Artemis' Arrow Ascendancy

04/09/2024

4,700-year-old ball of yarn found near Lake Bienne. Lüscherz, Switzerland, around 2700 BC

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04/09/2024

These mushroom stones were discovered in the Maya ruins of Kaminaljuyu in Guatemala. They were used 2500 years ago to prepare mixtures of psychedelic mushrooms for ceremonial use

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04/08/2024

A black leather book box from Italy. Ca. 1465-1485 CE

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04/08/2024

🇪🇬 Temple of Queen Hatshepsut from above ❤

04/08/2024

Plaque of Psusennes I

This thin gold plaque belonging to the pharaoh Psusennes I was placed on his mummy over the incision made in the lower abdomen to allow the internal organs to be removed during the initial phases of the embalming process.

The ancient Egyptians attached a powerful magical value to this amulet, which was intended to guarantee the physical integrity to the mummy by protecting the wound, thought to be the most vulnerable part of the body.

The plate was supposed to restore the body to its original state of strength as the wound was considered to be vulnerable and a possible entry point for negative forces.

The plaque is decorated with the udjat eye, as the symbol was associated with the idea of physical wholeness and protection. The four sons of Horus - Imset, Hapi, Duamutuef and Qebehsenuef - are shown at the sides of the eye with the royal cobra on their heads and their names engraved with a burn. They wear pleated skirts and usekh necklaces.

An inscription on the udjat eye says, "To the Osiris King Psusennes meryamun".

The plaque has a small engraved moulding with four holes in the corners to fix it to the bandages of the mummy.

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04/08/2024

Quartzite head from a large statue of a priest or dignitary
Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, Late 13th Dynasty, c. 1700–1600 B.C.
From Osiris Temple at Abydos, Egypt.
Now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. 02.4.191
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04/07/2024

04/07/2024

Sekhmet is an Aten asteroid that orbits the Sun in the asteroid belt that is mainly in the area between Mars and Jupiter.

04/07/2024

¿Qué significado tiene la Esfinge?
El nombre egipcio de la Gran Esfinge sigue siendo desconocido. La palabra “esfinge” es griega y significa literalmente “estrangulador”, en lo que yace la referencia al famoso mito sobre el enigma de la Esfinge. La opinión de que esta palabra vino a Grecia del Antiguo Egipto es infundada. En árabe se la denominaba Abu el-Hol “Padre del Terror”.

La mayoría de las antiguas civilizaciones orientales vieron en el león uno de los símbolos de la deidad solar. Desde tiempos antiguos era costumbre retratar al faraón con atributos de león exterminando a sus enemigos. A la luz de estos datos, es permisible considerar a la Esfinge como una guardiana del eterno descanso de los faraones sepultados a su alrededor.

Los templos cercanos estuvieron originalmente dedicados al dios del sol Ra, y durante el Imperio Nuevo, la escultura se identificó con una aparición del dios Horus: “Horus en el Horizonte” (Horemahet); Amenhotep II construiría otro templo a este dios al noreste de la Esfinge.

↘️Hatshepsut representada como una esfinge con atributos de león

04/06/2024

A richly ornate court Rapier. Date: c. 1604 , Dresden. Medium: Gold, Bohemian diamonds and pearl embroidery.

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04/06/2024

The large barrow Borum Eshøj contained 3 coffins with the bodies of 2 men and a woman. The trees of which the coffins were made were felled around 1350 BCE. Amazingly their clothes survived and they carried many objects with them. Moesgaard Museum, Denmark

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04/05/2024

Striding Thoth

Ptolemaic Period, ca. 305-30 BC.
Egyptian faience.
Met Museum. 26.7.860

04/04/2024

Family portrait of Wah-Ib, "Jeweller of Amun", and his wife Teri. Dedicated to the pair by their son (name unknown), seen depicted between the pair.

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, c. 1410-1372 B.C.
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. INV 9233

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04/04/2024

04/04/2024

Fastener of Princess Sithathor
Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1991-1803 BC.
Funerary Complex of Senusret III at Dahshur.
Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 30862
Photo: Sandro Vannini
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04/04/2024

The Nanhai One is a Chinese merchant ship with over 60,000 items on board, which sank into the South China Sea in the 12th century. Discovered in 1987, the ship was raised in 2007 and placed in a custom-made saltwater tank where archaeologists continue to study and excavate the wreck

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04/04/2024

1,500-year-old Ceramic Maya Figurine with Removable Helmet, from El Perú-Waka", Petén, Guatemala

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04/03/2024

Tomb of the Warrior king!
✨ Ramesses III ✨

- " KV11 " Valley of the King"s
- Luxor

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04/03/2024

Ancient Treasures Emerge: 4500-Year-Old Mummy Feet Unearthed in Saqqara, Egypt

04/03/2024

The 17th century Shah Jahan Mosque in Pakistan, notable for its geometric brick work

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04/03/2024

Made by Egyptian Hands!

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04/02/2024

This trio of statues of goddess Sekhmet are located in the Sackler Wing of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sekhmet was an Egyptian goddess of healing and war.

Brandon Falls Photography

04/02/2024

The handle of the hunting sword of Maximilian III Joseph, Prince-Elector of Bavaria (1745 - 1777).

Carved from ivory, a lion sits atop the handle holding a crescent moon, likely alluding to recent European victories over the Ottoman Empire.

04/02/2024

Luxor temple at night 🌃❤✨

03/28/2024

♈️ Aries!
- Astrological Ceiling of Dendera Temple

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03/28/2024

Happy weekend friends 🤠

03/28/2024

Shrine of Anubis.
Hatshepsut"s mortuary temple.

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03/27/2024

4000 year old wood-carved figures in the lost Desert Cemetery of Xiaohe China.

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