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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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Statue of Inebny, 18th dynasty, around 1450 BCE.Limestone block with incised hieroglyphic text containing the conventional prayers for offerings, and Inebny's name and titles as commander of bowmen and overseer of the pharaoh's weapons. It records that it was made "by the favour" of the joint sovereigns Hatshepsut and Tutmosis III. EA, 1131
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Statue of Inebny, 18th dynasty, around 1450 BCE.Limestone block with incised hi...

Head of the cow Hathor, 18th dynasty, around 1450 BCE.The cult statue of Hathor originally had horns and wore a feather headdress, both probably gilded. The eyes were inlaid with rock crystal and lapis lazuli; the colour white was associated with sacredness and purity. From the shrine of Hathor at Deir el-Bahri.Hatshepsut's self-proclaimed divine birth and Hathor's role as a fertility goddess meant that many women left offerings at the shrine in the hope of conceiving a child. EA, 42179
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Head of the cow Hathor, 18th dynasty, around 1450 BCE.The cult statue of Hathor...

Fragment of the beard of the Great Spinx (New Kingdom, 14th BCE?). Part of the plaited, "divine" type of beard, depicted on gods and the dead, rather than kings and the living. The beard was probably added during restoration work in the 18th dynasty (1550-1295 Mill.BCE) and fell off in antiquity. EA, 58
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Fragment of the beard of the Great Spinx (New Kingdom, 14th BCE?). Part of the...

Faience ushebti of Seti I, 19th dynasty, around 1290 BCE. The figure wears the "nemes" headdress of a king, with the cobra on his brow. The identity of the object as an ushebti is made clear by the hoes which he holds and the "ushebti- spell" from the Book of the Dead which says that the ushebti must do the work of its owner in the afterlife. EA, 22818
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Faience ushebti of Seti I, 19th dynasty, around 1290 BCE. The figure wears the...

Statue of Ramses II,19th dynasty,around 1250 BCE. The pharaoh is shown wearing the two crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt;in his hands are the crook and the flail,which represent his power over his subjects;on his brow is the Uraeus,the cobra ready to attack any who oppose him.From the temple of Khnum,god of the Aswan cataract. EA, 67
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Statue of Ramses II,19th dynasty,around 1250 BCE. The pharaoh is shown wearing...

Funerary cloth of Isetnefret, New Kingdom, around 1300- 1070 CE. Isnetfret is shown seated before and offering table loaded with loaves of bread. She holds a lotus flower (symbol of rebirth) to her nose. Her daughter Tii sprinkles her mother with water of purification.Both women are dressed in fashionable, voluminous robes. EA, 65347
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Funerary cloth of Isetnefret, New Kingdom, around 1300- 1070 CE. Isnetfret is s...

Limestone ostracon showing a woman suckling a child, probably from Deir el-Medina, Thebes,20th dynasty. Later New Kingdom,1300-1100 BCE. Most ostraca from Thebes come from the town where the workers in the Valley of Kings lived. They show doodles,artistic experiments, and first drafts of decorations to be placed on the walls of tombs. The lower register of this ostracon shows a woman staring into her mirror. EA,8506
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Limestone ostracon showing a woman suckling a child, probably from Deir el-Medi...

Ramses III before the gods of Memphis,20th dynasty,around 1150 BCE.At 42 metres, the Grest Harris Papyrus is one of the longest papyri still in existance. Third vignette:Ramses wears crook and flail and clothing reserved for the pharaoh, a banded cloth headdress, sash,triangular-fronted kilt and bull's tail.Each god or goddess is shown in their most typical form.Donations to Thebes alone included 309.950 sacks of grain and large quantities of metals and semi-precious stones. EA,9999/43
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Ramses III before the gods of Memphis,20th dynasty,around 1150 BCE.At 42 metres,...

Vignette of the Book of the Dead of the priestess Nesitanebtashru, 21st Dynasty,around 1025 BCE. Nut (heaven) stretches over the earth, represented by her brother Geb, who lies below her.The toes of the goddess are at the eastern horizon, and her fingertips at the western horizon. Her father Shu (air) holds her up with both hands, separating her from Geb. From the Greenfield Papyrus, Original L: 37 m; Deir el-Bahri,Thebes. EA,1055487
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Vignette of the Book of the Dead of the priestess Nesitanebtashru, 21st Dynasty,...

Coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Horus is shown on the inside.The mummified body of a man called Hor was x-rayed in the 1960s.No fractures or medical conditions were found;he had been circumsized;artificial eyes had been placed in the eye sockets. EA,6659
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Coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Horus is shown...

Lid of the coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Horus is shown on the inside.The mummified body of a man called Hor was x-rayed in the 1960s.No fractures or medical conditions were found;he had been circumsized;artificial eyes had been placed in the eye sockets. Detail of 03-03-01/63-67 EA,6659
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Lid of the coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Hor...

Coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Horus is shown on the inside.The mummified body of a man called Hor was x-rayed in the 1960s.No fractures or medical conditions were found;he had been circumsized;artificial eyes had been placed in the eye sockets. Detail of 03-01-01/63-67 EA,6659
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Coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Horus is shown...