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Mike Dixon Collection (page 10)

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Mask of wood and metal, Bamana People, Mali, 20th century

Mask of wood and metal, Bamana People, Mali, 20th century. The Bambara are a Mande people living in Africa, primarily in Mali but also in Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Mask from Burkina Faso

Mask from Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso is a small, landlocked country north of Ghana and south of Mali and Niger. Economically, it is one of the four or five poorest countries in the world

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Christian Church wall painting, Ethopia

Christian Church wall painting, Ethopia

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Ethopian Manuscript Illustration of the Adoration of the Magi, c1664-1667

Ethopian Manuscript Illustration of the Adoration of the Magi, c1664-1667. From the 4 Gospels, copied by Takla. British Museum

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Coptic Textile, Female Head Portrait, Egypt, 6th-7th century

Coptic Textile, Female Head Portrait, Egypt, 6th-7th century

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Wax portrait from Antinoe, 3rd century

Wax portrait from Antinoe, 3rd century. Mummy portraits or Fayum mummy portraits is the modern term given to a type of naturalistic painted portrait on wooden boards attached to Egyptian mummies

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Wax portrait from Antinoe, 2nd century

Wax portrait from Antinoe, 2nd century. Mummy portraits or Fayum mummy portraits is the modern term given to a type of naturalistic painted portrait on wooden boards attached to Egyptian mummies

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Coptic Fresco of the Nile with Felucca Ships, c6th-7th century

Coptic Fresco of the Nile with Felucca Ships, c6th-7th century

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Coptic Fresco of the River Nile, c6th-7th century

Coptic Fresco of the River Nile, c6th-7th century. Coptic Museum, Cairo

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Coptic Mural of Christ, c6th-7th century

Coptic Mural of Christ, c6th-7th century

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Story of Adam and Eve, Early Coptic Wallpainting. Egypt, c6th century

Story of Adam and Eve, Early Coptic Wallpainting. Egypt, c6th century. Egyptian Christians living in Egypt identified themselves as Coptic Christians

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Coptic Wooden Wheeled toy, Horse & rider, c640-1500

Coptic Wooden Wheeled toy, Horse & rider, c640-1500
Coptic Wooden Wheeled toy, Horse & Rider. Coptic history is part of history of Egypt that begins with the introduction of Christianity in Egypt in the 1st century AD

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Isis and Horus. Bronze Egyptian Deities, 7th century BC-6th century BC

Isis and Horus. Bronze Egyptian Deities, 7th century BC-6th century BC. Isis name is first attested in the fifth dynasty in the Pyramid texts. She was the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Thoth: Egyptian God: Ibis headed. Vatican

Thoth: Egyptian God: Ibis headed. Vatican. Thoth was, among other things, a god of the moon and the inventor of writing who announces and writes down the judgments about the dead

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Neje and his mother, New Kingdom. 19th Dynasty, 1300BC-1200BC

Neje and his mother, New Kingdom. 19th Dynasty, 1300BC-1200BC. Painted limestone, Thebes, Egypt.. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany)

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Nile animals on panel in the Vatican

Nile animals on panel in the Vatican

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Egyptian Relief. Seated Lady with elaborate hairstyle

Egyptian Relief. Seated Lady with elaborate hairstyle

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Egyptian Food from tombs. Grain, bread, beans as Funerary offerings

Egyptian Food from tombs. Grain, bread, beans as Funerary offerings. Ancient Egyptian pharaohs and their relatives spent years preparing a lavish tomb stocked with everything they might need or want

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Egyptian Mummy of a Hawk representing Horus, c1st century BC-1st century

Egyptian Mummy of a Hawk representing Horus, c1st century BC-1st century. Horus the falcon god was Egypt?s first national god worshiped by all of Egypt, the worship of Horus spanned over 5, 000 years

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Etruscan Urn in the shape of a Hut, Impasto, 9th century BC-8th century BC

Etruscan Urn in the shape of a Hut, Impasto, 9th century BC-8th century BC. Possibly used to contain the cremated remains of an individual

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Earthenware Vessel, Villanova Culture, from Bologna, Italy, 8th century BC

Earthenware Vessel, Villanova Culture, from Bologna, Italy, 8th century BC. The Etruscan civilization is the modern name given to a powerful

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Bronze Situla with incised decoration showing warriors, Etruscan, Bologna, c6th century BC

Bronze Situla with incised decoration showing warriors, Etruscan, Bologna, c6th century BC. A Situla is a bucket-shaped container, usually of metal or pottery and often richly decorated

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Etruscan Bronze Crested Helmet, c7th century BC

Etruscan Bronze Crested Helmet, c7th century BC. The Etruscan civilization is the modern name given to a powerful and wealthy civilization of ancient Italy in the area corresponding roughly to

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Etruscan Script on Gold Leaf at Villa Giulia, Rome, late 6th century BC- early 5th century BC

Etruscan Script on Gold Leaf at Villa Giulia, Rome, late 6th century BC- early 5th century BC. The Etruscan civilization is the modern name given to a powerful

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Etruscan Gold Ear-ring with pendant, 3rd century BC

Etruscan Gold Ear-ring with pendant, 3rd century BC. The Etruscan civilization is the modern name given to a powerful and wealthy civilization of ancient Italy in the area corresponding roughly to

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Etruscan Gold Fibula of Chimera, 6th century BC

