Egyptian faience Amulet representing Isis Lactans from the 7th-1st century B.C. Isis is seated on a low-backed, richly ornamented throne. The goddess holds little Horus on her knees, whom she is breastfeeding. She wears a finely braided wig surmounted by a small throne, Isis’s primary attribute. Complete and in good condition even if Horus’ head and the left hand of the goddess are lost.
Egyptian faience amulet representing the head of Bes from the 3rd Intermediary Period. Complete and in good condition despite few chips on the crown, the mask and the ears.
As usual, Bes sports a grimacing, grotesque expression, which makes him appear almost hilariously amused and thus portrays him as a positive and benevolent figure: his face is flattened and viewed from the front, with a wrinkled forehead crossed by thick eyebrows, wide-open eyes, a broad, flattened nose, ears reminiscent of a feline’s, and a beard ending in large, spiraling curls.
A vase with a distinctive appearance, as its circular body consists of two domed halves, yet its profile is almost flat: the boundary between the two halves is highlighted by a ridge.
Made of faience and probably molded, this amulet represents a frog in stylized forms. The arched body has no indication of forelegs, while the hind legs are folded in a W-shape along the body, as if the animal was ready to spring.
This mask, delineated by three fringes of white, red and black beads, clearly highlights the anatomical details connected with the senses: the ears, the eyes with the black irises, the nose and the mouth made of red beads.
This ushabti represents a male figure with a short false beard and a rounded wig, only painted on the front part of the statuette. From the late New Kingdom on, the iconography and the purpose of the ushabtis were standardized: from substitutes for the deceased, these figurines became slaves and served their masters in the chores of daily life.