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Amitabha Buddha, meditation pose statue
“The Buddha of
Infinite Light” is a
cosmic Buddha who
resides in the Pure
Land of the Western
Heaven where all
beings enjoy
unbounded happiness.
Amitabha Buddha is
the most popular
Buddha in Japan
(known there as
Amida) and China
(known there as
Amitofu) . It’s said
that those who recite
his name,
particularly a...
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Amun-Ra
Egyptian Museum,
Berlin. 18th Dynasty
1500 B.C. Amun-Ra, God of Kings
and King of Gods. The
oldest and longest
venerated ruler of
ancient Egypt, Amun,
meaning “hidden” and
Ra meaning “light”
translates to "hidden
light". The sacred
creature of Amun is
the ram with curved
horns. This image was
probably suggested by
t...
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S000104
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Ankh Box
Only Kings, Queens
and Gods were allowed
to carry this symbol.
The ankh is the
Egyptian sign of life
and indicates that
the King or God
holding it has the
power to give life or
take it away from
lesser mortals. The
Ankh as a symbol of
the life giving
elements of air and
water was often used
by a God or Goddess
who...
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S000230
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Ankh Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XVIII,
1347-1337 B.C. Only Kings, Queens
and Gods were allowed
to carry this symbol.
The ankh is the
Egyptian sign of life
and indicates that
the King or God
holding it has the
power to give life or
take it away from
lesser mortals. The
Ankh as a symbol of
the life giving
elements of a...
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Ankh Statue
George Hart
Collection. U.S.A.
New Kingdom, 1567 to
1085 B.C. New
Kingdom, 1567 to 1085
B.C. SIZE: 8.5"H (21cm)
ITEM TYPE: Statue on
marble base
ITEM MATERIAL:
Casting stone
ITEM FINISH: Antique
stone
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Ankh Statue Wall Plaque
George Hart
Collection, USA. 1567-
1085 B.C. Only Kings, Queens
and Gods were allowed
to carry this symbol.
The ankh is the
Egyptian sign of life
and indicates that
the King or God
holding it has the
power to give life or
take it away from
lesser mortals. The
Ankh as a symbol of
the life giving
elements of air and
...
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S000263
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Ankh Wall Hanging
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XVIII,
1347-1337 B.C. Only Kings, Queens
and Gods were allowed
to carry this symbol.
The ankh is the
Egyptian sign of life
and indicates that
the King or God
holding it has the
power to give life or
take it away from
lesser mortals. The
Ankh as a symbol of
the life giving
elements of a...
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Anubis Box
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XVIII,
1347-1237 B.C.
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo This statue of Anubis
in the form of a
black jackal was
found in the entrance
to the chamber known
as the “treasury”,
and was turned to
face the burial
chamber. It rested
upon a chest in the
shape of a temple or
shrine, mounted upon
a por...
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Anubis Relief
Anubis, God of the
Dead, represented
with a head of a
jackal or simply as a
jackal opened the
road to the other
world and presided
over embalmments.
After a funeral,
Anubis would take the
deceased by the hand
and introduce him
into the presence of
the sovereign judges
where the soul of the
deceased would be
weighe...
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S000260
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Anubis Relief
Temple of Abydos,
Egypt. Dynasty XIX
1300 B.C. Anubis, God of the
Dead, represented
with a head of a
jackal or simply as a
jackal opened the
road to the other
world and presided
over embalmments.
After a funeral,
Anubis would take the
deceased by the hand
and introduce him
into the presence of
the sovereign judges
...
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S000278
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Anubis Relief
Temple of Abidos,
Egypt. 19th. Dynasty
1317 B.C. Anubis, God of the
Dead, represented
with a head of a
jackal or simply as a
jackal opened the
road to the other
world and presided
over embalmments.
After a funeral,
Anubis would take the
deceased by the hand
and introduce him
into the presence of
the sovereign judges...
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Anubis Relief - Painted
Temple of Abidos,
Egypt. 19th.Dynasty
1317 B.C. Anubis, God of the
Dead, represented
with a head of a
jackal or simply as a
jackal opened the
road to the other
world and presided
over embalmments.
After a funeral,
Anubis would take the
deceased by the hand
and introduce him
into the presence of
the sovereign judges ...
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S000118
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Anubis Relief - Painted
Anubis, God of the
Dead, represented
with a head of a
jackal or simply as a
jackal opened the
road to the other
world and presided
over embalmments.
After a funeral,
Anubis would take the
deceased by the hand
and introduce him
into the presence of
the sovereign judges
where the soul of the
deceased would be
weighe...
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S000261
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Anubis Relief - Small
Temple of Abydos,
Egypt. Dynasty XIX,
1300 B.C. Anubis, God of the
Dead, represented
with a head of a
jackal or simply as a
jackal opened the
road to the other
world and presided
over embalmments.
After a funeral,
Anubis would take the
deceased by the hand
and introduce him
into the presence of
the sovereign judges ...
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S000191
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Anubis Relief Painted
Temple of Abydos,
Egypt. Dynasty XIX,
1300 B.C. Anubis, God of the
Dead, represented
with a head of a
jackal or simply as a
jackal opened the
road to the other
world and presided
over embalmments.
After a funeral,
Anubis would take the
deceased by the hand
and introduce him
into the presence of
the sovereign judges ...
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S000279
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Anubis Statue on Marble Base
Temple of Abydos,
Egypt. 19th Dynasty
1300 B.C. Anubis, God of the
Dead, represented
with a head of a
jackal or simply as a
jackal opened the
road to the other
world and presided
over embalmments.
After a funeral,
Anubis would take the
deceased by the hand
and introduce him
into the presence of
the sovereign judges ...
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S000133
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Aphrodite (Venus Genetrix)
The Louvre Museum,
Paris, 5th Century
B.C. Aphrodite was the
symbol of female
beauty and Goddess of
Love, identified in
Rome with Venus.
Although Homer
describes Aphrodite
as the daughter of
Zeus and Dion, the
more popular view was
that she was
conceived in the foam
of the ocean from the
seed of Uranus.
Dropped th...
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S000308
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Aphrodite of Melos Statue
Louvre Museum, Paris.
200 B.C. Her graceful
body symbolizes an
ideal of beauty that
many long for but
none attain. The
French named her the
Venus of Milo. In
1820 a peasant named
Yorgos found her
broken body in an
underground cavern on
the Aegean island of
Melos. Later she was
taken out of Greece
under unclear
cir...
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S000328
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Archangel Gabriel
L.A. County Museum of
Art, Los Angeles.
1480 A.D.
Gabriel means God is
my strength. Gabriel
is the Angel of
annunciation,
resurrection, mercy,
vengeance, death and
revelation. Gabriel
is the ruler of
heaven and ruler of
the Cherubim. Gabriel
is said to sit on the
left hand side of
God. Mohammed claimed
it...
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S000010
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Archangel Gabriel
Ghent Cathedral,
Belgium. 1432 A.D.
Gabriel means God is
my strength. Gabriel
is the Angel of
annunciation,
resurrection, mercy,
vengeance, death and
revelation. Gabriel
is the ruler of
heaven and ruler of
the Cherubim. Gabriel
is said to sit on the
left hand side of
God. Mohammed claimed
it was Gabriel who...
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S000015
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Archangel Gabriel - Painted
L.A. County Museum of
Art, Los Angeles.
1480 A.D.
Gabriel means God is
my strength. Gabriel
is the Angel of
annunciation,
resurrection, mercy,
vengeance, death and
revelation. Gabriel
is the ruler of
heaven and ruler of
the Cherubim. Gabriel
is said to sit on the
left hand side of
God. Mohammed claimed
it...
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S000011
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Archangel Gabriel sounding the trumpet
Church of San
Michelle, Florence,
Italy. 1359 A.D.
Gabriel means God is
my strength. Gabriel
is the Angel of
annunciation,
resurrection, mercy,
vengeance, death and
revelation. Gabriel
is the ruler of
heaven and ruler of
the Cherubim. Gabriel
is said to sit on the
left hand side of
God. Mohammed claimed
i...
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S000008
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Archangel Gabriel sounding the trumpet
Church of San
Michelle, Florence.
1359 A.D.
Gabriel means God is
my strength. Gabriel
is the Angel of
annunciation,
resurrection, mercy,
vengeance, death and
revelation. Gabriel
is the ruler of
heaven and ruler of
the Cherubim. Gabriel
is said to sit on the
left hand side of
God. Mohammed claimed
it was G...
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S000030
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Archangel Gabriel sounding the trumpet - Painted
Church of San
Michelle, Florence.
1359 A.D.
Gabriel means God is
my strength. Gabriel
is the Angel of
annunciation,
resurrection, mercy,
vengeance, death and
revelation. Gabriel
is the ruler of
heaven and ruler of
the Cherubim. Gabriel
is said to sit on the
left hand side of
God. Mohammed claimed
it was G...
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S000031
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Archangel Gabriel Wall Relief
From a painting of
Leonardo Da Vinci
Gabriel means God is
my strength. Gabriel
is the Angel of
annunciation,
resurrection, mercy,
vengeance, death and
revelation. Gabriel
is the ruler of
heaven and ruler of
the Cherubim. Gabriel
is said to sit on the
left hand side of
God. Mohammed claimed
it was Gabriel wh...
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S000028
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Archangel Michael
British Museum,
London. 1600 A.D.
His name means Who is
as God. Michael ranks
as the greatest of
all angels whether in
Jewish, Christian, or
Islamic writings. He
is Chief of the Order
of Virtues, Chief of
Archangels, Prince of
the Presence, the
Angel of Repentance,
Righteousness, Mercy,
and Sanctification:
...
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S000014
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Archangel Michael
New York Metropolitan
Museum of Art 1475
A.D.
His name means Who is
as God. Michael ranks
as the greatest of
all angels whether in
Jewish, Christian, or
Islamic writings. He
is Chief of the Order
of Virtues, Chief of
Archangels, Prince of
the Presence, the
Angel of Repentance,
Righteousness, Mercy,
and Sanc...
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S000005
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Archangel Michael - Painted
Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York.
1475 A.D.
His name means Who is
as God. Michael ranks
as the greatest of
all angels whether in
Jewish, Christian, or
Islamic writings. He
is Chief of the Order
of Virtues, Chief of
Archangels, Prince of
the Presence, the
Angel of Repentance,
Righteousness, Mercy,
and Sa...
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S000016
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Archangel Michael - Painted
His name means Who is
as God. Michael ranks
as the greatest of
all angels whether in
Jewish, Christian, or
Islamic writings. He
is Chief of the Order
of Virtues, Chief of
Archangels, Prince of
the Presence, the
Angel of Repentance,
Righteousness, Mercy,
and Sanctification:
Also, Ruler of the
4th Heaven and
Conqueror...
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S000020
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Archangel Michael slaying the Devil
Church of Santa Maria
Della Concezione,
Rome. 1626 A.D.
His name means Who is
as God. Michael ranks
as the greatest of
all Angels whether in
Jewish, Christian or
Islamic writings. He
is Chief of the Order
of Virtues, Chief of
Archangels, Prince of
the Presence, Angel
of Repentance,
Righteousness, Mercy
and ...
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S000009
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Archangel Michael slaying the devil
Church of Santa Maria
Della Concezione,
Rome. 1626 A.D. His name means Who is
as God. Michael ranks
as the greatest of
all Angels whether in
Jewish, Christian or
Islamic writings. He
is Chief of the Order
of Virtues, Chief of
Archangels, Prince of
the Presence, Angel
of Repentance,
Righteousness, Mercy
and Sanctificat...
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S000006
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Archangel Michael Wall Relief
His name means Who is
as God. Michael ranks
as the greatest of
all angels whether in
Jewish, Christian, or
Islamic writings. He
is Chief of the Order
of Virtues, Chief of
Archangels, Prince of
the Presence, the
Angel of Repentance,
Righteousness, Mercy,
and Sanctification:
Also, Ruler of the
4th Heaven and
Conqueror...
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S000029
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Archangel Raphael
L.A. County Museum of
Art, Los Angeles.
1600 A.D.
Raphael means God has
Healed. Raphael is
above all the Angel
of Healing as his
name denotes, but
also is the chief
ruling Prince of the
2nd Heaven, Chief of
the Order of Virtues,
Guardian of the Tree
of Life in Eden and
by his own admission
One of the 7 Holy...
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S000012
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Archangel Uriel
His name means fire
of God. He presides
over Tartarus or
Hell. Being both a
Seraphin and a
Cherubim, he is
identified as one of
the Angels who helped
bury Adam and Abel in
Paradise: as the dark
Angel who wrestled
with Jacob at Peniel:
as the destroyer of
the Host of
Sennacherib and as
the messenger sent by
God to ...
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S000013
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Artemis the Huntress
The Louvre Museum,
Paris, 4th Century
B.C. Artemis, also known
by her Roman name
Diana, was the Greek
goddess of hunting
and archery. She is
often represented as
a huntress with bow
and quiver on her
shoulder and dogs or
deer at her side. The
Greeks worshipped
Artemis as the
goddess of chastity
and the guardian of
...
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Ashurnasirpal Relief
Ashurnasirpal relief.
From Nimrud, 865
B.C., Based on an
ancient original
located at the
British Museum. This Assyrian stone
relief from the
northwestern palace
at Nimrud shows two
nearly assimetrical
carved figures of
King Ashurnasirpal II
facing a stylized
sacred tree and
flanked by protective
deities. The king is...
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S000336
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Assyrian Eagle Headed Spirit Wall Plaque
Assyrian Eagle Headed
Spirit Wall Plaque.
