Very Very Old Small Carved Arm, Believed Egyptian Middle Kingdom football on this one

on this one

The things people once invested so much care into making never fails to amazing me

and I think Magritte would have really liked this painting

A great old corkscrew

with some wear around the edges

Very Very Old Small Carved Arm, Believed Egyptian Middle Kingdom football on this oneThis small carved arm, clearly once jointed to a figure, I purchased from an artist and collector a couple of years ago and have lived with since. He purchased it from a gallery while working on a project in Egypt, along with an ancient carved and painted falcon (which I am keeping forever) and said he was certain it was ancient and looking at that wood, and also at the form of the arm and hand, it certainly appears he was right. I've included a