which were immensely popular throughout Greco-Roman antiquity
The process of extraction
and this piece exemplifies the blending of materials
The original pendant was part of "The Golden Deer of Eurasia: Scythian and Sarmatian Treasures from the Russian Steppes" exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in October 2000 - February 2001
Perth WA2002 Paintings from Yuendumu
An Egyptian Inscribed Funerary Cone of Amenhotep (Huy), Son of Hepu, New Kingdom, ca 1550 - 1069 BCE Price - $5500 - $10000 which were immensely popular throughoutMolded funerary cone of Nile clay with a conical body and an oval sealing face bearing a raised hieroglyphic inscription arranged in five vertical columns. The inscription identifies the owner as Amenhotep, called Huy, bearing the title "Hereditary Prince," and names him as the son of the dignitary Hepu. The inscription reads: "The venerated one in the presence of Osiris, the hereditary prince Amenhotep, called Huy, praised in the whole of Egypt, son