New York Metropolitan
Museum of Art, 865
B.C. The eagle-headed
winged protective
spirit shown here is
known as an "Apkallu"
spirit. The eagle-
headed being touches
traditions and
beliefs that go back
thousands of years in
Mesopotamia, when
similar images of
terracota would be...
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S000335
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Assyrian Protective Spirit Wall Plaque
From Nimrud, 865
B.C., Based on an
ancient original
located at the
British Museum. This
relief, carved on
gypsum, guarded an
entrance into the
throne room of King
Ashurnasirpal II
(reigned 883-859
B.C.) at his palace
in Nimrud, the
Assyrian capital. The
tradition of
protecting the
entrances of
buildings using m...
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S000334
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Athena
Athena was the Greek
Goddess of wisdom and
women's crafts. She
was also a defender
against evil and a
warrior Goddess par
excellence. She was
the daughter of Zeus
and Metis. When Metis
became pregnant, Gaia
and Uranus told Zeus
that after giving
birth to a daughter,
she would then have a
son by Zeus who would
later ...
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S000324
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Athena Relief
Piraeus Museum,
Athens 380 B.C. Athena was the
Goddess of wisdom and
women's crafts in the
mythology of the
Greeks. She was also
a defender against
evil and as such she
was a warrior Goddess
par excellence. She
was the daughter of
Zeus and Metis. When
Metis became
pregnant, Gaia and
Uranus told Zeus that
after givin...
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S000317
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Bodhisatwa Chenrezi statue
Chenrezi is a
Bodhisatwa (Bodhi
means enlightment and
Satwa means essence).
The Bodhisatwa is a
being that has
reached Nirvana but
has abstain from it
in order to stay on
Earth to help guide
all mankind to the
true path of the
Buddha. Chenrezi is
the personification
of the six syllable
mantra “om ma ni pad
me hum”...
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Bodhisatwa Manjusree statue
No Description
Available. SIZE: 8"H (20cm)
ITEM TYPE: Statue
ITEM MATERIAL:
Bronze
ITEM FINISH: 24K Gold
plated bronze
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Brahma statue
He is the lord of
creation and wisdom.
Brahma has four faces
and at least four
hands. The four faces
represent the four
vedas, and the four
hands represent the
four directions. The
hands hold a book of
the vedas (Book of
Wisdom & Learning), a
string of pearls for
counting time, a
scepter, a
sacrificial spoon
which...
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S000072
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Buddha, blessing pose statue
Gautama Buddha was
born in 563 b.c. in
northeast India. The
Buddha was the son of
the King of the
Sakyas. Suddhodana,
who ruled at
Kapilavastu, on the
border of Nepal. His
mother was Queen
Maya. He was named
Siddhartha. He lived
amidst the pleasures
of palace life and at
age 16 he was married
to Princess
Yasodhara...
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S000050
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Buddha, Earth touching pose statue
Gautama Buddha was
born in 563 b.c. in
northeast India. The
Buddha was the son of
the King of the
Sakyas. Suddhodana,
who ruled at
Kapilavastu, on the
border of Nepal. His
mother was Queen
Maya. He was named
Siddhartha. He lived
amidst the pleasures
of palace life and at
age 16 he was married
to Princess
Yasodhara...
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S000047
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Buddha, Turning the wheel of the Dharma statue
Gautama Buddha was
born in 563 b.c. in
northeast India. The
Buddha was the son of
the King of the
Sakyas. Suddhodana,
who ruled at
Kapilavastu, on the
border of Nepal. His
mother was Queen
Maya. He was named
Siddhartha. He lived
amidst the pleasures
of palace life and at
age 16 he was married
to Princess
Yasodhara...
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S000049
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Buddha, wish giving pose statue
Gautama Buddha was
born in 563 b.c. in
northeast India. The
Buddha was the son of
the King of the
Sakyas. Suddhodana,
who ruled at
Kapilavastu, on the
border of Nepal. His
mother was Queen
Maya. He was named
Siddhartha. He lived
amidst the pleasures
of palace life and at
age 16 he was married
to Princess
Yasodhara...
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S000051
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Buddha-Shakti statue
This sculpture shows
vajradhara in his
tantric aspect in
embrace with his
consort, Shakti, in a
position of sexual
union known as Yab-
Yum (literally Father-
Mother) in Tibetan
and Maithuna in
Sanscrit. Vajradhara
represents the
original, primordial
Buddha, the one
absolute power which
creates itself, with
no beginn...
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S000078
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Bust of Aphrodite
Aphrodite was the
symbol of female
beauty and Goddess of
Love, identified in
Rome with Venus.
Although Homer
describes Aphrodite
as the daughter of
Zeus and Dion, the
more popular view was
that she was
conceived in the foam
of the ocean from the
seed of Uranus.
Dropped there when he
was castrated, her
name meaning...
|
S000309
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Bust of Cleopatra
Museum, Berlin. 35
B.C.
The last of the
Macedonian rulers of
Egypt, Cleopatra VII
has been preserved in
legend as a woman of
formidable intellect
and ambition who used
her beauty and charm
to advance Egypt’s
fortunes. In 51 B.C.
she became joint
ruler with her father
Ptolemy XII and then
with her brother and
hu...
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S000115
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Bust of King Akhenaton
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. Dynasty 18th
1365 B.C. Akhenaton, originally
named Amenhotep IV,
ruled Egypt for 17
years (1367-1350
b.c.) together with
his beautiful Queen
Nefertiti. He was son
of Amenhotep III. The
priesthood of Amun at
Thebes, enormously
enriched by the
tribute donated by
the Pharoahs to the
God, became ...
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S000214
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Bust of Queen Hatshepsut
Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York.
18th Dynasty 1500 B.C. Upon the death of her
father, Tuthmosis I,
Hatshepsut became
sole legitimate heir.
Tradition demanded
however, that only a
male heir could
ascend the throne.
Hatshepsut married
her half-brother
Tuthmosis II, who
died prematurely.
Once again it was a
stepso...
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S000135
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Bust of Queen Nefertiti
Dahlem Museum,
Berlin. 1365 B.C. Nefertiti means "the
Beautiful one is
Come". The bust of
painted limestone was
found by the German
professor Borchardtt
in 1912 at Tel-El-
Amarna, ancient
Akhetaton, which was
the King's new
capital in Middle
Egypt in what used to
be the workshop of
the sculptor,
Thutmes. Nefertiti
...
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S000106
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Bust of Queen Nefertiti
Dahlem Museum,
Berlin. 18th Dynasty
1365 B.C. Nefertiti means "the
Beautiful one is
Come". The bust of
painted limestone was
found by the German
professor Borchardtt
in 1912 at Tel-El-
Amarna, ancient
Akhetaton, which was
the King's new
capital in Middle
Egypt in what used to
be the workshop of
the sculptor,
Thutme...
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S000108
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Bust of Queen Nefertiti
Dahlem Museum,
Berlin. 1365 B.C. Nefertiti means "the
Beautiful one is
Come". The bust of
painted limestone was
found by the German
professor Borchardtt
in 1912 at Tel-El-
Amarna, ancient
Akhetaton, which was
the King's new
capital in Middle
Egypt in what used to
be the workshop of
the sculptor,
Thutmes. Nefertiti
...
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S000107
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Bust of Ramses II
Egyptian Museum,
Turin, Italy. Dynasty
19th 1250 B.C. The most celebrated
of all Pharaohs,
Ramses II, is well
known for the length
of his reign, the
numerous temples he
built and his
military campaigns,
such as the battle of
Kadesh where Ramses
II, facing the army
of Muwattali, King of
the Hittites found
himself sur...
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S000213
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Bust of Ramses II Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Turin, Italy. Dynasty
19th 1250 B.C. The most celebrated
of all Pharaohs,
Ramses II, is well
known for the length
of his reign, the
numerous temples he
built and his
military campaigns,
such as the battle of
Kadesh where Ramses
II, facing the army
of Muwattali, King of
the Hittites found
himself sur...
|
S000202
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Byzantine Icon - Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Small)
SIZE: 6"H (15cm)
ITEM TYPE: Wall Icon
ITEM MATERIAL: Gilded
old wood frame
ITEM FINISH: Gold
leaf polychrome
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S000333
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Canopic Jar of Duamutef
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 600 B.C. Canopic Jars were in
use from the Old
Kingdom onwards in
Egypt to store
various internal
organs removed during
the process of
mummification. They
were four in number
and eventually came
to represent the Four
Sons of Horus. Each
jar had a
characteristic head
associated with the
demi...
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S000254
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Canopic Jar of Hapi
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 600 B.C. Canopic Jars were in
use from the Old
Kingdom onwards in
Egypt to store
various internal
organs removed during
the process of
mummification. They
were four in number
and eventually came
to represent the Four
Sons of Horus. Each
jar had a
characteristic head
associated with the
demi...
|
S000256
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|
Canopic Jar of Imseti
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 600 B.C. Canopic Jars were in
use from the Old
Kingdom onwards in
Egypt to store
various internal
organs removed during
the process of
mummification. They
were four in number
and eventually came
to represent the Four
Sons of Horus. Each
jar had a
characteristic head
associated with the
demi...
|
S000257
|
|
Canopic Jar of Quebehsenuef
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 600 B.C. Canopic Jars were in
use from the Old
Kingdom onwards in
Egypt to store
various internal
organs removed during
the process of
mummification. They
were four in number
and eventually came
to represent the Four
Sons of Horus. Each
jar had a
characteristic head
associated with the
demi...
|
S000255
|
|
Caryatid Column
The Acropolis,
Athens. 465 B.C. SIZE: 26"H (66cm)
ITEM TYPE: Statue
ITEM MATERIAL:Casting
stone
ITEM FINISH: Antique
stone finish
|
S000303
|
|
Celtic Cross of Duplin
Forteviot, Scotland.
1000 A.D. The Celts were the
ancient inhabitants
of much of Europe. A
spiritual people,
their rich mythology
and symbology later
merged with the
Christian beliefs
they embraced to
create a distinctive
art seen especially
in Ireland and
Scotland. The Celtic
Cross is known
throughout the world
a...
|
S000092
|
|
Celtic Cross of St. Patrick
The Celts were the
ancient inhabitants
of much of Europe. A
spiritual people,
their rich mythology
and symbology later
merged with the
Christian beliefs
they embraced to
create a distinctive
art seen especially
in Ireland and
Scotland. The Celtic
Cross is known
throughout the world
as the emblem of
Celtic Christia...
|
S000087
|
|
Celtic Cross wall relief
The Celts were the
ancient inhabitants
of much of Europe. A
spiritual people,
their rich mythology
and symbology later
merged with the
Christian beliefs
they embraced to
create a distinctive
art seen especially
in Ireland and
Scotland. The Celtic
Cross is known
throughout the world
as the emblem of
Celtic Christia...
|
S000085
|
|
Celtic Crucifix of Athlone
County Roscommon,
Ireland. 800 A.D. The Celts were the
ancient inhabitants
of much of Europe. A
spiritual people,
their rich mythology
and symbology later
merged with the
Christian beliefs
they embraced to
create a distinctive
art seen especially
in Ireland and
Scotland. The Celtic
Cross is known
throughout the worl...
|
S000089
|
|
Celtic Sun Cross
County Kilkenny,
Ireland. 900 A.D. The Celts were the
ancient inhabitants
of much of Europe. A
spiritual people,
their rich mythology
and symbology later
merged with the
Christian beliefs
they embraced to
create a distinctive
art seen especially
in Ireland and
Scotland. The Celtic
Cross is known
throughout the world...
|
S000091
|
|
Cleopatra Posing as Isis Relief
Temple of Denderah,
Egypt. 35 B.C. The last of the
Macedonian rulers of
Egypt, Cleopatra VII
has been preserved in
legend as a woman of
formidable intellect
and ambition who used
her beauty and charm
to advance Egypt’s
fortunes. In 51 B.C.
she became joint
ruler with her father
Ptolemy XII and then
with her brother an...
|
S000250
|
|
Cleopatra Posing as Isis Relief - Painted
Temple of Denderah,
Egypt. 35 B.C. The last of the
Macedonian rulers of
Egypt, Cleopatra VII
has been preserved in
legend as a woman of
formidable intellect
and ambition who used
her beauty and charm
to advance Egypt’s
fortunes. In 51 B.C.
she became joint
ruler with her father
Ptolemy XII and then
with her brother an...
|
S000251
|
|
Coronation scene of Seti I - Painted Relief
Temple of Abidos,
Egypt. 19th. Dynasty
1317 B.C. This relief shows
King Seti I on his
throne at his
coronation carrying
the crook and flail
scepters symbols of
kingship, wearing the
Atef crown and
supported on one side
by Edjo, the cobra
Goddess of Upper
Egypt and by Nekhbet,
the vulture Goddess
of Lower Egypt in th...
|
S000116
|
|
Coronation scene of Seti I Relief
Temple of Abidos,
Egypt. 19th. Dynasty
1317 B.C. This relief shows
King Seti I on his
throne at his
coronation carrying
the crook and flail
scepters symbols of
kingship, wearing the
Atef crown and
supported on one side
by Edjo, the cobra
Goddess of Upper
Egypt and by Nekhbet,
the vulture Goddess
of Lower Egypt in th...
|
S000117
|
|
Crawling Baby Ganesh statue
Ganesh, also called
Ganapati, the
elephant headed God
of Wisdom and Success
is the defender and
remover of obstacles
and has to be
propritiated first
before worshiping
other Gods. He is one
of the sons of Siva
and Parvati. He is
known as "Sidhi Data"
or bestower of
success in the work.
His elephant head is
believe...
|
S000060
|
|
Dancing Ganesh statue
Ganesh, also called
Ganapati, the
elephant headed God
of Wisdom and Success
is the defender and
remover of obstacles
and has to be
propritiated first
before worshiping
other Gods. He is one
of the sons of Siva
and Parvati. He is
known as "Sidhi Data"
or bestower of
success in the work.
