Antique Egypt

Some of the earliest examples of amethyst jewellery are seen in works from Egypt. The ancient Greeks believed amethyst protected them from drunkenness and excess.

It belongs to the single North African figure studies that Ussi worked up into finished cabinet pictures in the years following his travels to Egypt and Morocco, drawing on the sketc...

Egypt, Tripoli and the unclaimed interior of the Sahara, labelled simply "Great Desert," are left largely white.

This trend grew immensely popular following Napoleon's campaigns in Egypt and the increasing trade imports from India.

Saint Peter's Basilica was rebuilt from the sixteenth century, with the dome designed by Michelangelo. The Egyptian obelisk was raised in the square in 1586, and the colonnades that ...

The scenes represent soft sunset backdrops in scenic locations in Egypt with small figures to anchor the foreground.

Best known as a landscape artist, Le Bruyn travelled widely from a young age to Vienna, on to Rome then to Smyrna, Constantinople, Egypt, Jerusalem, Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey. Every...

An original copper engraved map, uncolored, of the Near East and Iran from the Aegean and Egypt to the Indus, taking in the Pont Euxin, the Mer Caspienne and the Golfe Persique.

Raffet's chief works were his lithographs of the Napoleonic campaigns, from Egypt to Waterloo, vigorous designs inspired by ardent patriotic enthusiasm.

The torchlit interior is a dramatic subject for a collection on ancient Egypt and Nubia. Condition: Light handling wear to the bottom left corner; minor nicks along the left edge.

In 1906 Daum revived pâte de verre (glass paste), an ancient Egyptian method of glass casting, developing the method so that by the 1930s Daum's window panels used pâte de verre for ...

The composition originates from the definitive surveys commissioned during the Napoleonic expedition to Egypt and later published in the monumental Description de l'Égypte.

Key features and details: Motif & Style: Egyptian-inspired aesthetic (*Retour d'Égypte*) featuring dark-patinated caryatids—or Egyptian figures—on the shafts.

It was given by members of the two legislative councils in honor of Bonaparte, newly returned from Egypt, and of General Jean Victor Moreau, then the most celebrated of the Republic'...

In February 1799 Bonaparte led part of the Army of the Orient out of Egypt across the Sinai desert toward Syria, to meet an Ottoman force gathering there.

The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was one of the world’s three earliest urban civilizations, alongside ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Flourishing from 3300 to 1300 BCE across moder...

The painting depicts a suggestive caravan traveling through the desert, an Orientalist subject closely linked to the artist's sojourns in Egypt. The composition unfolds through a lon...

An original copper engraved map, uncolored, of the lands crossed by Alexander the Great. It reaches from Egypt, the eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean islands of Lesbos, Chios and ...

Maps of this kind were prepared for the English reading public at a time of growing interest in the Ottoman Empire, following the Russo Turkish wars and on the eve of Bonaparte's exp...

Towns including Smyrne, Konieh, Erzeroum, Alep, Damas, Jérusalem, Mossoul and Bagdad are named, a small inset corner shows Egypt and the Isthmus of Suez, and the frontiers are outlin...

The map sweeps from the Mediterranean, Egypt and the Red Sea across Arabia, Anatolia, Persia and Afghanistan to Hindoustan and the Chinese Empire, with Russia and Siberia to the north.

Repeated assaults failed, plague spread in the camp, and Bonaparte lifted the siege on 20 May 1799 and led the army back to Egypt. Condition: Light wear to the bottom left corner.

The title refers to Alessandria in Piedmont, not Alexandria in Egypt. After the Austrian defeat at Marengo on 14 June 1800, Berthier, as commander of the Army of Reserve, signed a co...

Secretary of the Syro Egyptian Society of London. Corresp. Memb. of the Oriental Society of Germany.

At lower left is a table headed "The Population of", beginning "Marocco, is supposed to be" 6,000,000 and continuing with Algier, Tunis, Tripoli, Egypt, Abyssinia and Zanguebar. A sc...

The French expedition to Egypt arrived off Malta on 9 June 1798. When the Grand Master of the Order of Saint John, Ferdinand von Hompesch, would admit only a few ships at a time to t...

He valued the title, signing himself member of the Institut in his proclamations to the Army of the Orient, and in the following year he took a body of scientists and scholars with h...

Keywords: Ottoman Empire, Turkish Empire, Turkey, Constantinople, Istanbul, Middle East, Persia, Iran, Arabia, Egypt, North Africa, Mediterranean, Frederik de Wit, Dutch cartography,...

Pair of candlesticks, Empire style, France, ca. 1810, gilded and patinated bronze, round base, fluted shaft, patina condition Height 29.5 cm, base diameter 13 cm The shaft has the...

A 19th century English bronze and steel firetools, with barley twist shafts and Egyptian style handles. Length: 810 mm 31 ⅞"

Their relationship with natural forms also has a long history; ancient Egyptian examples already featured bowls modeled after shells.

