Antiquities from Middle East, Sumerian pottery, Egyptian amulet & Shabti

Three Antiquities from the Middle East, circa 3000 - 332 BC,…
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Three Antiquities from the Middle East, circa 3000 - 332 BC, including a Sumerian pottery sculpture of a bird, an Egyptian Dynasty XXVI, faience amulet in the form of a papyrus reed and a white late period Egyptian faience Shabti, 5-9 cm (3). Provenance: from a private Australian collection

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  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
  • Amulet - Often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol, an amulet is an object worn as a charm to protect the wearer from an evil, such as disease or witchcraft.
  • Egyptian Faience - Egyptian faience is the oldest known type of glazed ceramic, first developed more than 5,000 years ago in Egypt and elsewhere in the ancient world, using the process of efflorescence. This process involves mixing the glaze materials in with the rest of the ingredients. Metals in the paste colour the glaze, for example copper for a turquoise colour and cobalt for a blue glaze. As the moulded object dries, the glaze materials move to the surface of the object. When the object is fired in a kiln, the glaze materials undergo a chemical change which brings out the colours.

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