His elephant head is
believe...
|
S000067
|
|
Dancing Ganesh statue
Ganesh, also called
Ganapati, the
elephant headed God
of Wisdom and Success
is the defender and
remover of obstacles
and has to be
propritiated first
before worshiping
other Gods. He is one
of the sons of Shiva
and Parvati. He is
known as “Sidhi Data”
or bestower of
success in the work.
His elephant head is
believ...
|
S000056
|
|
Diana of Ephesus
No Description
Available. SIZE: 11.5"H (29cm)
ITEM TYPE: Statue
ITEM MATERIAL: Bonded
stone
ITEM FINISH: Antique
stone finish
|
S000103
|
|
Dreamer of Malta
National
Archaeological
Museum, Valetta,
Malta. 3000 B.C. The most spectacular
monument in Malta is
the enormous,
labyrinthine
underground sanctuary
known as the Hypogeum
which may have been
the ceremonial center
of the island
encompassing more
than 6,000 square
meters in three
levels. This catacomb-
like structure...
|
S000102
|
|
Egyptian Cat Bastet Miniature Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 600 B.C. The first reference
to the domestic cat
appears in the
eleventh dynasty.
Because it was
hostile to snakes, it
became a sacred
animal of the Sun
God. In the New
Kingdom, the male cat
was regarded as an
incarnation of the
Sun God and the
female cat was
equated with the
solar eye. Fel...
|
S000243
|
|
Egyptian Cat Bastet Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 600 B.C. The first reference
to the domestic cat
appears in the
eleventh dynasty.
Because it was
hostile to snakes, it
became a sacred
animal of the Sun
God. In the New
Kingdom, the male cat
was regarded as an
incarnation of the
Sun God and the
female cat was
equated with the
solar eye. Fel...
|
S000178
|
|
Egyptian Cat Bastet Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 600 B.C. The first reference
to the domestic cat
appears in the
eleventh dynasty.
Because it was
hostile to snakes, it
became a sacred
animal of the Sun
God. In the New
Kingdom, the male cat
was regarded as an
incarnation of the
Sun God and the
female cat was
equated with the
solar eye. Fel...
|
S000299
|
|
Egyptian Cat Bastet Statue - Large
British Museum,
London. 18th Dynasty
1200 B.C. The first reference
to the domestic cat
appears in the
eleventh dynasty.
Because it was
hostile to snakes, it
became a sacred
animal of the Sun
God. In the New
Kingdom, the male cat
was regarded as an
incarnation of the
Sun God and the
female cat was
equated with the ...
|
S000179
|
|
Egyptian Cat Miniature Statue
The first reference
to the domestic cat
appears in the
eleventh dynasty.
Because it was
hostile to snakes, it
became a sacred
animal of the Sun
God. In the New
Kingdom, the male cat
was regarded as an
incarnation of the
Sun God and the
female cat was
equated with the
solar eye. Feline
figures may display a
scara...
|
S000211
|
|
Egyptian Cat Relief
The first reference
to the domestic cat
appears in the
eleventh dynasty.
Because it was
hostile to snakes, it
became a sacred
animal of the Sun
God. In the New
Kingdom, the male cat
was regarded as an
incarnation of the
Sun God and the
female cat was
equated with the
solar eye. Feline
figures may display a
scara...
|
S000287
|
|
Egyptian Cat Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 600 B.C. The first reference
to the domestic cat
appears in the
eleventh dynasty.
Because it was
hostile to snakes, it
became a sacred
animal of the Sun
God. In the New
Kingdom, the male cat
was regarded as an
incarnation of the
Sun God and the
female cat was
equated with the
solar eye. Fel...
|
S000300
|
|
Egyptian Frog Goddess Heket
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 664-332 B.C. The Goddess Heket,
who was represented
in the form of an
Egyptian frog or with
a frog’s head, was
worshipped especially
in the town of Hew-
Wer as the female
complement of Khnum.
Together with other
Gods she assisted in
fashioning the child
in the womb and
presided over the
birth ...
|
S000259
|
|
Egyptian Musicians
Tomb of Nakht, Egypt.
Dynasty XVIII 1450
B.C. According to the
great quantity of
musical instruments
found in the tombs,
music was a source of
pleasure and
relaxation for rich
Egyptians. The main
instrument was the
harp, followed by the
flute. In this
representation of a
painting in the tomb
of Nakht (an
astronome...
|
S000110
|
|
Egyptian Musicians Painted Relief
Tomb of Nakht, Egypt.
Dynasty XVIII 1450 B.C According to the
great quantity of
musical instruments
found in the tombs,
music was a source of
pleasure and
relaxation for rich
Egyptians. The main
instrument was the
harp, followed by the
flute. In this
representation of a
painting in the tomb
of Nakht (an
astronomer o...
|
S000285
|
|
Egyptian Musicians Relief
Tomb of Senneden,
Luxor, Egypt. 19th.
Dynasty 1290-1224 B.C.
|
S000111
|
|
Egyptian Obelisk
Obelisks are tall,
slender four sided
shafts carved from a
single stone and
topped with a point
known as a
pyramidion. Obelisks
were known to the
ancient Egyptians as
Tekhenu. They were
typically inscribed
with the names and
titles of the king
who commissioned
them. Obelisks were
considered to be
sacred to the Sun...
|
S000140
|
|
Egyptian Pricess Relief - Painted
Temple of Abidos,
Egypt. 19th. Dynasty
1317 B.C. Her name was Nes-
Amun. She was one of
the more than fifty
daughters of Ramses
II. Princesses were
called Royal
Daughters. They often
had their own palaces
or at least their own
compound within the
palace with an
extensive staff of
attendants. Sometimes
the older daugh...
|
S000122
|
|
Egyptian Priest Relief
Temple of Abydos,
Egypt. 19th. Dynasty
1317 B.C. This relief depicts
the young prince Seti
I with his arm raised
in the summoning
position as part of a
religious ritual.
Here, he is serving
in a priestly
function as a
innmutef priest
symbolizing the
divine child Horus
with hair in a
sidelock to represent
youth and...
|
S000125
|
|
Egyptian Priest Relief - Painted
Temple of Abidos,
Egypt. 19th. Dynasty
1317 B.C. This relief depicts
the young prince Seti
I with his arm raised
in the summoning
position as part of a
religious ritual.
Here, he is serving
in a priestly
function as a
innmutef priest
symbolizing the
divine child Horus
with hair in a
sidelock to represent
youth and...
|
S000124
|
|
Egyptian Princess Relief
Temple of Abidos,
Egypt. 19th. Dynasty
1317 B.C. Her name was Nes-
Amun. She was one of
the more than fifty
daughters of Ramses
II. Princesses were
called Royal
Daughters. They often
had their own palaces
or at least their own
compound within the
palace with an
extensive staff of
attendants. Sometimes
the older daugh...
|
S000123
|
|
Egyptian Princess Relief Painted
Temple of Abydos,
Egypt. Dynasty XIX
1270 B.C. Her name was Nes-
Amun. She was one of
the more than fifty
daughters of Ramses
II. Princesses were
called Royal
Daughters. They often
had their own palaces
or at least their own
compound within the
palace with an
extensive staff of
attendants. Sometimes
the older daughte...
|
S000284
|
|
Egyptian Ram Miniature Statue
SIZE: 4"L (10 cm)
ITEM TYPE: Statue
ITEM MATERIAL: Bonded
marble
ITEM FINISH: Antique
stone finish
|
S000216
|
|
Egyptian Scarab - Black
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. New Kingdom,
1550-1196 B.C. The scarab was
associated very early
on in Egypt with the
generative forces of
the rising sun and
with the concepts of
eternal renewal. The
beetle is known for
coming out of the
sand backwards
dragging its ball of
dung behind it along
the ground before
depositing i...
|
S000247
|
|
Egyptian Scarab - Painted
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. New Kingdom,
1550-1196 B.C. The scarab was
associated very early
on in Egypt with the
generative forces of
the rising sun and
with the concepts of
eternal renewal. The
beetle is known for
coming out of the
sand backwards
dragging its ball of
dung behind it along
the ground before
depositing i...
|
S000248
|
|
Egyptian Scarab Relief
The scarab was
associated very early
on in Egypt with the
generative forces of
the rising sun and
with the concepts of
eternal renewal. The
beetle is known for
coming out of the
sand backwards
dragging its ball of
dung behind it along
the ground before
depositing it in
underground tunnels
as a source of food
for i...
|
S000137
|
|
Egyptian sphinx candle holder
The word "Sphinx"
used by the Greeks
derives perhaps from
the Egyptian
Shesepankh "Living
Statue". It
designates a type of
statue joining a
human head to the
body of a lion and
symbolizes
sovereignty combining
the strength of the
lion with a human
intelligence. The
Egyptian Sphinx was,
with only a few
exceptions...
|
S000185
|
|
Egyptian Sphinx Miniature Statue
The word "Sphinx"
used by the Greeks
derives perhaps from
the Egyptian
Shesepankh "Living
Statue". It
designates a type of
statue joining a
human head to the
body of a lion and
symbolizes
sovereignty combining
the strength of the
lion with a human
intelligence. The
Egyptian Sphinx was,
with only a few
exceptions...
|
S000244
|
|
Egyptian Sphinx Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 18th Dynasty
1450 B.C. The word "Sphinx"
used by the Greeks
derives perhaps from
the Egyptian
Shesepankh "Living
Statue". It
designates a type of
statue joining a
human head to the
body of a lion and
symbolizes
sovereignty combining
the strength of the
lion with a human
intelligence. The
...
|
S000276
|
|
Egyptian Sphinx Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 18th Dynasty
1450 B.C. The word "Sphinx"
used by the Greeks
derives perhaps from
the Egyptian
Shesepankh "Living
Statue". It
designates a type of
statue joining a
human head to the
body of a lion and
symbolizes
sovereignty combining
the strength of the
lion with a human
intelligence. The
...
|
S000180
|
|
Eye of Horus Box
The eye of Horus also
called Oudjat or
Wedjat, is the left
lunar eye which
originates from the
struggle btween Horus
and Seth. In this
fight, Horus loses
his left eye which is
taken by Seth, but
then Horus acquires
spiritual sight, the
eye of light. The eye
was later healed by
Thoth and returned to
Horus and then
...
|
S000229
|
|
Eye of Horus Candle Holder
The eye of Horus also
called Oudjat or
Wedjat, is the left
lunar eye which
originates from the
struggle btween Horus
and Seth. In this
fight, Horus loses
his left eye which is
taken by Seth, but
then Horus acquires
spiritual sight, the
eye of light. The eye
was later healed by
Thoth and returned to
Horus and then
...
|
S000232
|
|
Eye of Horus Relief
The eye of Horus also
called Oudjat or
Wedjat, is the left
lunar eye which
originates from the
struggle btween Horus
and Seth. In this
fight, Horus loses
his left eye which is
taken by Seth, but
then Horus acquires
spiritual sight, the
eye of light. The eye
was later healed by
Thoth and returned to
Horus and then
...
|
S000139
|
|
Eye of Horus Statue
Louvre Museum, Paris.
20th Dynasty 1085 B.C. The eye of Horus also
called Oudjat or
Wedjat, is the left
lunar eye which
originates from the
struggle btween Horus
and Seth. In this
fight, Horus loses
his left eye which is
taken by Seth, but
then Horus acquires
spiritual sight, the
eye of light. The eye
was later healed...
|
S000114
|
|
Gallen Priory Cross
County Ottaly,
Ireland. 950 A.D. The Celts were the
ancient inhabitants
of much of Europe. A
spiritual people,
their rich mythology
and symbology later
merged with the
Christian beliefs
they embraced to
create a distinctive
art seen especially
in Ireland and
Scotland. The Celtic
Cross is known
throughout the world
...
|
S000090
|
|
Greek Sphinx
Delphi Museum,
Greece. 460 B.C. The Greek Sphinx had
a woman's head,
lion's body,
serpent's tail and
eagle's wings. Sent
by Hera to punish
Thebes for
displeasing the
Goddess, she settled
on Mount Phicium,
near the city and
asked everyone who
passed by to answer a
riddle she had
learned from the
three Muses: "What ...
|
S000319
|
|
Greek Sphinx Statue
Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York. 540-
530 B.C. This sphinx was a
part of a Attic grave
monument of the
middle archaic period
that reflected the
opulence of the
wealthy class of that
time. The sphinx was
placced atop a tall
shaft, decorated with
high relief sculpture
and crowned by a
cavetto capital. The
shaft wa...
|
S000302
|
|
Greek Warriors Relief
Piraeus Museum,
Athens. 410 B.C. This scene comes from
the grave stele of
Chairedemos and
Lyceas, two young
athenian hoplites
(Greek infantry
soldiers) who died
fighting during the
Peloponnesian war.
During this war,
Athens and their
allies lost the war
against an alliance
of Greek states led
by Sparta which
chall...
|
S000316
|
|
Green Tara statue
Tara's name means One
Who Saves. She
epitomizes the
influence of the
older mother-goddess
cults upon the
Buddhist Mahayana
religion. Her concept
evolved in India and
later she became the
most important
goddess in the
Mahayana pantheon.
She holds a very
prominent position in
Tibet and Nepal. Tara
was born from a te...
|
S000052
|
|
Green Tara statue
Tara's name means One
Who Saves. She
epitomizes the
influence of the
older mother-goddess
cults upon the
Buddhist Mahayana
religion. Her concept
evolved in India and
later she became the
most important
goddess in the
Mahayana pantheon.
