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04/16/2024

King Menkaura with Hathor!

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04/15/2024

Good Night My friend The world Ancient Egypt Ra

04/15/2024

A hoard of Roman nails found at Inchtuthil, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, c87 AD. After the Roman army abandoned their forward fortification on the site they buried 875,400 iron nails on the site to prevent the enemy Caledonian tribes reforging the iron for weapons

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04/15/2024

04/11/2024

Ptolemaic, mummy of a man, possibly named Nenu or Pachery. Ancient Egypt

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04/11/2024

Temple of Kom Ombo

04/10/2024

Giza 4,600 years ago 🇪🇬

04/10/2024

In 2011, 5 chariots and 12 horse skeletons were found in a tomb in the city of Luoyang, China. Eastern Zhou dynasty period, about 2,500 years ago.

04/10/2024

معبد رمسيس الثالث

04/10/2024

Profile head inlay facing right cast in deep red glass. The facial features are well articulated. The eye was once inlaid, likely in a material of a contrasting color. There are small fragments of a white glass headdress still attached to the top of the head and the back of the neck. In good condition with a few minor nicks and scratches.

New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1540-1075 BC. Now in the J. Paul Getty Museum. 2003.149

04/09/2024

Tomb of Nebenmaat (TT 219)
- Deir el-Medina

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04/09/2024

Mummy of Seti I

04/09/2024

Statue of Queen Nofret

Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1897-1878 BC.
Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 37487; CG 381

In this statue, Queen Nofret is shown seated on a throne, wearing a wig known as a Hathor wig, which has three separate tresses of hair. A large tress falls behind the head, while two wavy tresses are pulled to the front and wrapped in narrow bands, which end over the breasts in two spirals that encircle disks. A uraeus of rearing cobra is depicted on the forehead for protection.

The queen has a large face and enormous, almost detached, ears. Her oversized limbs portray a powerful stature. She is wearing a robe with a very low opening and large anklets that ornament her thick ankles. She wears an incised openwork pectoral, a large piece of jewelry that is worn upon the chest.

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04/09/2024

Sculptors working on statues

Bas-relief depicts sculptors working on statues, detail of a wall carving from the joint Mastaba of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum, an ancient Egyptian royal servants. They shared the title of Overseer of the Manicurists in the Palace of King Nyuserre Ini.

Statues played a crucial role in religious rituals and beliefs. Egyptians believed that statues could house the spirits of the deceased, allowing them to continue their existence in the afterlife. These statues were often placed in tombs and temples, where they were worshipped and offered food, drink, and other offerings.

Sculpting statues in Old Kingdom Egypt held significant cultural and religious importance. Statues were created to honor and depict kings, gods, and other important figures. They were believed to serve as vessels for the spirits of the deceased and were used in religious rituals and ceremonies.

Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, ca. 2494-2345 BC. Mastaba of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum. Saqqara Necropolis.

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04/08/2024

The ceiling of the 2000 years old hypostyle hall of the temple of Hathor in Dendera, Egypt
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04/08/2024

An Aztec turquoise mask (ca. 1500-1521 CE) with diamond eyes and European produced frame and support in gilded silver and enamels added in the 17th century. Now part of the Treasury of the Grand Dukes at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence
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04/08/2024

Treasures of Tutankhamun"s tomb which was discovered on this day in 1922 by British archaeologist "Howard Carter" and his team!

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04/08/2024

The Sebasteion, discovered in southwestern Turkey in 1979, was a majestic temple dedicated to the emperors of Julio-Claudian dynasty and was decorated with a lavish sculptural program of which much survives.

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04/07/2024

Bracelet of Ramesses ll

- Gold ,, Lapis Lazuli
- National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

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04/07/2024

This footprint captures the moment, over four thousand years ago, when someone stepped barefoot on a mud brick left to dry in the sun, 2000 BC, Ur (Iraq).

04/07/2024

Sumerian city of Uruk, considered first civilized city in the world 6500-4000 BC.

Uruk is located in southern Iraq. This city was first discovered in 1849 AD, by english archaeologist William Lofts.

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04/06/2024

Book of the Dead of Panedjem II, Panedjem before Osiris
21st Dynasty, c. 1077-943 B.C.
Tomb of Inhapy (Thebes), British Museum. EA10793,1

04/06/2024

Karnak Temple, Luxor‎‏

04/06/2024

Entrance to Kuelap Fortress, Peru.

Chachapoya people built great fortress of Kuelap with more than four hundred interior buildings and massive exterior stone walls reaching upwards of 60ft in height, possibly to defend themselves against Huari around 800 AD.

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04/06/2024

Two staple foods of ancient Rome are depicted on a Pompeii wall painting and are actually 2,000 years old.

Bottle containing solidified olive oil
was also found in Pompeii, as was charred bread.

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04/06/2024

Seated Scribe
Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, c. 2620–2500 B.C.
Musée du Louvre. E 3023

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04/05/2024

The First high five - Ever.

04/05/2024

This image perfectly shows the size of the pillars of Göbekli Tepe!

04/04/2024

Roman Mosaic (late 2nd - early 3rd Century AD); depicting Leda and the Swan, once central panel (emblema) of a Mosaic Floor. It was discovered in the vicinity of the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Palaipafos in Cyprus.

In mythology, Zeus (Roman Jupiter) seduces the Spartan Queen Leda in the guise of a Swan.

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