed all evil, he has caused all sorrow to depart. Thou shalt not decay!" The Original shrine was made of wood covered with thin layers of gold foil embossed with representations and inscriptions.

LOT 465 : 17.75" W x 12" H, This replica is of cultured marble covered with goldleaf.

Isis and Queen Nefertari - Valley of the Queens, Luxor, 1270BC : The tomb of Nefertari, from which this wall fragment comes, is the largest architectural and decorative enterprise ever dedicated to a Pharaoh’s wife. Nefertari was named Nefertari was the chief Queen and favorite wife of Ramses II. The name Nefertari means “the most beautiful of them”. Ramses II devoted the minor temple of Abu Simbel to the Goddess Hathor and dedicated it to Nefertari. There, identified with the Goddess, Nefertari intensely participated in the divine cult. Nefertari gave Ramses II his firstborn son as well as three other sons and two daughters. Nefertari died in her forties. Nefertari, with a beautiful white ceremonial garb receives the breath of life from Isis, the Mother Goddess. The hieroglyphic inscription gives the name of the Queen and her titles as well as the one from Isis: “Isis, Lady in Heaven, Great Royal Wife, Nefertari-Mery-En-Mut. Justified”.

LOT 762 : 24.5"H x 11.5"W Wall Hanging

Egyptian Musicians - Tomb of Nakht, Egypt. Dynasty XVIII 1450 B.C : According to the great quantity of musical instruments found in the tombs, music was a source of pleasure and relaxation for rich Egyptians. The main instrument was the harp, followed by the flute. In this representation of a painting in the tomb of Nakht (an astronomer of the God Amun during the kingdom of Amenhotep III) we see a flute player, A harp player and a youth playing the norva; the latter one being close to our banjo and made out of a turtle shell. The three instrumentalists are lightly dressed with transparent clothes and veils. They have incense sticks over the head to perfume the body and hair.

LOT 318 : 17"H x 15"W , Wall Hanging

Ptolemaic Relief, Painted - British Museum, London. 200 B.C. : This relief shows a scene of an offering where the Pharaoh Ptolemy V offers the spiritual inner eyes of Horus, to Horus, seated on the throne. Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris. They form the fundamental triad of the Egyptian religion. Traditionally, Horus is considered the first Pharaoh of Egypt and at later times, the spiritual King where the Pharaoh is only his representative. This sculpture originates from the Ptolemaic period which began when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt from the Persians in 332 B.C. The Pharaohs of this period were Greek but even so they not only respected the Egyptian traditions but also dedicated large funds for the reconstruction of many temples especially in Upper Egypt like the temple of Hathor at Dendera, the temple of Horus at Edfu and the temple of Khnum at Esna.

LOT 323 : 12"H x 20"W Wall Hanging

Wall Hanging Funerary Mask : Found on the king's mummified body, the gold mask was the most famous treasure to emerge from his tomb. The cobra and vulture on the headdress are symbols of his dominance over upper and lower Egypt. The false beard of divinity, attached to the chin, is that of Osiris, ruler of the netherworld. Engravings on the back comprise a spell from the Book of the Dead. The original mask was of gold inlaid with various precious stones and glass.

LOT 861 : 23"H x 16"W, Full size replica includes most of the imperfections of the original . It is made of polymer marble, hand gold leafed and intricately detailed

Bastet Relief - Painted : Bast the cat goddess was, like Hathor, a goddess of pleasure. She loved music and dance. In her benevolence, she also protected humanity against contagious disease and evil spirits.

LOT 981 : 11.5"H, Wall Hanging

The Goddess Nekhbet Relief , Painted - Temple of Abydos, Egypt. Dynasty XIX, 1317 B.C. : The vulture Goddess Nekhbet was originally worshipped in the city of Nekhbet but later she became a national Goddess representing Upper Egypt in the same way that Lower Egypt was represented by the protective snake Goddess, Edjo of Buto. The animals of the two Goddesses became the symbolic animals of the two halves of the country. The vulture and the snake became the royal insignia, especially as adornments for the head, in fact, they became embodiment of the two crowns. Nekhbet is often shown with her wings outstretched in protection, often hovering over the Pharaoh and holding in her claws the hieroglyphic symbol the “Shem”, which means “to encircle” and “infinity”, and represents lordship over all that the sun encircles. Nekhbet was also considered a Goddess of childbirth, often shown suckling the royal child or even the King himself. Here Nekhbet is depicted in the guise of an elegant Queen.

