An Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Tile, Old Kingdom, time of Djoser, ca. 2668 - 2649 BCE Seals - Intaglio This very unusal Moche solid

This very unusal Moche solid cast copper finial amulet shows the head and torso of a man who is drinking from a libation cup (kero)

Darwin - Finalist

Margaret now lives in Nyirripi

” so-called for their striking apparent resemblance to specific individuals

acquired from the London art market during the 1960s

An Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Tile, Old Kingdom, time of Djoser, ca. 2668 - 2649 BCE Seals - Intaglio This very unusal Moche solidThis tile of pale blue glazed faience in the shape of a slightly convex rectangle, thicker in the center and tapering towards the edges. A smaller rectangle, raised in the back center of the tile is pierced longitudinally for attachment. The back of the tile also has white deposits indicating the presence of some form of gesso or similar binding agent. Faience tiles were manufactured in bulk and used as surface decoration, a famous example being