She holds a very
prominent position in
Tibet and Nepal. Tara
was born from a te...
|
S000068
|
|
Green Tara statue
Tara's name means One
Who Saves. She
epitomizes the
influence of the
older mother-goddess
cults upon the
Buddhist Mahayana
religion. Her concept
evolved in India and
later she became the
most important
goddess in the
Mahayana pantheon.
She holds a very
prominent position in
Tibet and Nepal. Tara
was born from a te...
|
S000061
|
|
Hand of Buddha (Teaching pose) statue
The hand of Buddha
has been a powerful
symbol of the
presence and
teachings of the
Buddha throughout
Asia. This hand shows
the finger position
(mudra) known as the
teaching gesture. The
symbol in the palm is
the wheel of the
Dharma. Gautama
Buddha was born in
563 b.c. in northeast
India. The Buddha was
the son of ...
|
S000064
|
|
Happy Buddha
Often called the
Happy Buddha, he is
really Hotei, a monk
of the Tíang Dynasty.
He was known for
carrying a sack of
candy which he handed
out to children in
the street. Many
Chinese Buddhist
believe he was an
incarnation of the
Buddha Maitreya.
Gautama Buddha was
born in 563 b.c. in
northeast India. The
Buddha was...
|
S000034
|
|
Hathor Relief
Valley of the Queens,
Egypt. Dynasty XIX
1270 B.C. Her name means “The
Dwelling of Horus”,
for it was thought
that Horus as the Sun
God came to rest each
evening on her breast
before being reborn
with the awakening
dawn. Hathor is the
great Sky-Goddess
that as a celestial
cow gave birth to the
universe. She was
ofte...
|
S000298
|
|
Head of Anubis
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 19th Dynasty
1550.B.C. The Egyptians didn't
worship the animals,
but the forces of
nature that they
symbolized. Anubis,
God of the Dead,
represented with a
head of a jackal or
simply as a jackal
opened the road to
the other world and
presided over
embalmments. After a
funeral, Anubis would
...
|
S000105
|
|
Head of Hygeia Statue
National
Archaeological
Museum, Athens. 360
B.C.
She was the daughter
of Asclepios, the God
of medicine. She was
worshipped as the
Goddess of Health.
Her worship probably
started in the 4th
century at Epidauros
in association with
the great temple to
Asclepios that was
bringing thousands of
infirm people to that
...
|
S000326
|
|
Head of Zeus
National
Archaeological
Museum, Athens. 450
B.C. This bust is taken
from the magnificent
full figure which was
first called
Poseidon, God of the
Sea. That
identification is now
questioned. The
balance of evidence
tilts towards Zeus,
the Chief of the
Olympian Gods, and
this is now accepted
by the majority of
arch...
|
S000318
|
|
Hecate, Greek Triple Goddess Statue
Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York.
Hecate originally
derived from the
Egyptian midwife
Goddess Hekat. In
Greece, Hecate was
one of the many names
for the original
feminine trinity
ruling Heaven, Earth
and the Underworld.
Greeks tended to
emphasize her crone
or underworld aspect.
Hecate was
called "Most lovely
...
|
S000330
|
|
Hercules Relief
Naples Museum, Italy.
200 B.C. The Farnese
Hercules, a Roman
copy of a Greek
original by Lysippos
that has been lost,
is the finest
surviving sculpture
of the famous Greek
mythological hero.
Hercules, (Herakles
in Greece) was the
son of the mighty God
Zeus and the mortal
Alcmene. The Goddess
Hera, wife of Zeus,
wa...
|
S000329
|
|
High Celtic Cross of Muiradeach
Monasterboice, County
Louth, Ireland. 1000
A.D. The Celts were the
ancient inhabitants
of much of Europe. A
spiritual people,
their rich mythology
and symbology later
merged with the
Christian beliefs
they embraced to
create a distinctive
art seen especially
in Ireland and
Scotland. The Celtic
Cross is known
throu...
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Horus Falcon
Historical Artistic
Museum, Vienna. 18th
Dynasty 1400 B.C. In Egyptian
mythology, Horus was
the Divine Child of
Osiris and Isis. As
the Incarnate God,
his roles were
numerous. He united
the cosmic principles
of male and female.
He acted as the
uniting force between
Upper and Lower
Egypt. He interceded
on behalf of t...
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S000109
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Horus Falcon Miniature Statue
In Egyptian
mythology, Horus was
the Divine Child of
Osiris and Isis. As
the Incarnate God,
his roles were
numerous. He united
the cosmic principles
of male and female.
He acted as the
uniting force between
Upper and Lower
Egypt. He interceded
on behalf of the King
to the Gods and as a
living God, it is
Horus who ...
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S000210
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Horus Falcon Relief
In Egyptian
mythology, Horus was
the Divine Child of
Osiris and Isis. As
the Incarnate God,
his roles were
numerous. He united
the cosmic principles
of male and female.
He acted as the
uniting force between
Upper and Lower
Egypt. He interceded
on behalf of the King
to the Gods and as a
living God, it is
Horus who ...
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S000138
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Horus Relief
Horus is the Falcon-
God ‘Lord of the Sky’
and symbol of divine
kingship. The name
Horus is a latinized
form of the
greek ‘Hores’ which
in turn derived from
the egyptian ‘Hor’.
This name comes from
the same root as the
egyptian word
for ‘the high’
or ‘far away’. Horus
was represented
either as a falcon-
headed man o...
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S000264
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Horus Relief Painted
Horus is the Falcon-
God ‘Lord of the Sky’
and symbol of divine
kingship. The name
Horus is a latinized
form of the
greek ‘Hores’ which
in turn derived from
the egyptian ‘Hor’.
This name comes from
the same root as the
egyptian word
for ‘the high’
or ‘far away’. Horus
was represented
either as a falcon-
headed man o...
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S000265
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Indian Buddha (Teaching pose) statue
Gautama Buddha was
born in 563 b.c. in
northeast India. The
Buddha was the son of
the King of the
Sakyas. Suddhodana,
who ruled at
Kapilavastu, on the
border of Nepal. His
mother was Queen
Maya. He was named
Siddhartha. He lived
amidst the pleasures
of palace life and at
age 16 he was married
to Princess
Yasodhara...
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S000074
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Ishtar
Louvre Museum, Paris.
2000B.C. So common in the
Mesopotamian area
were the clay
figurines of
Ishtar/Inanna/Ashtart
in her characteristic
breast-offering pose,
that this has come to
be known among
archaeologists
as "The Ishtar Pose".
She was addressed
as"Mother of the
Fruitful Breast",
Queen of Heaven,
Light of the...
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S000101
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Ishtar statue
Louvre Museum, Paris.
2000 B.C. So common in the
Mesopotamian area
were the clay
figurines of
Ishtar/Inanna/Ashtart
in her characteristic
breast-offering pose,
that this has come to
be known among
archaeologists
as "The Ishtar Pose".
She was addressed
as"Mother of the
Fruitful Breast",
Queen of Heaven,
Light of th...
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S000100
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Isis and Queen Nefertari Wall Plaque
Tomb of Nefertari,
Valley of the Queens.
Luxor, Egypt 1270 B.C. The tomb of
Nefertari, from which
this wall fragment
comes, is the largest
architectural and
decorative enterprise
ever dedicated to a
Pharaoh’s wife.
Nefertari was the
chief Queen and
favorite wife of
Ramses II. The name
Nefertari means “the
most beaut...
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S000132
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Isis Mirror
SIZE: 13.25"H x
10.75"W (34x27cm)
ITEM TYPE: Mirror
ITEM MATERIAL: Bonded
marble
ITEM FINISH: Antique
stone finish
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S000239
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Isis Nursing Horus Miniature Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo, Dynasty XIX,
1300 B.C. The name Isis
means “seat”
or “throne”. She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth,
she sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried and mourned
him together with her
sister Nephtys. Isis
was regarded as
the “...
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S000208
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Isis Nursing Horus Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 19th Dynasty
1300 B.C. The name Isis
means “seat”
or “throne”. She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth,
she sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried and mourned
him together with her
sister Nephtys. Isis
was regarded as
the “...
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S000277
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Isis Protecting Osiris Statue
British Museum,
London. 26th. Dynasty This sculpture shows
Isis protecting her
husband Osiris with
her wings. The statue
was originally found
at the Temple of
Karnak in Thebes. The
statue was dedicated
by Sheshonq, Steward
of the God's adorer
Ankhnesneferibre. The
name Isis
means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded...
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S000175
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Isis Relief
The name Isis
means “seat”
or “throne”. She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth,
she sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried and mourned
him together with her
sister Nephtys. Isis
was regarded as
the “Eye of Ra” and
was worshipped as
the “Great of ...
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S000268
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Isis relief
This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection. The name
Isis means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried him and
mourned him together
with her sister
Neph...
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S000127
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Isis relief - Large
The name Isis
means “seat”
or “throne”. She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth,
she sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried and mourned
him together with her
sister Nephtys. Isis
was regarded as
the “Eye of Ra” and
was worshipped as
the “Great of ...
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S000129
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Isis relief - Large Painted
he name Isis
means “seat”
or “throne”. She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth,
she sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried and mourned
him together with her
sister Nephtys. Isis
was regarded as
the “Eye of Ra” and
was worshipped as
the “Great of M...
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S000128
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Isis Relief - Painted
Temple of Kalabsha,
Egypt. 300 B.C. The name Isis
means “seat”
or “throne”. She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth,
she sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried and mourned
him together with her
sister Nephtys. Isis
was regarded as
the “Eye of Ra” an...
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S000242
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Isis Relief Painted
The name Isis
means “seat”
or “throne”. She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth,
she sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried and mourned
him together with her
sister Nephtys. Isis
was regarded as
the “Eye of Ra” and
was worshipped as
the “Great of ...
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S000269
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Isis Statue on Marble Base
Temple of Isis,
Philae, Egypt. 345
B.C. The name Isis
means “seat”
or “throne”. She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth,
she sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried and mourned
him together with her
sister Nephtys. Isis
was regarded as
the “Eye of ...
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S000134
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Japanese Buddha statue
Gautama Buddha was
born in 563 b.c. in
northeast India. The
Buddha was the son of
the King of the
Sakyas. Suddhodana,
who ruled at
Kapilavastu, on the
border of Nepal. His
mother was Queen
Maya. He was named
Siddhartha. He lived
amidst the pleasures
of palace life and at
age 16 he was married
to Princess
Yasodhara...
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S000065
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King Akhenaton Offering to Aton Wall Plaque
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. Dynasty XVIII
1370 B.C. Akhenaton, originally
named Amenhotep IV,
ruled Egypt for 17
years (1367-1350
b.c.) together with
his beautiful Queen
Nefertiti, he was Son
of Amenhotep III. The
priesthood of Amun at
Thebes, enormously
enriched by the
tribute donated by
the Pharaohs to the
God, became...
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S000152
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King Akhenaton, Nefertiti & Daughters Relief
Agyptiches Museum,
Berlin. Dynasty XVIII
1350 B.C. SIZE: 13"H x 15"W
(33x38cm)
ITEM TYPE: Wall
plaque
ITEM MATERIAL:
Casting stone
ITEM FINISH: Antique
stone
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S000286
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King Tutankhamun & Wife Ankhesenamun
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. Dynasty XVIII
1333-1323 B.C. This scene is a
detail from the
shrine of Tutankhamun
and shows the King
and his wife
Ankhesenamun in a
boat made of papyrus
stems navigating
through the papyrus
marshes. Despite the
richness of his
burial, Tutankhamun
remains an enigmatic
figure. He died as
you...
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S000252
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King Tutankhamun Hunting Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XVIII,
1347-1337 B.C. This is one of the 32
statuettes found in
the tomb of
Tutankhamun. Carved
out of wood, stuccoed
and gilded, it shows
the king with a
harpoon standing on a
papyrus boat. Wearing
the crown with Uraeus
at his brow, a wesekh
collar, short pleated
kilt with ornamented
...
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S000189
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Kneeling Anubis Statue
Anubis is shown here
in the “Praise and
Glorification” pose
known as the “Henu”
pose. Anubis and
sometimes Horus are
often shown in this
pose where they
salute the rising sun
each dawn. The
Egyptians didn't
worship the animals,
but the forces of
nature that they
symbolized. Anubis,
God of the Dead,
represented wit...
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S000174
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Kneeling Isis Relief
Temple of Abydos,
Egypt. Dynasty XIX,
1371 B.C. This sculpture shows
Isis kneeling and
making an offering of
the ankh, the symbol
of life. The name
Isis means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by...
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S000292
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Kneeling Winged Isis Candle Holder
This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection. The name
Isis means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried him and
mourned him together
with her sister
Neph...
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S000231
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Kneeling winged Isis Miniature Statue
This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection. The name
Isis means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried him and
mourned him together
with her sister
Neph...
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S000215
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Kuan-Yin and the dragons statue
Kuan Yin, originally
known as
Avalokiteswara (the
Lord who regards), is
a highly revered
manifestation of the
Buddha who appears in
Chinese scriptures
around 400 a.d. Kuan
Yin means one who
hears the cries of
the world and
personifies the
compassion of the
Buddha for the needy.
She is the embodiment
of the yin pri...
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S000076
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Kuan-Yin Standing on a Dragon statue
Kuan Yin, originally
known as
Avalokiteswara (the
Lord who regards), is
a highly revered
manifestation of the
Buddha who appears in
Chinese scriptures
around 400 a.d. Kuan
Yin means "one who
hears the cries of
the world" and
personifies the
compassion of the
Buddha for the needy.
She is the embodiment
of the yin p...
