Both my wife and I are into ancient Egyptian stuff and the last year or so she has bought various tiny tomb toys typically strewn about in burial sites.
Usually dark stone or lapis but the last two are amethyst, supposed to be 1400BC so 3400 years old.
The seller is widely known and buyers report bringing purchases to museum curators and dealers where artifacts are confirmed genuine.
Also it seems no crimes or grave robbing, the stuff is legit and legal.
I get tasked with attaching bails for hanging, and i just did this one which has a "nefer" carved into the back.
Used to ve thought it was some sort of stringed instrument but more recently it was decided the thing is a heart with a trachea sticking out of it.
Read up on it if curious, Wiki has info I have not read.
Bending cutting and soldering silver with guitar wiring tools while not damaging the flawed amethyst carving.
Usually dark stone or lapis but the last two are amethyst, supposed to be 1400BC so 3400 years old.
The seller is widely known and buyers report bringing purchases to museum curators and dealers where artifacts are confirmed genuine.
Also it seems no crimes or grave robbing, the stuff is legit and legal.
I get tasked with attaching bails for hanging, and i just did this one which has a "nefer" carved into the back.
Used to ve thought it was some sort of stringed instrument but more recently it was decided the thing is a heart with a trachea sticking out of it.
Read up on it if curious, Wiki has info I have not read.
Bending cutting and soldering silver with guitar wiring tools while not damaging the flawed amethyst carving.
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