Lot 1830
Intriguing Display of Medicine/Healing-related Artifacts. Various Ancient Near Eastern Cultures, c. 1500 BC. - 300 AD. Mounted on linen, within plexiglass box, an interesting mixture of natural objects that could have been pulverized for medicinal use, or employed ritually for healing or health, plus antiquities used for the same. Among the items from nature: a small iron meteorite, a piece of amber, fossilized horn, and an attractive piece of quartz crystal. Antiquities: 2 Roman silver-billon tetradrachms of Egypt, showing Serapis, and Horus as a canopic jar. Also, a bronze needle and implements, including tweezers, plus a small jar for ointments. The last 2 items, from Egypt, deal with revitalized life: a small ushabti, and a mold for an udjat amulet - an eye with renewed vision. A fascinating display. Framed size: 13" x 12-3/4". 13 pieces in th display.
Estimated Value $600 - 900.
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