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S000066
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Kuan-Yin Standing on a Dragon statue
Kuan Yin, originally
known as
Avalokiteswara (the
Lord who regards), is
a highly revered
manifestation of the
Buddha who appears in
Chinese scriptures
around 400 a.d. Kuan
Yin means "one who
hears the cries of
the world" and
personifies the
compassion of the
Buddha for the needy.
She is the embodiment
of the yin p...
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S000059
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Kuan-Yin with lotus statue
No Description
Available SIZE: 19"H (48cm)
ITEM TYPE: Statue
ITEM MATERIAL:
Bronze
ITEM FINISH: Bronze
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S000037
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Kuan-Yin with lotus statue - painted
No Description
Available SIZE: 19"H (48cm)
ITEM TYPE: Statue
ITEM MATERIAL:
Bronze
ITEM FINISH: Bronze
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S000038
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Lakshmi statue
No Description
Available. SIZE: 14.5"H (37cm)
ITEM TYPE: Statue
ITEM MATERIAL:
Bronze
ITEM FINISH: Bronze
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S000073
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Large Amun-Ra Statue
New York Metropolitan
Museum of Art Dynasty
XXII, 945-715 B.C. Amun-Ra, God of Kings
and King of Gods. The
oldest and longest
venerated ruler of
ancient Egypt, Amun,
meaning “hidden” and
Ra meaning “light”
translates to "hidden
light". The sacred
creature of Amun is
the ram with curved
horns. Pharaohs
repeatedly calle...
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S000168
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Large Anubis coffin with mummy inside
The coffin is shaped
as a mummiform Anubis
figure, arms crossed
on the chest holding
ankhs, the Egyptian
symbol of life. The
Egyptians didn't
worship the animals,
but the forces of
nature that they
symbolized. Anubis,
God of the Dead,
represented with a
head of a jackal or
simply as a jackal
opened the road to
the...
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S000195
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Large Anubis Statue
The Egyptians didn't
worship the animals,
but the forces of
nature that they
symbolized. Anubis,
God of the Dead,
represented with a
head of a jackal or
simply as a jackal
opened the road to
the other world and
presided over
embalmments. After a
funeral, Anubis would
take the deceased by
the hand and
introduce him...
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S000159
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Large Archangel Gabriel
Gabriel means God is
my strength. Gabriel
is the Angel of
annunciation,
resurrection, mercy,
vengeance, death and
revelation. Gabriel
is the ruler of
heaven and ruler of
the Cherubim. Gabriel
is said to sit on the
left hand side of
God. Mohammed claimed
it was Gabriel who
dictated to him the
Koran. In Jewish
legen...
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S000021
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Large Archangel Gabriel Sounding the Trumpet
Church of San
Michelle, Florence,
Italy. 1359 A.D.
Gabriel means God is
my strength. Gabriel
is the Angel of
annunciation,
resurrection, mercy,
vengeance, death and
revelation. Gabriel
is the ruler of
heaven and ruler of
the Cherubim. Gabriel
is said to sit on the
left hand side of
God. Mohammed claimed
i...
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S000007
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Large Archangel Michael
His name means Who is
as God. Michael ranks
as the greatest of
all angels whether in
Jewish, Christian, or
Islamic writings. He
is Chief of the Order
of Virtues, Chief of
Archangels, Prince of
the Presence, the
Angel of Repentance,
Righteousness, Mercy,
and Sanctification:
Also, Ruler of the
4th Heaven and
Conqueror...
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S000019
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Large Archangel Raphael
L.A. County Museum of
Art, Los Angeles.
1500 A.D.
Raphael means God has
Healed. Raphael is
above all the Angel
of Healing as his
name denotes, but
also is the chief
ruling Prince of the
2nd Heaven, Chief of
the Order of Virtues,
Guardian of the Tree
of Life in Eden and
by his own admission
One of the 7 Holy...
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S000017
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Large Archangel Raphael - Painted
L.A. County Museum of
Art, Los Angeles.
1500A.D.
Raphael means God has
Healed. Raphael is
above all the Angel
of Healing as his
name denotes, but
also is the chief
ruling Prince of the
2nd Heaven, Chief of
the Order of Virtues,
Guardian of the Tree
of Life in Eden and
by his own admission
One of the 7 Holy ...
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S000018
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Large Archangel Uriel
His name means fire
of God. He presides
over Tartarus or
Hell. Being both a
Seraphin and a
Cherubim, he is
identified as one of
the Angels who helped
bury Adam and Abel in
Paradise: as the dark
Angel who wrestled
with Jacob at Peniel:
as the destroyer of
the Host of
Sennacherib and as
the messenger sent by
God to ...
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S000022
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Large Ashurbanipal Hunting Relief
Large Ashurbanipal
hunting Relief. Based
on an ancient
original located at
the British Museum,
645 B.C. From
Ashurbanipal Palace,
Ninev. This fragment from a
wall originally found
in the Assyrian
palace of Nineveh
depicts King
Ashurbanipal as part
of a larger scene
hunting wild asses
with the help of
hounds. These...
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S000337
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Large Bastet Statue
British Museum,
London Late Period,
664-332 B.C. She is a feline
goddess, daughter of
the sun god “Ra”.
Bastet was originally
a lion goddess, but
after 1000 B.C. as
her cult developed,
she became more
associated with the
cat and was
considered to be the
center counterpart of
the lion goddess
Sekhmet. Cats could
be...
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S000164
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Large coffin of King Tutankhamun with small King Tut inside
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XVIII,
1347-1337 B.C. The mummy of King
Tutankhamun was found
in a gold coffin
placed inside two
larger wooden coffins
richly gilded and
ornamented with semi-
precious stones and
glass. The three
coffins were placed
in a rectangular
quartzite sarcophagus
with a red granite
lid. This
r...
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S000192
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Large Hathor Statue
Her name means “The
Dwelling of Horus”,
for it was thought
that Horus as the Sun
God came to rest each
evening on her breast
before being reborn
with the awakening
dawn. Hathor is the
great Sky-Goddess
that as a celestial
cow gave birth to the
universe. She was
often represented as
a cow or with bovine
attributes su...
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S000169
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Large Horus Statue
Horus is the Falcon-
God ‘Lord of the Sky’
and symbol of divine
kingship. The name
Horus is a latinized
form of the
greek “Hores” which
in turn derived from
the Egyptian “Hor”.
This name comes from
the same root as the
Egyptian word
for ‘the high’
or ‘far away’. Horus
was represented
either as a falcon-
headed man o...
|
S000158
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Large Isis candle holder
This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection, often
used to protect her
son Horus or her
husband Osiris. The
name Isis
means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by hi...
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S000238
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Large Isis Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XVIII,
1347-1237 B.C.
The name Isis
means “seat”
or “throne”. She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth,
she sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried and mourned
him together with her
sister Nephtys. Isis
was regarded as...
|
S000166
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Large Isis Statue
The name Isis
means “seat”
or “throne”. She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth,
she sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried and mourned
him together with her
sister Nephtys. Isis
was regarded as
the “Eye of Ra” and
was worshipped as
the “Great of ...
|
S000160
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Large Kneeling Winged Isis Statue
This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection. The name
Isis means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried him and
mourned him together
with her sister
Neph...
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S000155
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Large Kneeling Winged Isis Statue
This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection. The name
Isis means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried him and
mourned him together
with her sister
Neph...
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S000156
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|
Large Kuan-Yin with Baby statue
Kuan Yin, originally
known as
Avalokiteswara (Ôthe
Lord who regardsÕ),
is a highly revered
manifestation of the
Buddha who appears in
Chinese scriptures
around 400 a.d. Kuan
Yin means Ôone who
hears the cries of
the worldÕ and
personifies the
compassion of the
Buddha for the needy.
She is the embodiment
of the yin...
|
S000083
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Large Lakshmi statue
No Description
Available. SIZE: 23"H (59cm)
ITEM TYPE: Statue
ITEM MATERIAL:
Bronze
ITEM FINISH: Bronze
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S000039
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Large Maat Statue
The Goddess Maat is
the personification
of all the elements
of cosmic harmony as
established by the
Creator-God at the
beginning of time-
including truth,
justice, law, world
order and moral
integrity. Maat is
shown as a lady
wearing on her head
an ostrich feather.
The seated image of
Maat was held in
pharaoh’s han...
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S000173
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Large Osiris Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Late Period,
700 B.C. Osiris, the
Resurrection God, is
the central figure in
the afterlife myth
and in Egyptian
mythology as a whole.
His name means "The
Seat of the Eye". To
die and be properly
prepared for the
other life is to
become one with
Osiris in the
underworld over which
he rules. O...
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S000161
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Large Ptah Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XVIII,
1347-1337 B.C. Originally a local
god of Memphis, Ptah
is generally
represented as a
standing mummiform
figure with hands
protruding from the
tight shroud to hold
a scepter that
combines the “waas”
scepter and the djed
pillar symbols. He
wears a tight-fitting
cap, and has a mena...
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S000162
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Large Ra-Harakti Statue
Harakhte, whose name
meant “Horus of the
Horizon”, and who was
also called “Horus of
the Two Horizons”,
was the form which
Horus took when his
early characteristics
as a god of light
were emphasized. He
was identified with
Ra as he made his
daily journey from
the eastern to the
western horizon, and
especially with h...
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S000167
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Large Reclining Ganesh statue
Ganesh, also called
Ganapati, the
elephant headed God
of Wisdom and Success
is the defender and
remover of obstacles
and has to be
propritiated first
before worshiping
other Gods. He is one
of the sons of Siva
and Parvati. He is
known as "Sidhi Data'
or bestower of
success in the work.
His elephant head is
believe...
|
S000040
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|
Large Sekhmet Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo XXVI Dynasty,
600 B.C. Together with her
husband Ptah and her
son Nefertem, Sekhmet
made up the Memphis
Triad. Her name
meant "The Mighty
One". Her nature
being that of a
Goddess of War, she
accompanied the King
to battle and was
often described as
his mother. She
spread terror
everywhere; t...
|
S000163
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Large Selket Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XVIII,
1347-1337 B.C. She is one of the
four protector
goddesses who, with
gracefully
outstretched arms
protect the gilded
wooded shrine that
houses the alabaster
chest containing the
four canopic jars
which hold the royal
viscera of King
Tutankhamun. Her
responsibility is to
protect...
|
S000165
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Large Seth Statue
Seth is “He before
whom the sky shakes”,
God of winds and
storms, with
lightning and thunder
his heralds. Early in
Egyptian history,
Seth is spoken of in
terms of reverence.
He was known as the
Lord of Upper Egypt.
Horus being the Lord
of Lower Egypt. It
was Seth who stood in
the bow of the solar
barque of Ra and
...
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S000172
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|
Large Sobek Statue
The name Sobek means
crocodile. He was a
crocodile god much
favored by the kings
of the twelfth and
thirteenth dynasties.
Many of the rulers of
this period chose to
bear names such as
Sobek-Hotep, which
means “Sobek is
merciful”. His main
place of worship was
in the Nome of Faiyum
of which he was the
patron deity. H...
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S000170
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Large standing winged Isis Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XX,
1150 B.C. Dynasty
XVIII, 1347-1237 B.C. This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection, often
used to protect her
son Horus or her
husband Osiris. The
name Isis
means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
...
|
S000157
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Large Thoth Statue
Originally named
Tehuti by the
Egyptians, Thoth was
given his better
known name by the
Greeks. They linked
him with their god
Hermes, and like
Hermes, he was
considered to be the
god of wisdom,
writing and
invention. He was
also the messenger
and spokesman of the
gods and finally the
lord of the moon. He
is repr...
|
S000171
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|
Maat Relief
The Goddess Maat is
the personification
of all the elements
of cosmic harmony as
established by the
Creator-God at the
beginning of time-
including truth,
justice, law, world
order and moral
integrity. Maat is
shown as a lady
wearing on her head
an ostrich feather.
The seated image of
Maat was held in
pharaoh’s han...
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S000274
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Maat Relief Painted
The Goddess Maat is
the personification
of all the elements
of cosmic harmony as
established by the
Creator-God at the
beginning of time-
including truth,
justice, law, world
order and moral
integrity. Maat is
shown as a lady
wearing on her head
an ostrich feather.
The seated image of
Maat was held in
pharaoh’s han...
|
S000275
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|
Mask of King Tutankhamun
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XVIII,
1347-1237 B.C. This marvelous mask
of excellent
workmanship protected
the head of the mummy
of Tutankhamun.
Further protection
was assured by a
magic formula
engraved on the
shoulders and the
back of the mask. The
usual Nemes headdress
knotted back at the
nape of the neck, is
...
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S000233
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Mask of Pan
A God of shepherds
and flocks, he was
depicted with a reed
pipe, a shepherd's
crook and being half-
man half-goat, with
horns, a goat's beard
and goat legs. He
personifies
humanity's animal
nature. He was a
popular God, though
never part of the
official Olympian
pantheon. Pan has
much in common with
Dionysos in tha...
|
S000301
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|
Medicine Buddha statue
Buddha called himself
the healer of the
suffering world and
explained that his
Dharma (teaching) was
his medicine. In
Tibetan Buddhism, the
image of Buddha with
his bowl of herbal
elixers is used to
invoke his healing
presence. Gautama
Buddha was born in
563 b.c. in northeast
India. The Buddha was
the son of the Kin...
|
S000046
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Medicine Buddha statue
Buddha called himself
the healer of the
suffering world and
explained that his
Dharma (teaching) was
his medicine. In
Tibetan Buddhism, the
image of Buddha with
his bowl of herbal
elixers is used to
invoke his healing
presence. Gautama
Buddha was born in
563 b.c. in northeast
India. The Buddha was
the son of the Kin...
|
S000070
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|
Medium Kneeling Winged Isis Statue
This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection. The name
Isis means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried him and
mourned him together
with her sister
Neph...
