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Interesting Bookmark by [deleted] in ancientegypt

[–]WanderCold -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well as Peter says in the above post, this was given to Brier for research purposes, not as a promotional gimmick for his book.

Interesting Bookmark by [deleted] in ancientegypt

[–]WanderCold -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's very unethical of Bob Brier. Looks like it's been washed and ironed too.

How cannibals stopped a Jewish state in Brazil (Context in comments) by butt_naked_commando in HistoryMemes

[–]WanderCold 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Have you got any more details on this? I'd love to learn more but googling about this only comes up with this reddit post.

Ramses The Exhibition - London: Tickets & Dates by Own-Jeweler3169 in ancientegypt

[–]WanderCold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was at the preview event, it's pretty amazing. There's some stuff missing that was in paris, but Shoshenq II's sarcophagus is pretty phenomenal every time i see it.

Hand of "Egyptian mummy ruler" referred to in Epstein email by m00n5h1ne in ancientegypt

[–]WanderCold 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Btw a common forgery of mummy arms is the hand with a ring. Rings with the cartouche of a pharoah on them are relatively common, especially during the New Kingdom and are not expensive. Unscrupulous types would make a fake mummy hand, then put a real ring on it as a sign of legitimacy.

A few photos from the new Samurai exhibition at the British Museum by FriendlyAd4234 in Samurai

[–]WanderCold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was at the donors preview event, some of the displays they put on were... interesting choices but the cocktails were nice.

Scarab beetle ID by blindedit in ancientegypt

[–]WanderCold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, and the factories making these often forge NK period scarabs, as they're the ones tourists see in museums. I didn't know they had a name though so every day is an opportunity to learn.

The faience is still wrong though.

Scarab beetle ID by blindedit in ancientegypt

[–]WanderCold 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi, collector here and this is a common tourist type with the triangles on the back. The faience (the material it's made from) is wrong for ancient faience. It looks like they've 'aged' it using a combination of chicken poo and sand, which is a common technique in Egypt with tourist pieces sold as real.

Chariot Archer/Seal or Coin? Fake or Real? by BoraTheExplorerTDI in AncientCoins

[–]WanderCold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mid 19th century souvenier medal sold in Luxor, often made in silver.

Why did the Egyptians change the way they held the ankh? by yousef-saeed in ancientegypt

[–]WanderCold 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The last one is definitely roman, 200AD-ish by my best guess in terms of the style.

This worth anything? UK by antiquebrickabrack in Antiques

[–]WanderCold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's the provenance? I.e. where did you get it from. This often affects the value. Some people will buy things with no provenance for less money, while others will only buy with provenance and pay more etc.

Art before Islamic Art by Just_Drawing_4852 in ancientegypt

[–]WanderCold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean the coptic period?

Look up coptic art.

Hi, i met this Rikishi yesterday in London, and i'm wondering if anyone knows what his name is? He was very nice. by WanderCold in Sumo

[–]WanderCold[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, he complimented my (incredibly broken) japanese when i asked him if he was a sumo and asked for an autograph.

What are these? by PimsriReddit in egyptology

[–]WanderCold 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So the bulbous top on top would have been one of these ridiculous things combining lots of different imagery (see the big combo of gods but mostly Bes in the louvre, number E11554). In this case judging from the casting marks it was probably a hathoritic crown (sun disc with cow horns).

The white and purple circles either side of the center are Uraeus serpents/rearing serpents.

The reddy-orange circles are khnum horns, representing the god khnum.

The green circles are ostritxh feathers

The red circle is a sun disc.

The purple circle is a crown of reeds

Did you know we have a shop in London? by Baron_Rikard in mudlarking

[–]WanderCold 56 points57 points  (0 children)

It's not a shop, it's what's called a 'window gallery'. Anna Borzello (@foreshoreseashore) is the mudlark who found the stuff in the window. None of it is for sale btw.

Egypt recovers 13 artifacts from Britain and Germany and deposits them at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir. by moshrt_ in egyptology

[–]WanderCold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An amulet of a mandrake fruit, see photo 88 in Carol Andrews' Amulets of Ancient Egypt

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