This small steatite stone figure was made by the West African people whom early Portuguese sailors referred to as the Sapi. Stone sculpture is rare in West Africa but small clusters of hundreds of such figures have been unearthed in Sierra Leone and in nearby territories. They were largely unearthed by a later people, the … Read more
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A MESOPOTAMIAN STEATITE SPECTACLE IDOL SYRIA, CIRCA 3000-2500 B.C. A MESOPOTAMIAN STEATITE SPECTACLE IDOL SYRIA, CIRCA 3000-2500 B.C. The rectangular architectonic
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New Kingdom (or perhaps later). 1550-1075 BC. Green glazed steatite scarab (19x15mm). Pharaoh standing beside a crude cartouche (perhaps of Shabaka of 25th Dynasty) and a bee, symbolizing the King of Lower Egypt. Overall excellent condition. From the Dr. John N. Winnie Collection. Purchased from Royal Athena Galleries on 5 November 1999; Jonathan P. Rosen Collection. CNG287, 889
1 3/4" Red Steatite Soapstone Carved Stone Duck Figurine. Steatite Soapstone is a calming, stabilizing, happy stone. Steatite can eliminate atmospheric... - Sold by @crystalgarden
This pectoral reliquary cross (enkolpia) is of engraved silver which encloses a double-sided cross carved from brown steatite stone. It is suspended from the original, heavy silver chain. The silver (chain and cross) have traces of gilding (gold plating). The enclosed steatite cross shows the crucified Christ on one side, and probably the risen Christ … Read more
CIRCA LATE 4TH-EARLY 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
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Cretan dog; bucranium with two goats' heads; floral motif.
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NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, 1550-1292 B.C.
MIDDLE WOODLAND PERIOD 100-400 A.D.
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S-spirals in quadrilateral formation.
Silver, gold, glazed steatite, linen cord; Middle Kingdom, Dynasty XII, Reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1981-1975 B.C.E., From Upper Egypt (Thebes) This silver scarab was manufactured in the same fashion as Wah's larger example (40.3.12). On its base are interlocking spirals and three hieroglyphs. Before burial, the heads of both scarabs were intentionally damaged by forceful scratching, possibly an instance of magical "killing." From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
NEW KINGDOM, REIGN OF TUTHMOSIS IV, CIRCA 1397-1388 B.C.
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