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S000184
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Minoan Snake Goddess
Herakleion Museum,
Crete, Greece. 1600
B.C. This figurine
represents an
agricultural
fertility Goddess or
her Priestess. The
original was found in
a storage room in the
Palace of Knossos,
Crete. She is a
votive offering and
not a cult figure and
therefore, probably
represents a
Priestess who is
perhaps a princess ...
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S000097
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Mummification Statue
The God Anubis is
represented here
embalming the body of
the high official
Sennedjem. The term
embalming (Senefer)
means “to give
vitality again” and
the embalming house
(per nefer)
means “the house of
vitality”. For the
Egyptians, death was
transitory and the
mummification allowed
the deceased to be
prepared for ...
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S000182
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Mummification Wall Plaque
Tomb of Sennedjem,
Thebes, Egypt. 19th.
Dynasty 1290-1224 b.c. The God Anubis is
represented here
embalming the body of
the high official
Sennedjem. The term
embalming (Senefer)
means “to give
vitality again” and
the embalming house
(per nefer)
means “the house of
vitality”. For the
Egyptians, death was
transitory a...
|
S000113
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Mummification Wall Plaque Painted
Tomb of Senneden,
Luxor, Egypt. 19th.
Dynasty 1290-1224 B.C. The God Anubis is
represented here
embalming the body of
the high official
Sennedjem. The term
embalming (Senefer)
means “to give
vitality again” and
the embalming house
(per nefer)
means “the house of
vitality”. For the
Egyptians, death was
transitory and...
|
S000112
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Nile River Goddess
Brooklyn Museum of
Art, New York. 4000
B.C. The image of the bird
Goddess appeared in
Egypt in early
predynastic times
(4000 b.c.) as
funerary figures with
strongly beaked faces
and winglike arms and
hands. These painted
terracota figures,
less than a foot high
and much alike, were
found in graves in
Mohamerian, nea...
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S000099
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Osiris Relief
Osiris, the
Resurrection God, is
the central figure in
the afterlife myth
and in Egyptian
mythology as a whole.
His name means "The
Seat of the Eye". To
die and be properly
prepared for the
other life is to
become one with
Osiris in the
underworld over which
he rules. Osiris
received earthly rule
from his father, ...
|
S000270
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Osiris Relief Painted
Osiris, the
Resurrection God, is
the central figure in
the afterlife myth
and in Egyptian
mythology as a whole.
His name means "The
Seat of the Eye". To
die and be properly
prepared for the
other life is to
become one with
Osiris in the
underworld over which
he rules. Osiris
received earthly rule
from his father, ...
|
S000271
|
|
Pan Statue
A God of shepherds
and flocks, he was
depicted with a reed
pipe, a shepherd's
crook and being half-
man half-goat, with
horns, a goat's beard
and goat legs. He
personifies
humanity's animal
nature. He was a
popular God, though
never part of the
official Olympian
pantheon. Pan has
much in common with
Dionysos in tha...
|
S000325
|
|
Parthenon Horse
Parthenon Temple,
Athens. 465 B.C. Horses were an
integral part of life
in ancient Greece.
They played an active
role in warfare,
transportation and in
the games such as the
Panathenaic Games in
Athens with its huge
contingent of cavalry
riders. Athenian
enthusiasm for the
horse was clearly
expressed in the many
civ...
|
S000304
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|
Pictish Cross
The Celts were the
ancient inhabitants
of much of Europe. A
spiritual people,
their rich mythology
and symbology later
merged with the
Christian beliefs
they embraced to
create a distinctive
art seen especially
in Ireland and
Scotland. The Celtic
Cross is known
throughout the world
as the emblem of
Celtic Christia...
|
S000088
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|
Poseidon Relief
Poseidon was above
all, the God of the
Sea, who was capable
of calming the waves
or of summoning up
terrible storms and
so taking the lives
of those who
displayed disrespect
for him. One of the
twelve Olympic Gods,
he was brother of the
mighty Zeus and son
of Cronus and Rhea.
Poseidon helped Zeus
in the Battle of th...
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S000332
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Ptolemaic Relief
British Museum,
London. 200 B.C. This relief shows a
scene of an offering
where the Pharaoh
Ptolemy V offers the
spiritual inner eyes
of Horus, to Horus,
seated on the throne.
Horus was the son of
Isis and Osiris. They
form the fundamental
triad of the Egyptian
religion.
Traditionally, Horus
is considered the
first ...
|
S000154
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Ptolemaic Relief - Painted
British Museum,
London. 200 B.C. This relief shows a
scene of an offering
where the Pharaoh
Ptolemy V offers the
spiritual inner eyes
of Horus, to Horus,
seated on the throne.
Horus was the son of
Isis and Osiris. They
form the fundamental
triad of the Egyptian
religion.
Traditionally, Horus
is considered the
first ...
|
S000153
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|
Pyramid Box
Proud monument of a
civilization that has
long since
disappeared, the
great pyramid was one
of the Seven Wonders
of the Ancient World.
Ancient Egyptians saw
the pyramid as the
primal hill, the
creator’s birthplace
and throne. It’s
golden capstone was
their point of
contact with the
Gods. According to
current
arc...
|
S000187
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|
Pyramid Clock
SIZE: 4"H (6cm)
ITEM TYPE: Clock
ITEM MATERIAL: Bonded
marble
ITEM FINISH: Antique
gold finish
|
S000188
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|
Pyramid of the Gods Statue
Ancient Egyptians saw
the pyramid as the
primeval hill, rising
from the waters of
the beginning, the
creator’s birthplace
and throne. The
pyramid capstone was
their point of
contact with the Gods
and was related to
the rising sun. The
king who was buried
in the pyramid
entered into office
in the celestial
beyond a...
|
S000141
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|
Queen Nefertari Statue on Marble Base
Tomb of Nefertari,
Valley of the Queens,
Luxor. 19th Dynasty
1270 B.C. The tomb of
Nefertari, from which
this wall fragment
comes, is the largest
architectural and
decorative enterprise
ever dedicated to a
Pharaoh’s wife.
Nefertari was the
chief Queen and
favorite wife of
Ramses II. The name
Nefertari means “the
m...
|
S000147
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|
Queen Nefertari wall plaque
Valley of the Queens,
Luxor, Egypt. Dynasty
XIX, 1270 B.C. The tomb of
Nefertari, from which
this wall fragment
comes, is the largest
architectural and
decorative enterprise
ever dedicated to a
Pharaoh’s wife.
Nefertari was the
chief Queen and
favorite wife of
Ramses II. The name
Nefertari means “the
most beautiful ...
|
S000143
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Ramses II as a Child Relief
The Louvre Museum,
Paris. Dynasty XIX
1300 B.C. This representation
of the Great Pharaoh
of Egypt shows the
King as a child with
a nude torso. The
plait falling at one
side of the shaved
head is the typical
ornament of a young
Prince. He also has a
heavy pendant in the
ear, which would be
abandoned after
puberty and...
|
S000293
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Ramses II at the battle of Kadesh Relief
Temple of Ramses II,
Abu Simbel, Egypt.
Dynasty XIX, 1255 B.C. The most celebrated
of all Pharaohs,
Ramses II, is well
known for the length
of his reign, the
numerous temples he
built and his
military campaigns,
such as the battle of
Kadesh where Ramses
II, facing the army
of Muwattali, King of
the Hittites found
hi...
|
S000289
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|
Ramses II Offering a Libation - Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. Dynasty XIX
1290-1224 B.C. The most celebrated
of all Pharaohs,
Ramses II, is well
known for the length
of his reign, the
numerous temples he
built and his
military campaigns,
such as the battle of
Kadesh where Ramses
II, facing the army
of Muwattali, King of
the Hittites found
himself surrou...
|
S000249
|
|
Reclining Anubis Miniature Statue
The Egyptians didn't
worship the animals,
but the forces of
nature that they
symbolized. Anubis,
God of the Dead,
represented with a
head of a jackal or
simply as a jackal
opened the road to
the other world and
presided over
embalmments. After a
funeral, Anubis would
take the deceased by
the hand and
introduce him...
|
S000212
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|
Reclining Anubis Relief
Anubis, God of the
Dead, represented
with a head of a
jackal or simply as a
jackal opened the
road to the other
world and presided
over embalmments.
After a funeral,
Anubis would take the
deceased by the hand
and introduce him
into the presence of
the sovereign judges
where the soul of the
deceased would be
weighe...
|
S000288
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|
Reclining Kuan-Yin statue
Kuan Yin, originally
known as
Avalokiteswara (the
Lord who regards), is
a highly revered
manifestation of the
Buddha who appears in
Chinese scriptures
around 400 a.d. Kuan
Yin means one who
hears the cries of
the world and
personifies the
compassion of the
Buddha for the needy.
She is the embodiment
of the yin pri...
|
S000077
|
|
Royal Ease Kuan-Yin statue
Nelson-Atkins Museum
of Art, Kansas City
11th-12th century. Kuan Yin, originally
known as
Avalokiteswara (the
Lord who regards), is
a highly revered
manifestation of the
Buddha who appears in
Chinese scriptures
around 400 a.d. Kuan
Yin means "one who
hears the cries of
the world" and
personifies the
compassion of th...
|
S000045
|
|
Scarab Box
The scarab was
associated very early
on in Egypt with the
generative forces of
the rising sun and
with the concepts of
eternal renewal. The
beetle is known for
coming out of the
sand backwards
dragging its ball of
dung behind it along
the ground before
depositing it in
underground tunnels
as a source of food
for i...
|
S000228
|
|
Seated Anubis Miniature Statue
The Egyptians didn't
worship the animals,
but the forces of
nature that they
symbolized. Anubis,
God of the Dead,
represented with a
head of a jackal or
simply as a jackal
opened the road to
the other world and
presided over
embalmments. After a
funeral, Anubis would
take the deceased by
the hand and
introduce him...
|
S000205
|
|
Seated Buddha statue
Gautama Buddha was
born in 563 b.c. in
northeast India. The
Buddha was the son of
the King of the
Sakyas. Suddhodana,
who ruled at
Kapilavastu, on the
border of Nepal. His
mother was Queen
Maya. He was named
Siddhartha. He lived
amidst the pleasures
of palace life and at
age 16 he was married
to Princess
Yasodhara...
|
S000080
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|
Seated Ganesh Bronze statue
Ganesh, also called
Ganapati, the
elephant headed God
of Wisdom and Success
is the defender and
remover of obstacles
and has to be
propritiated first
before worshiping
other Gods. He is one
of the sons of Siva
and Parvati. He is
known as "Sidhi Data"
or bestower of
success in the work.
His elephant head is
believe...
|
S000044
|
|
Seated Ganesh bronze statue
Ganesh, also called
Ganapati, the
elephant headed God
of Wisdom and Success
is the defender and
remover of obstacles
and has to be
propritiated first
before worshiping
other Gods. He is one
of the sons of Siva
and Parvati. He is
known as "Sidhi Data"
or bestower of
success in the work.
His elephant head is
believe...
|
S000058
|
|
Seated Ganesh statue
Ganesh, also called
Ganapati, the
elephant headed God
of Wisdom and Success
is the defender and
remover of obstacles
and has to be
propritiated first
before worshiping
other Gods. He is one
of the sons of Shiva
and Parvati. He is
known as “Sidhi Data”
or bestower of
success in the work.
His elephant head is
believ...
|
S000057
|
|
Seated Ganesh statue
Ganesh, also called
Ganapati, the
elephant headed God
of Wisdom and Success
is the defender and
remover of obstacles
and has to be
propritiated first
before worshiping
other Gods. He is one
of the sons of Siva
and Parvati. He is
known as "Sidhi Data"
or bestower of
success in the work.
His elephant head is
believe...
|
S000043
|
|
Seated Ganesh statue
Ganesh, also called
Ganapati, the
elephant headed God
of Wisdom and Success
is the defender and
remover of obstacles
and has to be
propritiated first
before worshiping
other Gods. He is one
of the sons of Siva
and Parvati. He is
known as "Sidhi Data"
or bestower of
success in the work.
His elephant head is
believe...
|
S000041
|
|
Seated Ganesh Statue
Ganesh, also called
Ganapati, the
elephant headed God
of Wisdom and Success
is the defender and
remover of obstacles
and has to be
propritiated first
before worshiping
other Gods. He is one
of the sons of Siva
and Parvati. He is
known as "Sidhi Data"
or bestower of
success in the work.
His elephant head is
believe...
|
S000035
|
|
Seated Horus Miniature Statue
Horus is the Falcon-
God ‘Lord of the Sky’
and symbol of divine
kingship. The name
Horus is a latinized
form of the
greek “Hores” which
in turn derived from
the Egyptian “Hor”.
This name comes from
the same root as the
Egyptian word
for ‘the high’
or ‘far away’. Horus
was represented
either as a falcon-
headed man o...
|
S000207
|
|
Seated Isis Miniature Statue
The name Isis
means “seat”
or “throne”. She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth,
she sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried and mourned
him together with her
sister Nephtys. Isis
was regarded as
the “Eye of Ra” and
was worshipped as
the “Great of ...
|
S000203
|
|
Seated King Khephren Miniature Statue
SIZE: 4"H (9.5 cm)
ITEM TYPE: Statue
ITEM MATERIAL: Bonded
marble
ITEM FINISH: Antique
stone finish
|
S000209
|
|
Seated Kuan-Yin statue
Kuan Yin, originally
known as
Avalokiteswara (the
Lord who regards), is
a highly revered
manifestation of the
Buddha who appears in
Chinese scriptures
around 400 a.d. Kuan
Yin means one who
hears the cries of
the world and
personifies the
compassion of the
Buddha for the needy.
