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Mihrab and Minbar in the mosque of Ahmad al-Burdayni. Begun by the religious Shafi-scholar Burdayni,it was finished by a rich merchant in 1694. Marble panels, marble- and mosaic arcading, marble roundels. The minbar is of cedar-wood. 1616-1629,1694.
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Mihrab and Minbar in the mosque of Ahmad al-Burdayni. Begun by the religious S...

Gold pendant, enamelled, showing a sparrow with a flower in its mouth. Fatimid period, 11th Thin gold plates on a silver core, H: 4 cm
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Gold pendant, enamelled, showing a sparrow with a flower in its mouth....

Gold necklace decorated with tiny floral designs in filigree on the central part; on the center pendant inscription "da'im","everlasting prosperity." Inscription in Naskki-skript. Mamluk period.
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Gold necklace decorated with tiny floral designs in filigree on the centr...

Gold cobra wearing the crown of Lower Egypt, Egyptian, Late Period, after 600 BC. The fact that the cobra from this decorative ornament wears the red crown of Lower Egypt suggests that it represents the goddess Wadjet, patron of the town of Buto. It could also be interpreted as either Hathor who, in the guise of the eye of Re, was sent to destroy mankind for being disrespectful, or as Sekhmet who was the fiery weapon of the god Re and who could be sent out to destroy the enemies of the gods. Re bequeathed this gift of potential destruction, represented by the rearing cobra, to his descendants, the kings of Egypt. The fine workmanship and the material used indicates that it belonged to a piece of royal furniture, such as a chair. The rearing cobra was used as a decorative element on furniture, vessels and jewellery. It had strong links with kingship and with protection and was worn on the brow of the king as a sign of his divinity. Images of Egyptian gods also bear the rearing cobra. EA, 16518
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Gold cobra wearing the crown of Lower Egypt, Egyptian, Late Period, after 600 BC...

Pair of disc and amphora earrings, Hellenistic (Ptolemaic), c200 BC. Earrings with garnet amphorae with garnet, emerald, and pearl chain pendants. The long chain could have been worn either round the back of the neck or pinned across the chest. The amphorae have dolphin-shaped handles and are suspended from discs inlaid with garnets, topped with a stylized crown. The design of the crown conforms to the so-called 'Crown of Isis', a common motif in jewellery of the period: Ptolemaic queens were assimilated with the goddess Isis and both were associated with this type of crown which consists of a sun-disc capped by two feathered plumes that were originally inlaid with another material, now lost. The crown motif rests on the horns of a cow, a symbol usually associated with the Egyptian goddess Hathor. On these earrings the horns form a pattern beneath the plumes, and a garnet is placed in the crown. Jewellery with Egyptianized details, such as these earrings, is found throughout the Hellenistic world and was not exclusively manufactured in Egypt where these earrings were made. GR, 1906.4-11.1 (Jewellery 2331)
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Pair of disc and amphora earrings, Hellenistic (Ptolemaic), c200 BC. Earrings wi...

Portrait of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (1346-1337 BCE). This marvellous, life size mask, of excellent workmanship, protected the head of Tutankhamon's mummy. His shoulders and the back of his mask are inscribed with a magic formula that ensures protection. The golden nemes headdress is striped in blue and green while the uraeus and vulture head, in gold inlaid with semi-precious stones and coloured glass, ornament the brow. The mask's eyes are made of obsidian and quartz with a touch of red at the corners. The divine beard, is made of cloisonne work. The ears are pierced for the wearing of earrings. The wide necklace collar is formed of rows of lapis lazuli, quartz, amazonite and coloured glass beads attached at each shoulder to a gold falcon's head ornamented with obsidian. Gold with Obsidian, Turquoise, Glass, Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli from the inner coffin of the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Thebes. 1342 BCE, New Kingdom (18th dynasty) See also 08-01-02/50,51
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Portrait of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (1346-1337 BCE). This marvellous, life size mas...

Reverse side of the throne of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (1346-1337 BCE) with four golden uraeus cobra figures. Gold with lapis lazuli; Valley of the Kings, Thebes. 1347-37 BCE, New Kingdom (18th dynasty).
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Reverse side of the throne of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (1346-1337 BCE) with four gold...

Egyptian pendants. Gold and precious stones (carnelian, turquoise and amethyst); 1250 BCE, New Kingdom (19th dynasty).
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Egyptian pendants. Gold and precious stones (carnelian, turquoise and amethyst)...

Gold vase with corn-shaped decorations and engraved with lotus and flowers. Zagazig, Egypt; New Kingdom (end of the 19th dynasty).
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Gold vase with corn-shaped decorations and engraved with lotus and flowers. Za...

Head of a falcon. This is a votive object belonging to a gold statue of the falcon Horus, patron deity of Hierakonpolis (near Edfu), the predynastic capital of Upper Egypt. It's head was executed by means of beating the gold then connecting it with the copper body. A uraeus is fixed to the diadem which supports two tall openwork feathers. The eyes are inlaid with obsidian. Gold and obsidian; Old Kingdom (6th dynasty).
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Head of a falcon. This is a votive object belonging to a gold statue of the fal...

Gold bracelet belonging to Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE); New Kingdom (19th dynasty).
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Gold bracelet belonging to Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE); New Kingdom (19th...

Gold bowl, from Ur,Southern Iraq,2600-2400 BCE. It was found in the Queen's Grave in the cemetery at Ur. The chamber contained the body of a woman and her two female servants, a cylinder seal identified the woman as Pu-Abi. The bowl is made of beaten gold with small tubes of gold attached to the sides,through which strands of gold wire are threaded to make a handle. ANE, 121344
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Gold bowl, from Ur,Southern Iraq,2600-2400 BCE. It was found in the Queen's Grav...