LOT 309 : 11"H, Wall Hanging

Egyptian Princess Relief - Temple of Abydos, Egypt. Dynasty XIX 1270B.C. : Her name was Nes-Amun. She was one of the more than fifty daughters of Ramses II. Princesses were called Royal Daughters. They often had their own palaces or at least their own compound within the palace with an extensive staff of attendants. Sometimes the older daughter would marry their father after the death of their mother thus becoming the new Chief Queen. Often when a brother became king, he would marry the older sister probably following the tradition of the gods Osiris and Isis, who were brother and sister as well as husband and wife. A princess was often very involved in religious duties usually as priestesses of the goddess Hathor. In this wall fragment, Nes-Amun wears an elaborate wig and a white linen dress while presenting an offering to a deity

LOT 313 : 12"h x 16"W, Wall Hanging

Isis Relief - Painted : Isis was the most famous goddess of ancient Egypt. She was the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus. Isis was revered as the 'Great Enchantress' and protected Osiris after death. She used her wings in an attempt to transmit the breath of life to him.

LOT 980 : 11.5"H, Wall Hanging

Anubis Relief - Painted, Temple of Abydos, Egypt - 1317B.C. :

LOT 983 : 16.5"W x 12"H, Wall Hanging

Maat Relief - Painted : The Goddess Maat is the personification of all the elements of cosmic harmony as established by the Creator-God at the beginning of time-including truth, justice, law, world order and moral integrity. Maat is shown as a lady wearing on her head an ostrich feather. The seated image of Maat was held in pharaoh’s hand like a doll and was presented as an offering to the Gods.

LOT 301 : 11.5"H, Wall Hanging

Egyptian Priest Relief, Temple of Abydos, Egypt - 1317B.C. :

LOT 982 : 17"x13", Wall Hanging

Isis and Queen Nefertari - Valley of the Queens, Luxor, 1270BC : The tomb of Nefertari, from which this wall fragment comes, is the largest architectural and decorative enterprise ever dedicated to a Pharaoh’s wife. Nefertari was named Nefertari was the chief Queen and favorite wife of Ramses II. The name Nefertari means “the most beautiful of them”. Ramses II devoted the minor temple of Abu Simbel to the Goddess Hathor and dedicated it to Nefertari. There, identified with the Goddess, Nefertari intensely participated in the divine cult. Nefertari gave Ramses II his firstborn son as well as three other sons and two daughters. Nefertari died in her forties. Nefertari, with a beautiful white ceremonial garb receives the breath of life from Isis, the Mother Goddess. The hieroglyphic inscription gives the name of the Queen and her titles as well as the one from Isis: “Isis, Lady in Heaven, Great Royal Wife, Nefertari-Mery-En-Mut. Justified”.

LOT 302 : 24.5"H x 11.5"W Wall Hanging

Coronation scene of Seti I, Painted - Temple of Abidos, Egypt. 19th. Dynasty 1317 B.C. : This relief shows King Seti I on his throne at his coronation carrying the crook and flail scepters symbols of kingship, wearing the Atef crown and supported on one side by Edjo, the cobra Goddess of Upper Egypt and by Nekhbet, the vulture Goddess of Lower Egypt in the missing part of the relief, both in the guise of elegant Queens. A capable ruler, excellent field commander and energetic builder, Seti I embarked on a series of military campaigns in an effort to secure the boundaries of Egypt, echoing the achievement of Kings of the XVIII dynasty before Akhenaten. The sculpted reliefs of this reign attained a degree of refinement rarely excelled, particularly in the colorful scenes of the Abydos temple and his royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb, the deepest and longest in the valley, established an entirely new type of layout, an extended tunnel decorated with elaborate representations of the journey of the sun, incorporating the king, through the night sky and the mysteries of solar rebirth. Seti I was seceded by his son, the famous Ramses II The Great.

LOT 407 : 33"H x 29"W, Wall Hanging of Casting stone with fiberglass reinforcement

Coronation scene of Seti I - Temple of Abidos, Egypt. 19th. Dynasty 1317 B.C. : This relief shows King Seti I on his throne at his coronation carrying the crook and flail scepters symbols of kingship, wearing the Atef crown and supported on one side by Edjo, the cobra Goddess of Upper Egypt and by Nekhbet, the vulture Goddess of Lower Egypt in the missing part of the relief, both in the guise of elegant Queens. A capable ruler, excellent field commander and energetic builder, Seti I embarked on a series of military campaigns in an effort to secure the boundaries of Egypt, echoing the achievement of Kings of the XVIII dynasty before Akhenaten. The sculpted reliefs of this reign attained a degree of refinement rarely excelled, particularly in the colorful scenes of the Abydos temple and his royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb, the deepest and longest in the valley, established an entirely new type of layout, an extended tunnel decorated with elaborate representations of the journey of the sun, incorporating the king, through the night sky and the mysteries of solar rebirth. Seti I was seceded by his son, the famous Ramses II The Great.