She is the embodiment
of the yin pri...
|
S000075
|
|
Seated Kuan-Yin statue
Kuan Yin, originally
known as
Avalokiteswara (?the
Lord who regards?),
is a highly revered
manifestation of the
Buddha who appears in
Chinese scriptures
around 400 a.d. Kuan
Yin means ?one who
hears the cries of
the world? and
personifies the
compassion of the
Buddha for the needy.
She is the embodiment
of the yin...
|
S000079
|
|
Seated Osiris Miniature Statue
Osiris, the
Resurrection God, is
the central figure in
the afterlife myth
and in Egyptian
mythology as a whole.
His name means "The
Seat of the Eye". To
die and be properly
prepared for the
other life is to
become one with
Osiris in the
underworld over which
he rules. Osiris
received earthly rule
from his father, ...
|
S000204
|
|
Seated Sekhmet Miniature Statue
Together with her
husband Ptah and her
son Nefertem, Sekhmet
made up the Memphis
Triad. Her name
meant "The Mighty
One". Her nature
being that of a
Goddess of War, she
accompanied the King
to battle and was
often described as
his mother. She
spread terror
everywhere; the
henchmen of Seth and
even the serpent
Apo...
|
S000206
|
|
Seated Thousand Arms Kuan-Yin
Kuan Yin, originally
known as
Avalokiteswara (the
Lord who regards), is
a highly revered
manifestation of the
Buddha who appears in
Chinese scriptures
around 400 a.d. Kuan
Yin means "one who
hears the cries of
the world" and
personifies the
compassion of the
Buddha for the needy.
She is the embodiment
of the yin p...
|
S000032
|
|
Sekhmet relief
Together with her
husband Ptah and her
son Nefertem, Sekhmet
made up the Memphis
Triad. Her name
meant "The Mighty
One". Her nature
being that of a
Goddess of War, she
accompanied the King
to battle and was
often described as
his mother. She
spread terror
everywhere; the
henchmen of Seth and
even the serpent
Apo...
|
S000266
|
|
Sekhmet Relief Painted
Together with her
husband Ptah and her
son Nefertem, Sekhmet
made up the Memphis
Triad. Her name
meant "The Mighty
One". Her nature
being that of a
Goddess of War, she
accompanied the King
to battle and was
often described as
his mother. She
spread terror
everywhere; the
henchmen of Seth and
even the serpent
Apo...
|
S000267
|
|
Sekhmet Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 26th Dynasty
600 B.C. Together with her
husband Ptah and her
son Nefertem, Sekhmet
made up the Memphis
Triad. Her name
meant "The Mighty
One". Her nature
being that of a
Goddess of War, she
accompanied the King
to battle and was
often described as
his mother. She
spread terror
everywhere; t...
|
S000297
|
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Set of Canopic Jars
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 650 B.C. Canopic Jars were in
use from the Old
Kingdom onwards in
Egypt to store
various internal
organs removed during
the process of
mummification. They
were four in number
and eventually came
to represent the Four
Sons of Horus. Each
jar had a
characteristic head
associated with the
demi...
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S000258
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Set of Small Canopic Jars
Petrie Museum of
Egyptian Archaeology,
London Canopic Jars were in
use from the Old
Kingdom onwards in
Egypt to store
various internal
organs removed during
the process of
mummification. They
were four in number
and eventually came
to represent the Four
Sons of Horus. Each
jar had a
characteristic head
associated ...
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S000290
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Shiva statue
Shiva, the destroyer
and regenerator forms
part of the main
hindu trinity of gods
together with Brahma,
the creater and
vishnu, the
protector. Shiva is
one of the oldest
gods of India. Images
of him have been
found that are dated
to 2500 B.C. Shiva is
the god who destroyed
creation after every
Kalpa, and at the
sa...
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S000042
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Small Amun-Ra Statue
New York Metropolitan
Museum of Art Dynasty
XXII, 945-715 B.C. Amun-Ra, God of Kings
and King of Gods. The
oldest and longest
venerated ruler of
ancient Egypt, Amun,
meaning “hidden” and
Ra meaning “light”
translates to "hidden
light". The sacred
creature of Amun is
the ram with curved
horns. Pharaohs
repeatedly calle...
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S000222
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Small Anubis coffin with mummy inside
The coffin is shaped
as a mummiform Anubis
figure, arms crossed
on the chest holding
ankhs, the Egyptian
symbol of life. The
Egyptians didn't
worship the animals,
but the forces of
nature that they
symbolized. Anubis,
God of the Dead,
represented with a
head of a jackal or
simply as a jackal
opened the road to
the...
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S000194
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Small Anubis Statue
The Egyptians didn't
worship the animals,
but the forces of
nature that they
symbolized. Anubis,
God of the Dead,
represented with a
head of a jackal or
simply as a jackal
opened the road to
the other world and
presided over
embalmments. After a
funeral, Anubis would
take the deceased by
the hand and
introduce him...
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S000198
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Small Archangel Gabriel
Gabriel means God is
my strength. Gabriel
is the Angel of
annunciation,
resurrection, mercy,
vengeance, death and
revelation. Gabriel
is the ruler of
heaven and ruler of
the Cherubim. Gabriel
is said to sit on the
left hand side of
God. Mohammed claimed
it was Gabriel who
dictated to him the
Koran. In Jewish
legen...
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S000025
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Small Archangel Michael
His name means Who is
as God. Michael ranks
as the greatest of
all angels whether in
Jewish, Christian, or
Islamic writings. He
is Chief of the Order
of Virtues, Chief of
Archangels, Prince of
the Presence, the
Angel of Repentance,
Righteousness, Mercy,
and Sanctification:
Also, Ruler of the
4th Heaven and
Conqueror...
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S000023
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Small Archangel Raphael
Raphael means God has
Healed. Raphael is
above all the Angel
of Healing as his
name denotes, but
also is the chief
ruling Prince of the
2nd Heaven, Chief of
the Order of Virtues,
Guardian of the Tree
of Life in Eden and
by his own admission
One of the 7 Holy
Angels that attend
the throne of God.
This he reveals to
...
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S000024
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Small Archangel Uriel
His name means fire
of God. He presides
over Tartarus or
Hell. Being both a
Seraphin and a
Cherubim, he is
identified as one of
the Angels who helped
bury Adam and Abel in
Paradise: as the dark
Angel who wrestled
with Jacob at Peniel:
as the destroyer of
the Host of
Sennacherib and as
the messenger sent by
God to ...
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S000026
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Small Bastet Statue
British Museum,
London Late Period,
664-332 B.C. She is a feline
goddess, daughter of
the sun god “Ra”.
Bastet was originally
a lion goddess, but
after 1000 B.C. as
her cult developed,
she became more
associated with the
cat and was
considered to be the
center counterpart of
the lion goddess
Sekhmet. Cats could
be...
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S000218
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Small Buddha-Shakti statue
This sculpture shows
vajradhara in his
tantric aspect in
embrace with his
consort, Shakti, in a
position of sexual
union known as Yab-
Yum (literally Father-
Mother) in Tibetan
and Maithuna in
Sanscrit. Vajradhara
represents the
original, primordial
Buddha, the one
absolute power which
creates itself, with
no beginn...
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S000081
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Small Celtic Cross
The Celts were the
ancient inhabitants
of much of Europe. A
spiritual people,
their rich mythology
and symbology later
merged with the
Christian beliefs
they embraced to
create a distinctive
art seen especially
in Ireland and
Scotland. The Celtic
Cross is known
throughout the world
as the emblem of
Celtic Christia...
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S000094
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Small Celtic Sun Cross wall relief
County Kilkenny,
Ireland. 900 A.D. The Celts were the
ancient inhabitants
of much of Europe. A
spiritual people,
their rich mythology
and symbology later
merged with the
Christian beliefs
they embraced to
create a distinctive
art seen especially
in Ireland and
Scotland. The Celtic
Cross is known
throughout the world...
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S000086
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Small coffin of King Tut with small King Tut inside
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XVIII,
1347-1337 B.C. The mummy of King
Tutankhamun was found
in a gold coffin
placed inside two
larger wooden coffins
richly gilded and
ornamented with semi-
precious stones and
glass. The three
coffins were placed
in a rectangular
quartzite sarcophagus
with a red granite
lid. This
r...
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S000193
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Small Dancing Ganesh Statue
Ganesh, also called
Ganapati, the
elephant headed God
of Wisdom and Success
is the defender and
remover of obstacles
and has to be
propritiated first
before worshiping
other Gods. He is one
of the sons of Siva
and Parvati. He is
known as "Sidhi Data"
or bestower of
success in the work.
His elephant head is
believe...
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S000036
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Small Egyptian Scarab Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. The scarab was
associated very early
on in Egypt with the
generative forces of
the rising sun and
with the concepts of
eternal renewal. The
beetle is known for
coming out of the
sand backwards
dragging its ball of
dung behind it along
the ground before
depositing it in
underground tunnels
a...
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S000245
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Small Egyptian Scarab Statue - Black
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. The scarab was
associated very early
on in Egypt with the
generative forces of
the rising sun and
with the concepts of
eternal renewal. The
beetle is known for
coming out of the
sand backwards
dragging its ball of
dung behind it along
the ground before
depositing it in
underground tunnels
a...
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S000246
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Small Hathor Statue
Her name means “The
Dwelling of Horus”,
for it was thought
that Horus as the Sun
God came to rest each
evening on her breast
before being reborn
with the awakening
dawn. Hathor is the
great Sky-Goddess
that as a celestial
cow gave birth to the
universe. She was
often represented as
a cow or with bovine
attributes su...
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S000223
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Small Horus Statue
Horus is the Falcon-
God ‘Lord of the Sky’
and symbol of divine
kingship. The name
Horus is a latinized
form of the
greek “Hores” which
in turn derived from
the Egyptian “Hor”.
This name comes from
the same root as the
Egyptian word
for ‘the high’
or ‘far away’. Horus
was represented
either as a falcon-
headed man o...
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S000197
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Small Isis Statue
The name Isis
means “seat”
or “throne”. She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth,
she sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried and mourned
him together with her
sister Nephtys. Isis
was regarded as
the “Eye of Ra” and
was worshipped as
the “Great of ...
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S000199
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Small Isis Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XVIII,
1347-1237 B.C. The name Isis
means “seat”
or “throne”. She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth,
she sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried and mourned
him together with her
sister Nephtys. Isis
was regarded as
...
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S000220
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Small Kneeling Winged Isis Statue
This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection. The name
Isis means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried him and
mourned him together
with her sister
Neph...
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S000234
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Small Kneeling Winged Isis Statue
This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection. The name
Isis means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried him and
mourned him together
with her sister
Neph...
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S000183
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Small Kuan-Yin with Baby statue
No description
available. SIZE: 6.5"H (17cm)
ITEM TYPE: Bronze
statue
ITEM MATERIAL:
Bronze
ITEM FINISH: Bronze
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S000084
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Small Maat Statue
The Goddess Maat is
the personification
of all the elements
of cosmic harmony as
established by the
Creator-God at the
beginning of time-
including truth,
justice, law, world
order and moral
integrity. Maat is
shown as a lady
wearing on her head
an ostrich feather.
The seated image of
Maat was held in
pharaoh’s han...
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S000227
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Small Osiris Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Late Period,
700 B.C. Dynasty
XVIII, 1347-1237 B.C. Osiris, the
Resurrection God, is
the central figure in
the afterlife myth
and in Egyptian
mythology as a whole.
His name means "The
Seat of the Eye". To
die and be properly
prepared for the
other life is to
become one with
Osiris in the
und...
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S000200
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Small Ptah Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XVIII,
1347-1337 B.C. Originally a local
god of Memphis, Ptah
is generally
represented as a
standing mummiform
figure with hands
protruding from the
tight shroud to hold
a scepter that
combines the “waas”
scepter and the djed
pillar symbols. He
wears a tight-fitting
cap, and has a mena...
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S000201
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Small Ra-Harakti Statue
Harakhte, whose name
meant “Horus of the
Horizon”, and who was
also called “Horus of
the Two Horizons”,
was the form which
Horus took when his
early characteristics
as a god of light
were emphasized. He
was identified with
Ra as he made his
daily journey from
the eastern to the
western horizon, and
especially with h...
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S000221
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Small Reclining Ganesh statue
Ganesh, also called
Ganapati, the
elephant headed God
of Wisdom and Success
is the defender and
remover of obstacles
and has to be
propritiated first
before worshiping
other Gods. He is one
of the sons of Siva
and Parvati. He is
known as "Sidhi Data"
or bestower of
success in the work.
His elephant head is
believe...
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S000062
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Small Sekhmet Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo XXVI Dynasty,
600 B.C. Together with her
husband Ptah and her
son Nefertem, Sekhmet
made up the Memphis
Triad. Her name
meant "The Mighty
One". Her nature
being that of a
Goddess of War, she
accompanied the King
to battle and was
often described as
his mother. She
spread terror
everywhere; t...
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S000217
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Small Selket Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XVIII,
1347-1337 B.C. She is one of the
four protector
goddesses who, with
gracefully
outstretched arms
protect the gilded
wooded shrine that
houses the alabaster
chest containing the
four canopic jars
which hold the royal
viscera of King
Tutankhamun. Her
responsibility is to
protect...
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S000219
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Small Seth Statue
Seth is “He before
whom the sky shakes”,
God of winds and
storms, with
lightning and thunder
his heralds. Early in
Egyptian history,
Seth is spoken of in
terms of reverence.
He was known as the
Lord of Upper Egypt.
Horus being the Lord
of Lower Egypt. It
was Seth who stood in
the bow of the solar
barque of Ra and
...
