A large group of mainly Egyptian antiquities including a finely-carved wood hand with fingers clenched -- 4¾in. (12cm.) high, Middle Kingdom (2040-1640 B.C.); a blue-glazed composition overseer shabti; another two shabtis with a single column of hieroglyphs in darker glaze, all Dynasty XXI (1070-945 B.C.); a pale glazed composition shabti with six lines of horizontal inscription, Late Period (712-332 B.C.), -- all 4½in. (11cm.) high max.; a group of blue and green glazed composition amulets, including animal and human-headed deities, wedjat-eyes, and winged scarab -- 1¾in. (4cm.) high average; a bronze figure of Osiris with traces of gilding -- 3¼in. (8cm.) high, all Late Period (712-332 B.C.); and six flint hand axes with blades -- 4¾in. (12cm.) long max., circa 3500 B.C., from Der-el-Bahri (a lot)See illustration for wedjat-eyes

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A large group of mainly Egyptian antiquities including a finely-carved wood hand with fingers clenched -- 4¾in. (12cm.) high, Middle Kingdom (2040-1640 B.C.); a blue-glazed composition overseer shabti; another two shabtis with a single column of hieroglyphs in darker glaze, all Dynasty XXI (1070-945 B.C.); a pale glazed composition shabti with six lines of horizontal inscription, Late Period (712-332 B.C.), -- all 4½in. (11cm.) high max.; a group of blue and green glazed composition amulets, including animal and human-headed deities, wedjat-eyes, and winged scarab -- 1¾in. (4cm.) high average; a bronze figure of Osiris with traces of gilding -- 3¼in. (8cm.) high, all Late Period (712-332 B.C.); and six flint hand axes with blades -- 4¾in. (12cm.) long max., circa 3500 B.C., from Der-el-Bahri (a lot)See illustration for wedjat-eyes

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