Immediately below is an elaborate biblical scene depicting the discovery of the infant Moses among the bulrushes, with Egyptian figures, palm trees, architectural details, and radiat...

The map covers the Ottoman lands from Hungary, the Adriatic and Greece across the Black Sea to Georgia, Armenia, Kurdistan and Iraq, with Egypt, Cairo and the Nile delta in the south...

Overview: A captivating mid-19th-century Italian vedute painting executing in oil on canvas, depicting a lively everyday scene in Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, featuring the iconic Pan...

The map covers Anatolia, Armenia, Kurdistan, Syria and Mesopotamia, from Constantinople and the Sea of Marmora to the Persian frontier and Bassora, with Egypt, Cairo and the mouths o...

The columns with capitals decorated with palm leaves and papyrus flowers showing the Egyptian influence that became popular in the Regency and Empire periods after Napoleon's expedit...

Its angular construction and stylized ornament suggest the Egyptian Revival vocabulary that entered Art Deco design while retaining the refined craftsmanship of the Art Nouveau period.

The work is by the French painter Narcisse Berchère (1819–1891), who first visited Egypt in the 1850s and returned several times, travelling in the company of Gérôme, Belly and Frome...

Savigny published his account of the birds of Egypt and Syria in the first part of the natural history volume in 1809 and named Aquila heliaca there, citing this plate, from a bird t...

The sources of the Art Deco movement include Egyptian and Mayan Art, Cubisim, Fauvism and Expressionism, heavily influencing the chief force underlying all Art Deco with the emphasis...

The Volume I shows ancient full-length statues, of the Borghese warrior by Agasias (two plates), Greek gods and heroes and Roman famous historical figures; the last two plates repres...

Osiris, French School, Circa 1900 Patinated Bronze Statuette 12.25 in. (31 cm) High A striking and highly decorative bronze depiction of Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of resurrec...

The main map extends from Italy, Sardinia and Sicily across Greece, Asia Minor, Syria and Egypt to the Medes, Parthians and Persians, tracing the world of the Apostles and the journe...

Saverne, Woerth, Wissembourg and the valley of the Lauter are all named, and the sheet carries an engraved portrait of General Jean-Baptiste Kleber, the Strasbourg born soldier who c...

Bold Statement Ring Inspired by Egypt revival Motif All Natural Stones - and amazing workmanship !

Because its blossoms close at night and reopen at dawn to reveal a radiant yellow center, the flower became a powerful symbol of rebirth, renewal, and the daily journey of the sun in...

The powerful Sassanian Persians had conquered vast territories, occupying much of Asia Minor and soon extending their rule into Syria and Egypt. In 614 AD, Jerusalem fell, and the Ho...

René Nicolas Dufriche, Baron Desgenettes (1762 to 1837), was chief physician to Bonaparte's army in Egypt and Syria and later physician in chief of the Grande Armée, one of the best ...

Antique Enamel Silver Brooch Silver Hallmarked Chester 1910 A Charles Horner silver flying‑scrab brooch, hallmarked Chester, 1910, modelled with the distinctive Art Nouveau–Egyptia...

Item features stunning ornate figural details, Egyptian Revivial Face to spout of pitcher, dragon to handle, engraved "case" to one side and "April 1st 1967, Oct 30th 1878" on other ...

Although the porphyry quarries in Sweden were discovered in the early 18th century they gained royal patronage in the early 19th century having become a viable commercial enterprise ...

The Bembine Tablet, though long believed to be an authentic relic of ancient Egypt, is now understood to be a Roman creation from the 1st century AD, executed in an Egyptianizing sty...

The pendant features a central motif crafted from lustrous white Mother of Pearl, intricately carved to depict the infamous pharaoh of ancient Egypt, Tutankhamun. Surrounding this ce...

This print predates, and was not made a part of the series "The Flight Into Egypt," Renzi 67-96.

During the 1880s Pail traveled extensively, visiting England, Egypt, Palestine, and Algeria. He married in Algeria in 1886 and subsequently settled permanently in Paris, while contin...

This technique originated in ancient Egypt. Today, Daum is the only industrial crystal manufacturer that employs the *pâte de verre* process for its glass objects and crystal sculptu...

Born in Karachi, then British India, Giles served in the military in India, Afghanistan and Egypt before retiring with the rank of Major in 1884.

Her travels eventually extended beyond Europe into North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean, including Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Palestine. These journeys became particularly imp...

The expansive use of highly figured precious wood offers a deep, warm patina that serves as a spectacular canvas for the superlative mercury-gilded bronze mounts (ormolu). Masterfull...

The prairie counties of central Illinois, La Salle, Livingston, McLean and Sangamon, carry an exceptionally dense scatter of named towns and junctions, reflecting the intensive grain...