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S000226
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Small Sobek Statue
The name Sobek means
crocodile. He was a
crocodile god much
favored by the kings
of the twelfth and
thirteenth dynasties.
Many of the rulers of
this period chose to
bear names such as
Sobek-Hotep, which
means “Sobek is
merciful”. His main
place of worship was
in the Nome of Faiyum
of which he was the
patron deity. H...
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S000224
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Small standing winged Isis Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo Dynasty XX,
1150 B.C. Dynasty
XVIII, 1347-1237 B.C. This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection, often
used to protect her
son Horus or her
husband Osiris. The
name Isis
means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
...
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S000196
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Small Thoth Statue
Originally named
Tehuti by the
Egyptians, Thoth was
given his better
known name by the
Greeks. They linked
him with their god
Hermes, and like
Hermes, he was
considered to be the
god of wisdom,
writing and
invention. He was
also the messenger
and spokesman of the
gods and finally the
lord of the moon. He
is repr...
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S000225
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Standing Buddha in pose of dispelling fear and protection statue
No Description
Available. SIZE: 10"H (25cm)
ITEM TYPE: Bronze
statue
ITEM MATERIAL:
Bronze
ITEM FINISH: Bronze
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S000082
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Standing Kuan-Yin with Lotus flower statue
Kuan Yin, originally
known as
Avalokiteswara (the
Lord who regards), is
a highly revered
manifestation of the
Buddha who appears in
Chinese scriptures
around 400 a.d. Kuan
Yin means "one who
hears the cries of
the world" and
personifies the
compassion of the
Buddha for the needy.
She is the embodiment
of the yin p...
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S000071
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The Annunciation Wall Relief
No description
available. SIZE: 16"W (41cm)
ITEM TYPE: Wall
Plaque
ITEM MATERIAL: Cast
stone
ITEM FINISH: Antique
stone
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S000027
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The Breath of Life Wall Relief
Valley of the Queens,
Luxor, Egypt. Dynasty
xix 1270 B.C. The tomb of
Nefertari, from which
this wall fragment
comes, is the largest
architectural and
decorative enterprise
ever dedicated to a
Pharaoh’s wife.
Nefertari was the
chief Queen and
favorite wife of
Ramses II. The name
Nefertari means “the
most beautiful o...
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S000241
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The Contemplative Athena Relief
Acropolis Museum,
Athens. 460 B.C. Athena was the
Goddess of wisdom and
women's crafts in the
mythology of the
Greeks. She was also
a defender against
evil and as such she
was a warrior Goddess
par excellence. She
was the daughter of
Zeus and Metis. When
Metis became
pregnant, Gaia and
Uranus told Zeus that
after gi...
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S000305
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The Goddess Nekhbet Relief Painted
Temple of Abydos,
Egypt. Dynasty XIX,
1317 B.C. The vulture Goddess
Nekhbet was
originally worshipped
in the city of
Nekhbet but later she
became a national
Goddess representing
Upper Egypt in the
same way that Lower
Egypt was represented
by the protective
snake Goddess, Edjo
of Buto. The animals
of the two Goddesse...
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S000280
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The Great Sphinx of Giza Statue
Giza Plateau, Cairo.
2550 B.C. Proud monument of a
civilization that has
long since
disappeared, the
great pyramid was one
of the Seven Wonders
of the Ancient World.
Ancient Egyptians saw
the pyramid as the
primal hill, the
creator’s birthplace
and throne. It’s
golden capstone was
their point of
contact with the
G...
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S000294
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The Hippocratic Oath
This relief shows the
famous hippocratic
oath developed by
Hippocrates in
Ancient Greece. The
oath reads as
follows: “I swear by
Apollo Physician and
Asclepios and Hygieia
and Panacea and all
the gods and
goddesses, making
them my witnesses,
that I will fulfill
according to my
ability and judgement
this oath and t...
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S000306
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The offering of Maat - Painted Relief
Temple of Abydos,
Egypt. 19th. Dynasty
1317 B.C. Here, Pharaoh Seti I,
(father of Ramses II)
is seen offering to
the Gods the seated
image of Maat, held
in his hand like a
doll. The Goddess
Maat is the
personification of
all the elements of
cosmic harmony as
established by the
Creator-God at the
beginning of time-
...
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S000120
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The Offering of Maat Relief
Temple of Abydos,
Egypt. Dynasty XIX,
1300 B.C. Here, Pharaoh Seti I,
(father of Ramses II)
is seen offering to
the Gods the seated
image of Maat, held
in his hand like a
doll. The Goddess
Maat is the
personification of
all the elements of
cosmic harmony as
established by the
Creator-God at the
beginning of time-
i...
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S000281
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The Offering of Maat Relief Painted
Temple of Abydos,
Egypt. Dynasty XIX,
1300 B.C. Here, Pharaoh Seti I,
(father of Ramses II)
is seen offering to
the Gods the seated
image of Maat, held
in his hand like a
doll. The Goddess
Maat is the
personification of
all the elements of
cosmic harmony as
established by the
Creator-God at the
beginning of time-
i...
|
S000282
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The offering of Maat Wall Relief
Temple of Abidos,
Egypt. 19th. Dynasty
1317 B.C. Here, Pharaoh Seti I,
(father of Ramses II)
is seen offering to
the Gods the seated
image of Maat, held
in his hand like a
doll. The Goddess
Maat is the
personification of
all the elements of
cosmic harmony as
established by the
Creator-God at the
beginning of time-
...
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S000121
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The Rosetta Stone Replica
British Museum,
London. 203 B.C. When the last temple
was closed in the 6th
century A.D., the
skill of reading
hieroglyphs was lost
until the discovery
of this slab of
basalt stone found at
Rosetta in the
western delta in
1779. On the stone
are three scripts.
The bottom section is
in Greek, the center
in demotic (po...
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S000181
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The Sacred Triad Wall Relief
The Louvre Museum,
France. 18th Dynasty
1450 B.C. This sculpture was
dedicated to the
great triad of Horus,
Osiris and Isis, who
appear in the upper
panel, with Titiaa,
high priest of Amun,
and his wife Aoui
kneeling below to
offer gifts of fruits
and flowers. Osiris
wears the Atef crown
and carries the royal
crook ...
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S000176
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The Three Graces Wall Relief
The Louvre Museum,
Paris. 100 B.C. They are the
beautiful sister
Goddesses who
attended Aphrodity,
the Goddess of love,
and were
personifications of
grace and beauty.
They spread the joy
of nature and lived
on Olimpus. Their
names, number and
parentage vary, but
they are generally
said to be three
sisters named
...
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S000327
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The Weighing of the Heart Wall Plaque
British Museum,
London. Dynasty XVIII
1500 B.C. This relief
represents the
ceremony of the
weighing of the heart
in the hall of
judgement after
death. The deceased
is introduced into
the hall of judgment
by the jackal-headed
God Anubis. His or
her heart is placed
in one of the pans of
a scale to be weighed
against...
|
S000150
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Thoth Relief
Originally named
Tehuti by the
Egyptians, Thoth was
given his better
known name by the
Greeks. They linked
him with their god
Hermes, and like
Hermes, he was
considered to be the
god of wisdom,
writing and
invention. He was
also the messenger
and spokesman of the
gods and finally the
lord of the moon. He
is repr...
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S000272
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Thoth relief - Large
Originally named
Tehuti by the
Egyptians, Thoth was
given his better
known name by the
Greeks. They linked
him with their god
Hermes, and like
Hermes, he was
considered to be the
god of wisdom,
writing and
invention. He was
also the messenger
and spokesman of the
gods and finally the
lord of the moon. He
is repr...
|
S000131
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Thoth relief - Large Painted
Originally named
Tehuti by the
Egyptians, Thoth was
given his better
known name by the
Greeks. They linked
him with their god
Hermes, and like
Hermes, he was
considered to be the
god of wisdom,
writing and
invention. He was
also the messenger
and spokesman of the
gods and finally the
lord of the moon. He
is repr...
|
S000130
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Thoth Relief Painted
Originally named
Tehuti by the
Egyptians, Thoth was
given his better
known name by the
Greeks. They linked
him with their god
Hermes, and like
Hermes, he was
considered to be the
god of wisdom,
writing and
invention. He was
also the messenger
and spokesman of the
gods and finally the
lord of the moon. He
is repr...
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S000273
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Thousand Arms Kuan-Yin Standing on a Dragon statue
Kuan Yin, originally
known as
Avalokiteswara (the
Lord who regards), is
a highly revered
manifestation of the
Buddha who appears in
Chinese scriptures
around 400 a.d. Kuan
Yin means "one who
hears the cries of
the world" and
personifies the
compassion of the
Buddha for the needy.
She is the embodiment
of the yin p...
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Ushabti Statue on Marble Base
British Museum,
London. 26th Dynasty
600 B.C. The Ushabti is a
figurine, usually
mummiform, which was
placed in the tomb to
carry out the
necessary work in the
next world which the
deceased might be
called upon to do.
Ushabtis were also
used to answer in the
name of the deceased
for the possible
actions that they ha...
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S000149
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Venus of Lausell
Dordogne, France.
20,000 B.C. The original is 17
inches tall and was
found in the entrance
to a cave that was
both a dwelling place
and a ceremonial
site. She was painted
red, the color of
life, blood and
rebirth. Paleolithic
sculptors chiselled
her out of limestone
with tools of flint,
and gave her to hold
in her r...
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S000098
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Venus of Lespugue
The Venus of Lespugue
was found in 1922 by
Saint Perrier in the
cave of Les Rideaux.
The sculpture is made
out of mammoth ivory
and measures
5.75"high. The
breasts are
deteriorated but they
have been restored in
this reproduction so
that we can
appreciate the
original look of the
statue. She
represents the Earth
...
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S000096
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Venus of Willendorf
Natural History
Museum, Vienna.
30,000 B.C. The Venus of
Willendorf was found
by the researcher
Szombathy on
8/7/1908. It is made
out of limestone and
still has some signs
of red pigmentation;
it fits in the palm
of a hand. It is one
of the most obese
representations of
the Paleolithic
statuary. She
represents the...
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S000095
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Victory Palette of King Narmer - Front Side Wall Plaque
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. Dynasty I 3200
B.C. This palette
commemorates the
victories of King
Narmer, also known as
Menes, the first
Pharaoh and the
unifier of Upper and
Lower Egypt. The
upper part has on
both sides, the
bovine heads of the
Goddess Hathor. The
reverse side shows
the King brandishing
a mace, poised t...
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S000295
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Victory Palette of King Narmer Rear Side Wall Plaque - II
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. Dynasty I 3200
B.C. This palette
commemorates the
victories of King
Narmer, also known as
Menes, the first
Pharaoh and the
unifier of Upper and
Lower Egypt. The
upper part has on
both sides, the
bovine heads of the
Goddess Hathor. The
reverse side shows
the King brandishing
a mace, poised t...
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S000296
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Victory Palette of King Narmer Statue
Egyptian Museum,
Cairo. 1st. Dynasty
3200 B.C. This palette
commemorates the
victories of King
Narmer, also known as
Menes, the first
Pharaoh and the
unifier of Upper and
Lower Egypt. The
upper part has on
both sides, the
bovine heads of the
Goddess Hathor. The
reverse side shows
the King brandishing
a mace, poise...
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S000148
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White Tara statue
Tara's name means One
Who Saves. She
epitomizes the
influence of the
older mother-goddess
cults upon the
Buddhist Mahayana
religion. Her concept
evolved in India and
later she became the
most important
goddess in the
Mahayana pantheon.
She holds a very
prominent position in
Tibet and Nepal. Tara
was born from tear...
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S000069
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White Tara statue
Tara’s name means One
Who Saves. She
epitomizes the
influence of the
older mother-goddess
cults upon the
Buddhist Mahayana
religion. Her concept
evolved in India and
later she became the
most important
goddess in the
Mahayana pantheon.
She holds a very
prominent position in
Tibet and Nepal. Tara
was born from tear...
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S000053
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Winged Isis Relief
Tomb of Seti I,
Valley of the Kings.
Luxor, Egypt 1280 B.C. This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection. The name
Isis means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him, ...
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S000240
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Winged Isis Relief
Tomb of Seti I,
Valley of the Kings.
Luxor, Egypt 1280 B.C. This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection. The name
Isis means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him, ...
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S000235
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Winged Isis relief - Painted
This sculpture shows
Isis with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection. The name
Isis means "Seat"
or "Throne". She was
regarded as the
symbolical mother of
the King. In myth she
sought her dead
husband and brother,
Osiris, conceived her
son Horus by him,
buried him and
mourned him together
with her sister
Neph...
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S000126
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Winged Maat Paying Homage to Hathor
Valley of the Queens,
Egypt. Dynasty XIX
1270 B.C. This scene shows the
Goddess Maat kneeling
with her wings
extended in a pose of
paying homage to the
Goddess Hathor who is
seated on a throne.
Maat is the Goddess
of Truth and Justice
who personifies
cosmic order and
harmony as
established by the
Creator-God at the ...
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S000253
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Winged Maat Relief
Tomb of Nefertari,
Luxor. Egypt. Dynasty
XIX, 1270 B.C. This relief shows the
Goddess Maat kneeling
with her wings
extended in a pose of
protection or paying
homage. Maat is the
Goddess of Truth and
Justice who
personifies cosmic
order and harmony as
established by the
Creator God at the
beginning of time.
Her symbo...
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S000291
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Zodiac of Denderah Mirror
SIZE: 14"H (36 cm)
ITEM TYPE: Mirror
ITEM MATERIAL: bonded
marble & glass
ITEM FINISH: Antique
stone finish
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S000190
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