New Year's flask
The Egyptian New Year's flask is an exceptional piece of the Iberian Peninsula. It was manufactured around 600 BC in Sais, the capital of Egypt in Dynasty XXVI. It is made of sandy-clay (faience) and was covered in a green-blue glaze, barely preserved, which represents the water of the river Nile. On the sides of the flask it has hieroglyphic inscriptions that say: “May the god Ptah open a happy new year to its owner” (left) and “May the goddess Neit give life and health to its owner” (right). Ptah, “the Lord of magic” was a healing god; Neit, the…
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Egyptian scarab
This Egyptian scarab is an amulet of life and power. According to Egyptian mythology, it is the representation of the god Jepri or Khepri. This God was depicted as a dung beetle, sometimes pushing a sun disc symbolizing the god Ra through the sky. His name means "he who becomes…
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Egyptian alabastron
This vitreous paste alabastron is a small ointment or bottle that was used to contain perfumes. These ointments were inspired by the shape of the Greek vases, and retain the name of this culture: alabastron, aríbalo or anforisco. Alexandria was the largest production center in the whole Mediterranean for this…
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Hathor amulet with Horus child
This amulet of Hathor with Horus child is carved from soapstone or talc stone, with traces of green glaze. It was found in the Phoenician cemetery of Casetes, in Vilajoiosa and dates from the 6th century BC. The amulet has two faces: in this one the cow goddess Hathor appears…
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Amulet of dwarf Pateco
The dwarf Pateco or Ptha- Pateco amulet is an Egyptian piece almost 2600 years old. It measures only 1.58 centimetres and is carved from talc stone, also known as soapstone. It appeared in the "tomb 5", a depository of offerings without human remains of the Phoenician- Punic necropolis of Casetes…
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