Egypt


Birth and Death,Cult and Gods,Pharaos and Officials,Pyramids and Temples,Daily Life.



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1,561 photos
The Assyrian King Ashurbanipal (668-627 BCE)           
leads the vanquished by a nose-ring. The left          
kneeling figure is Ushanakhuru, son of Pharaoh         
Taharqa, on the right the Baal of Tyrus. Granite       
stele (7th BCE) from Babylon, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
#08020558

The Assyrian King Ashurbanipal (668-627 BCE) leads the vanquished by...

Adadnirari III (810-783 BCE) worshipping               
divine emblems - and an inscription.                   
Bas-relief on an obelisk (7th BCE)                     
erected for the Assyrian King Adad,                    
from Sabaa, Yemen
#08020649

Adadnirari III (810-783 BCE) worshipping divine emblems - and an...

Aramaean writing utensils,                             
from Egypt                                             
21 x 5.5 cm                                            
AO 17 204
#08020848

Aramaean writing utensils, from Egypt...

Small male figure carrying a heavy vase.               
Limestone ointment container with ivory inlay          
Egyptian origin (1350 BCE)                             
from a child's tomb at Ugarit (Ras Shamra), Syria
#08020856

Small male figure carrying a heavy vase. Limestone ointment conta...

Chariot with protecting divinities. Egyptian influence.
6th-4th BCE, from Tartous, Phoenicia.                  
Bronze, H: 13,3 cm L: 6,5 cm                           
                                                       
AO 22 265
#08020870

Chariot with protecting divinities. Egyptian influence. 6th-4th BCE, from Tartou...

Anthropoid sarcophagus of Tabnit, king of Sidon.       
This Egyptian sarcophagus was re-used for king Tabnit  
(6th-5th BCE).The original hieroglyphic inscription    
is for a general Penyhtah.                             
M.A. 800 K 98
#08020951

Anthropoid sarcophagus of Tabnit, king of Sidon. This Egyptian sarcophagu...

Pectoral, an Egyptian-style necklace; a falcon         
spreading his wings, in the claws the symbol of life   
and the"knot of Isis".From the royal tomb III,Byblos.  
Gold, chased and chiselled, 19th BCE                   
L: 20,5 cm  H:6,3 cm     AO 9093
#080210 2

Pectoral, an Egyptian-style necklace; a falcon spreading his wings, in...

Vase in the form of the Egyptian god Bes.              
Faience, Egyptian origin.                              
H: 21 cm                                               
AO 25952
#080210 4

Vase in the form of the Egyptian god Bes. Faience, Egyptian origin...

Falcon-god Horus, from Ugarit-Mineit-el-Beida          
Bronze, H: 12,7 cm                                     
Late Bronze Age, 13th BCE                              
AO 11599
#08021130

Falcon-god Horus, from Ugarit-Mineit-el-Beida Bronze, H: 12,7 cm...

Cup with Ouadjet eye. From Ugarit (Minet-el-Beida),    
Syria. Late Bronze, 14th-12th BCE.                     
Painted terracotta, 12 cm across.                      
AO 15727
#08021142

Cup with Ouadjet eye. From Ugarit (Minet-el-Beida), Syria. Late Bronze, 14th...

Statue of a seated pharao. From Ashkelon,Israel        
Gold, H: 2,5 cm                                        
AO 5982
#08021256

Statue of a seated pharao. From Ashkelon,Israel Gold, H: 2,5 cm...

Cylinder seal (/39) and imprint (/40)from Syria.       
Egyptian-style ornaments; a king adoring a bird-       
headed god;rabbits and a sphinx;hieroglyphs.           
Middle Bronze. Hematite, H: 2 cm                       
AO 22 364
#08021639

Cylinder seal (/39) and imprint (/40)from Syria. Egyptian-style ornaments...