Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts

Sunday, August 7, 2011

A Carnival Casket





Circa 1940's carnival casket with an Egyptian theme. Slotted opening in the back of the piece, although the original function is unknown. Measures 40" tall.

Available here.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Hermetic








An early 20th century carved box with strange symbols that reference Egyptology.

Available at Sultana.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

My Left Foot



Yes, believe it or not you can actually acquire the mummified foot of a youth from ancient Egypt, although I'm not sure that you would want to. Those things are cursed...

Available at Ancient Resource.

Here's the auction description:

Ancient Egypt. A mummified human foot of a youth, Ptolemaic, c.4th - 2nd Century BC. Nicely preserved with most of the skin and nails intact. Second toe missing and ankle bone visible. On the bottom of the foot a thick layer of resin soaked leather, perhaps the soles of a sandal. L: 6" (15.1 cm). From an old Midwest collection. Foot had been wrapped in a 1948 Ohio newspaper which had been attached to the layer of resin.