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Antiquity


Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Imperial Roman Period, Ancient Middle East.



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Ancient Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Greece

ANCIENT GREECE

Ancient Israel

ANCIENT ISRAEL

Ancient Jordan

ANCIENT JORDAN

Ancient Middle East

ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST

Imperial Roman Period

IMPERIAL ROMAN PERIOD

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Ramses II appears in these statues as Osiris (crossed arms), as Pharaoh of Upper Egypt, Pharaoh of all of Egypt (wearing the pshent, the double crown) and again as Osiris. Court behind the sixth pylon, Temple of Amun (13th BCE), 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Karnak.
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Ramses II appears in these statues as Osiris (crossed arms), as Pharaoh of Upp...

View of the obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut (1490-1469 BCE), seen across the columns of the Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amun (13th BCE) in Karnak, Egypt.
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View of the obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut (1490-1469 BCE), seen ac...

The Great Enclosure of the Temple of Amun (13th BCE). In the foreground blocks and artefacts of the Open Air Museum. 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Karnak, Egypt.
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The Great Enclosure of the Temple of Amun (13th BCE). In the foreground blocks...

Overall view of the Temple of Amun with the obelisk (13th BCE) of Pharaoh Tuthmosis I (1508-1493 BCE) and Queen Hatshepsut (1490-1468 BCE), 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Karnak, Egypt.
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Overall view of the Temple of Amun with the obelisk (13th B...

The Sacred Lake, North of the Second and Third Courts, Temple of Karnak, Egypt. 200 x 117m, fed by underground channels from the Nile.The lake was used for ceremonies particularly those connected with the Sacred Barge. 13th BCE
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The Sacred Lake, North of the Second and Third Courts, Temple of Karnak, Egypt....

Two tutelary gods, Ouadjet (left, with the red crown of Lower Egypt) and Nekhbet (right, with the white crown of Upper Egypt) protect the Pharaoh, Ptolemy IX, who wears the double crown of the united realm.
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Two tutelary gods, Ouadjet (left, with the red crown of Lower Egypt) and Nekhbet...

The water of life is poured over a Pharaoh-Osiris, a dead Pharaoh. 13th BCE
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The water of life is poured over a Pharaoh-Osiris, a dead Pharaoh....

The Horus-falcon whose wings bring the breath of life (14th BCE).
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The Horus-falcon whose wings bring the breath of life (14th BCE).

Lintel with green plover design (14th BCE). Green plovers were used as a symbol of the lower classes who had to be taught submission to the pharaoh (here represented by his cartouche).
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Lintel with green plover design (14th BCE). Green plovers were used...

Lintel with Ankh (symbol of life) design (14th BCE).
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Lintel with Ankh (symbol of life) design (14th BCE).

"Smiting his enemies", one of the typical representations of the Pharaohs. The victorious pharaoh catches his enemies by their long hair (14th BCE).
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"Smiting his enemies", one of the typical representations of the P...

Part of a giant column with cartouche of Ramses II (13th BCE).
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Part of a giant column with cartouche of Ramses II (13th BCE).