Dimensions: 41 x 41 inches
With its domed form and smooth sides
London private collection
indicating deliberate iconographic blending
This beautifully decorated water vessel (Hydria) portrays fierce Greek colonists and Samnite warriors clashing in the height of battle
An Egyptian Faience Shabti for the Royal Sem-Priest Hori, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1293 - 1185 BCE Amulets - Power Dimensions: 41 x 41 inchesShabtis of this style belonged to the prophet priests of Ptah at Memphis who had a semi royal status (cf. J. F. Aubert, Statuettes Egyptiennes, Paris, 1974, p. 91). This example is shown as a mummiform figure made from white faience with features carefully highlighted in dark pigment, particularly his striking wide black eyes. He wears a short black wig with a curled side lock, a small goatee, and a wide broad collar around his neck. There is a hoe in