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Pre-Dynastic Figures - Egypt Museum

Archaeology · Cairo

Pre-Dynastic Figures - Egypt Museum

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The disparity in size between the two figures has led scholars to propose a familial connection: perhaps a ruler and his heir, the smaller figure echoing the lineage and promise of continuity so vital to early concepts of kingship. These gold figurines discovered at Tell el-Farkha’s Eastern Kom, were unearthed by the Polish Archaeological Expedition to the Eastern Nile Delta, in 2006, during ongoing excavations that began in the late 1990s. Eme…See the Story

Hermanubis - Egypt Museum

Hermanubis - Egypt Museum

Statue of HermanubisParian marble, 1st–2nd century B.C.Gregorian Egyptian Museum; Room IV. Vatican Museums Carved from luminous Parian marble, this statue embodies the elegant fusion of Egyptian and Roman divinity: Hermanubis, the jackal-headed Anubis recast in the guise of Mercury. Fashioned in the 1st–2nd centuries A.D., the figure rises a modest 1.55 metres, yet commands attention. A slender solar disc poised on a crescent moon nestles betwee…Read Article

Tax in Ancient Egypt - Egypt Museum

Tax in Ancient Egypt - Egypt Museum

Village elders compelled to Confess Discrepancies in their Tax Declarations before the ScribesOld Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, reign of Teti, c. 2323-2291 B.C.Tomb of Mereruka, Saqqara Necropolis Taxation in Ancient Egypt was the very lifeblood of the state, binding ploughman, priest, and pharaoh in a tapestry of obligation. Long before coinage glinted under Persian and Greek rule, dues were rendered in grain, livestock, crafted wares, and, perhaps mos…Read Article

The Temple of Edfu's Inner Sanctuary - Egypt Museum

Tucked away at the very heart of the Temple of Edfu lies its most hallowed chamber, the inner sanctuary; a space imbued with divine presence and ritual potency. Here, enshrined in reverence, once rested the sacred barque of Horus, the falcon-headed god of kingship and the sky. This ceremonial boat, born aloft during great religious processions, was also accompanied by a permanent shrine that safeguarded the cult statue of the god, likely a splen…Edfu · Edfu Read Article

The Solar Boat of King Khufu - Egypt Museum

The Solar Boat of Khufu Nestled within a specially designed museum at the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the so-called Khufu ship, more accurately known as the Solar Boat, is one of the most extraordinary archaeological survivals of the ancient world. Discovered in 1954, buried in a sealed limestone pit near the pyramid’s southern face, this full-sized cedar wood vessel lay disassembled yet perfectly preserved for nearly 4,500 years. Measuri…Giza, Giza Governorate · Giza Read Article

Antelope Head from a Ceremonial Boat - Egypt Museum

This finely carved antelope’s head, once affixed to the prow of a sacred ceremonial boat, hails from the hushed sanctuaries of an Egyptian temple. Hewn from hard stone (perhaps diorite or greywacke) it would have adorned a ritual barque, gliding not upon the Nile but along the sacred imaginations of the priests who summoned the gods through rite and relic. Such boats were devoted to Sokar, the ancient god of the necropolis, a deity deeply entwin…Egypt · Egypt Read Article

Early Dynastic Mother & Child - Egypt Museum

Met Museum. 03.4.16 This diminutive yet evocative object, which the Met Museum has listed simply as “A Woman and Her Child“, hails from the very dawn of the Ancient Egyptian Dynastic Period, c. 3100–2900 B.C., known as the 1st Dynasty. Discovered at Abydos, one of Ancient Egypt’s most sacred sites and a focal point of royal and religious power, this modest figurine was unearthed near the Osiris temple by the Egypt Exploration Fund during their 1…Egypt · Egypt Read Article

Gold and Turquoise Pendant with Atef Crowns and Wedjat Eye - Egypt Museum

Delicate yet imbued with potent symbolism, this captivating pendant dates from the Third Intermediate Period. With the twilight centuries of the New Kingdom now past, this miniature masterpiece of sacred adornment evokes the lingering splendour of a once radiant golden age. Fashioned from rich gold and vivid turquoise (a gemstone revered in Ancient Egyptian thought for its protective and auspicious properties) the piece reflects both the artistr…Gold · Cairo Read Article

Monkey in a Palm Tree - Egypt Museum

FitzWilliam Museum, Cambridge. E.GA.4292.1943 Painted upon a modest shard of limestone (known as an ostracon) this whimsical yet charming sketch from the New Kingdom (c. 1550–1069 B.C.) captures a lively monkey mid-climb as it scales the familiar forked trunk of a doum-palm tree. Measuring just 11 by 9.7 centimetres, the piece, though small, radiates the playful curiosity and natural elegance so often celebrated in Ancient Egyptian art. Monkeys,…Giza, Giza Governorate · Giza Read Article

Nakhti - Egypt Museum

Musée du Louvre. E 12002 With a quiet dignity and timeless simplicity, this finely carved wooden statue of Nakhti, a man of status in Middle Egypt, stands poised with his left foot slightly advanced, a convention in Ancient Egyptian art that gently implies vitality, movement, and readiness for eternity, often referred to as the “striding pose”. Discovered nestled beside his coffin in Tomb 7 at Asyut, the figure dates to the early 12th Dynasty, a…Asyut · Asyut Read Article

Seated Statue of the official Minmose - Egypt Museum

British Museum. EA2300 Despite the front of the statue having extensive damage, the back provides us with quite a bit of information about Minmose, thanks to the wonderful inscriptions having survived.Minmose’s primary titles reveal his close association with the cult of Osiris; the deity central to Egyptian beliefs about resurrection and the afterlife. He is described as the “overseer of the festivals of Osiris,” suggesting that he played a piv…Egypt · Egypt Read Article

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