Karnak called in Ancient Egypt “Ipet sut”, “the most revered place” is a small town in Egypt , located on the eastern bank of the Nile River, next to Luxor. It was the area of ancient Thebes that housed the most important religious complex in Ancient…
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These two reliefs found in Mesopotamia and Egypt are divided by roughly 8500 years. The first one, found at Sayburç, Turkey, most probably belongs to the Göbekli Tepe culture, which flourished some 12000 years ago. The second one, presumably made in…
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The second rock-cut temple in Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt is dedicated to Ramses II’s great royal wife, Queen Nefertari for the worship of Hathor. On its façade are colossal statues of Nefertari and Ramses II, standing at 10.5 metres. Nefertari’s statues are…
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LATE PERIOD, 26TH (SAITE) DYNASTY, GREYWACKE STATUE OF NESPAQASHUTY, SON OF NESPAMEDOU. DATED TO THE REIGN OF PHARAOH APRIES, CA. 589 - 570 BCE. FROM THE TEMPLE OF AMUN-RA, KARNAK. In this well modeled and polished statue, the vizier Nespaqashuty is…
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Mumie Chinchorro są najstarszym znanym dowodem na sztucznie zmumifikowane ciała na świecie. Zostały pomalowane na charakterystyczny czerwony lub czarny kolor przy użyciu pigmentów mineralnych, takich jak ochra, mangan i tlenek żelaza. Mumie Chinchorro…
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Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut (Egyptian: Ḏsr-ḏsrw meaning "Holy of Holies") is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is…
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A gold ring dated to the reign of King Horemheb (circa 1323-1295 BCE), the last monarch of the 18th Dynasty. It has a four-sided rectangular moveable bezel, with added spirals. On the side we see here, a crocodile is engraved in sunk relief. The crocodile…
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The Lost City of Heracleion. Alexandria, Egypt An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean. It was a legend. No trace of the city had ever been found, and it appeared only in a few rare inscriptions and ancient texts. The city of…
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Gilded Mehit-Weret (aspect of Hathor) Head from Tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun (Luxor Museum, Luxor, Egypt) The goddess Hathor was often represented in the form of a cow, and, as such, was depicted on the walls of many Theban tombs dating to the New Kingdom.…
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Abu Simbel is a complex formed by two temples carved into the rock: built by the will of Pharaoh Ramses II during his reign (1279-1213 BC) to commemorate his victory in the battle of Qadesh (ca. 1274 BC).
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