Etruscan Gold Fibula of Chimera, 6th century BC. The Etruscan civilization is the modern name given to a powerful and wealthy civilization of ancient Italy in the area corresponding roughly to

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Gold Pendant of Satyrs Head from Caere, Etruscan Jewellery, c500 BC

Gold Pendant of Satyrs Head from Caere, Etruscan Jewellery, c500 BC. The Etruscan civilization is the modern name given to a powerful

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Phoenician glass head on Etruscan Necklace, c7th century BC

Phoenician glass head on Etruscan Necklace, c7th century BC. The Etruscan civilization is the modern name given to a powerful

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Wooden Ancestor Figure from Easter Island, Polynesia, c19th century

Wooden Ancestor Figure from Easter Island, Polynesia, c19th century. Known as an emaciated man - worn with others hanging from the waist in dances at feasts

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Ancestral Board, wood carved with two human faces

Ancestral Board, wood carved with two human faces. Painted with earth figments and kept in the Mens house, from New Guinea, Papua at Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Gold Figures from Pre-Columbian Tombs, Colombia, South America

Gold Figures from Pre-Columbian Tombs, Colombia, South America. Made in Cire Perdue Process of Lost Wax casting; a method of bronze casting using a clay core and a wax coating placed in a mould

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Gold Mask from Columbia, Pre-Columbian South America

Gold Mask from Columbia, Pre-Columbian South America

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Clay Fertility Figures or Mother Goddesses from Caraja Tribe of Brazil

Clay Fertility Figures or Mother Goddesses from Caraja Tribe of Brazil. The Karaja, also known as Iny, are a tribe indigenous to the Brazilian Amazon. hey are self-sufficient

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Pottery Bowl from Tiahuanaco Culture, Peru, 600-1000

Pottery Bowl from Tiahuanaco Culture, Peru, 600-1000
Pottery Bowl from Coast Tianuanaco Culture, Peru, 600-1000. Pottery bowl on three feet painted with crowned heads and a check pattern

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Pair of horses heads on Teak Door-Panel, Egypt, Fatimid Period, 11th century

Pair of horses heads on Teak Door-Panel, Egypt, Fatimid Period, 11th century. Fatimid Dynasty; Political and religious dynasty that dominated an empire in North Africa

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Egyptian Faience Soul-Bird, Saite Period: c600BC

Egyptian Faience Soul-Bird, Saite Period: c600BC. British Museum

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Egyptian bronze, Aegis of RA with the Solar Disc, c590BC

Egyptian bronze, Aegis of RA with the Solar Disc, c590BC

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Egyptian bronze, Goddess Maat, (Truth), 26th Dynasty, c664BC-332BC

Egyptian bronze, Goddess Maat, (Truth), 26th Dynasty, c664BC-332BC. Maat or Ma at refers to the ancient Egyptian concepts of truth, balance, order, harmony, law, morality, and justice

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Statuette of Amen-Ra, Late New Kingdom c900BC

Statuette of Amen-Ra, Late New Kingdom c900BC. His crown is topped by two tall feathers and a sun disk, symbolic of his assimilation with the sun god, Ra, as Amun-Ra

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Egyptian Bronze Cat, Sacred to the Goddess Bastet, Roman Period. c664BC-332 BC

Egyptian Bronze Cat, Sacred to the Goddess Bastet, Roman Period. c664BC-332 BC. The Gayer-Anderson Cat is an Ancient Egyptian statue of a cat, which dates from the Late Period (around 664-332 BC)

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Lid of coffin of Pensenhor from Thebes, XXII Dynasty, c900BC

Lid of coffin of Pensenhor from Thebes, XXII Dynasty, c900BC. Note; emblem of Osiris on the collar at the nec. wearing wig and collar, the lid is decorated with religious scenes

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Egyptian bronze, Goddess Mut, Theban Mother-goddess, 18th Dynasty, c1550BC-1298BC

Egyptian bronze, Goddess Mut, Theban Mother-goddess, 18th Dynasty, c1550BC-1298BC. Mut, which meant mother in the ancient Egyptian language

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Egyptian Obelisk of Tuthmosis II, 15th century BC

Egyptian Obelisk of Tuthmosis II, 15th century BC. From Karnak now at Istanbul. Thutmose II was the fourth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Egyptian Goddess Bastet as a Cat with Kittens, holding an Aegis, c664BC- 332BC

Egyptian Goddess Bastet as a Cat with Kittens, holding an Aegis, c664BC- 332BC. Egyptian Bronze, Late Period. British Museum

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Egyptian Limestone Relief with scenes of Fields and Storehouses

Egyptian Limestone Relief with scenes of Fields and Storehouses. Archaeological Museum, Florence

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Craftsmen at Work, Blacksmiths, Carriage-Maker and one asleep, c1372BC-1354BC

Craftsmen at Work, Blacksmiths, Carriage-Maker and one asleep, c1372BC-1354BC. From an Egyptian Limestone Relief from a tomb, 18th Dynasty, Florence Archaeological Museum

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Egyptian relief, deceased priestess and Hathor with sycamore tree

Egyptian relief, deceased priestess and Hathor with sycamore tree
Egyptian relief, deceased priestess and Hathor. Deceased priestess and her soul-bird receive refreshment from Hathor in sycamore tree

Background imageMike Dixon Collection: Egyptian relief, A Funerary banquet

Egyptian relief, A Funerary banquet. National Archaeological Museum: Florence



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