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03/28/2024

Painted limestone seated statuette of Mersu
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1480–1350 B.C.
Museo Egizio. Cat. 3092

03/28/2024

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03/28/2024

A burial, at Ban Non Wat in Thailand, that contained the remains of a person buried with a remarkable number of shell and marble bangles (1000-800 BC). Excavations of the site which includes 640 burials, show that people were occupying the region during the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age

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03/27/2024

Egyptian Bust of Prince Ankhhaf
2520–2494 B.C. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafra

In ancient Egypt, artists almost never created true portraits. This bust of Ankhhaf, therefore, breaks the rule. It is made of limestone covered with a thin layer of plaster, into which details have been modeled by the hand of a master. Rather than a stylized representation, the face is of an individual. From inscriptions in his tomb, we know that Ankhhaf was the son of a king, probably Sneferu, brother of another, Khufu, and that he served Khafre as vizier and overseer of works. In this last capacity, he may have overseen the building of the second pyramid and carving of the sphinx.

Ankhhaf"s features are those of a mature man. His skull shows a receding hairline. His eyelids droop slightly over eyes originally painted white with brown pupils. Puffy pouches are rendered underneath. Diagonal furrows set off a stern mouth. Apparently, he once had a short beard made from a separate piece of plaster. It was lost in antiquity, as were his ears. His gaze is that of a commanding and willful man, someone who was accustomed to having his orders obeyed. It was the way he wanted to be remembered for eternity.

Findspot: Egypt, Giza, tomb G 7510

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