LOT 408 : 33"H x 29"W, Wall Hanging of Casting stone with fiberglass reinforcement

Egyptian Pricess Relief, Painted - Temple of Abidos, Egypt. 19th. Dynasty 1317 B.C. : Her name was Nes-Amun. She was one of the more than fifty daughters of Ramses II. Princesses were called Royal Daughters. They often had their own palaces or at least their own compound within the palace with an extensive staff of attendants. Sometimes the older daughter would marry their father after the death of their mother thus becoming the new Chief Queen. Often when a brother became king, he would marry the older sister probably following the tradition of the gods Osiris and Isis, who were brother and sister as well as husband and wife. A princess was often very involved in religious duties usually as priestesses of the goddess Hathor. In this wall fragment, Nes-Amun wears an elaborate wig and a white linen dress while presenting an offering to a deity.

LOT 409 : 39"H x 17"W , Wall Hanging of Casting stone with fiberglass reinforcement

Anubis Relief, Painted - Temple of Abidos, Egypt. 19th.Dynasty 1317 B.C. : Anubis, God of the Dead, represented with a head of a jackal or simply as a jackal opened the road to the other world and presided over embalmments. After a funeral, Anubis would take the deceased by the hand and introduce him into the presence of the sovereign judges where the soul of the deceased would be weighed. Anubis was the Guardian of Offerings brought to the ceremony by heirs of the deceased and he also guarded the mummy from evil forces in the night. When the body was embalmed, a priest wearing a jackal mask acted as Anubis's representative. He also was the guardian of the Sacred Esoteric Mysteries. The origin of this God lay in the fact that jackals could be heard howling in the desert to the west of the Nile at sunset-at the time when burials took place. Here, Anubis is shown carrying the long ‘was’ scepter and the crook and flail, symbols of kingship.

LOT 411 : 38"H x 22"W , Wall Hanging of Casting stone with fiberglass reinforcement

Isis Relief, Painted - Temple of Kalabsha, Egypt. 300 B.C. : The name Isis means “seat” or “throne”. She was regarded as the symbolical mother of the King. In myth, she sought her dead husband and brother, Osiris, conceived her son Horus by him, buried and mourned him together with her sister Nephtys. Isis was regarded as the “Eye of Ra” and was worshipped as the “Great of Magic” who had protected her son Horus from snakes, predators and other dangers: thus she would protect mortal children also. The ancient Egyptians regarded the Goddess as the “Eye of Ra”. Here she carries the ankh and the papyrus sceptre of Goddesses; the horns and sun disk of Hathor and the hieroglyph for the name Isis on top of the sun-disk. She wears a feather dress and a headdress composed of a vulture, showing that she was identified with Mut.

LOT 310 : 23"H x 9"W, Wall Hanging

Egyptian Pricess Relief - Temple of Abidos, Egypt. 19th. Dynasty 1317 B.C. : Her name was Nes-Amun. She was one of the more than fifty daughters of Ramses II. Princesses were called Royal Daughters. They often had their own palaces or at least their own compound within the palace with an extensive staff of attendants. Sometimes the older daughter would marry their father after the death of their mother thus becoming the new Chief Queen. Often when a brother became king, he would marry the older sister probably following the tradition of the gods Osiris and Isis, who were brother and sister as well as husband and wife. A princess was often very involved in religious duties usually as priestesses of the goddess Hathor. In this wall fragment, Nes-Amun wears an elaborate wig and a white linen dress while presenting an offering to a deity.

LOT 410 : 39"H x 17"W , Wall Hanging of Casting stone with fiberglass reinforcement

Anubis Relief - Temple of Abidos, Egypt. 19th.Dynasty 1317 B.C. : Anubis, God of the Dead, represented with a head of a jackal or simply as a jackal opened the road to the other world and presided over embalmments. After a funeral, Anubis would take the deceased by the hand and introduce him into the presence of the sovereign judges where the soul of the deceased would be weighed. Anubis was the Guardian of Offerings brought to the ceremony by heirs of the deceased and he also guarded the mummy from evil forces in the night. When the body was embalmed, a priest wearing a jackal mask acted as Anubis's representative. He also was the guardian of the Sacred Esoteric Mysteries. The origin of this God lay in the fact that jackals could be heard howling in the desert to the west of the Nile at sunset-at the time when burials took place. Here, Anubis is shown carrying the long ‘was’ scepter and the crook and flail, symbols of kingship.

LOT 412 : 38"H x 22"W , Wall Hanging of Casting stone with fiberglass reinforcement

The offering of Maat, Painted - Temple of Abydos, Egypt - 1317B.C. : Here, Pharaoh Seti I, (father of Ramses II) is seen offering to the Gods the seated image of Maat, held in his hand like a doll. The Goddess Maat is the personification of all the elements of cosmic harmony as established by the Creator-God at the beginning of time-including truth, justice, law, world order and moral integrity. She is shown as a lady wearing on her head an ostrich feather. This scene establishes the king as the representative of divine order since Maat was seen legitimizing his authority to govern and to uphold the laws of the universe which she embodies.

LOT 413 : 38"H x 20.5"W , Wall Hanging of Casting stone with fiberglass reinforcement