Troy's Treasure Hunt

04/16/2024

Virtual Tour (360 photo) Statue of Ramses in the Osiris Position, Hypostyle Hall, Sun Temple, Abu Simbel

04/15/2024

Built in 1770 by the Sámi in Hattfjelldal municipality, Norway, this is a storage building for grains, cured meats, etc. The wooden «legs» are to keep the storage area out of reach from scavangers

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04/15/2024

Different angle of Ahmose-Merit Amun!

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04/15/2024

Head from ushabti of Akhenaten

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1353-1336 BC.
From Tell el-Amarna.
North Carlolina Museum of Art. Raleigh. G.74.2.8

A Ushabti (Egyptian: wšbtj or šwbtj) was a funerary figure in the form of the likeness of the deceased, and was engraved with spells and incantations or, most commonly, a verse from the Book of the Dead (Chapter 6 most prevalent).

The reason for the Ushabti’s creation was to help provide the deceased with spiritual welfare, and help with activities and chores the deceased may have to partake in during their journey to the Afterlife, and while inhabiting the Afterlife. The Ushabti became a traditional funerary item during the Old Kingdom.

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04/11/2024

04/11/2024

Roman Diatretic Glass Vase (4th Century AD), from Autun, France.

The exceptionally rare diatretic glass vase was discovered in a paleo-Christian necropolis in Autun, central France. The fragments of the vase were inside a massive sandstone sarcophagus, one of six found in the necropolis, at the feet of the deceased individual. The necropolis was in use between the early 3rd and the middle of the 5th Century AD, and the glass vase dates to the 4th Century AD.

It is made of a reticulated glassware, an elaborate ornamental style featuring interlacing lines of glass in relief. Just 4.7 inches high and 6.3 inches in diameter, the vase is one of only 10 complete examples of Roman reticulated glass known to survive.

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04/11/2024

Tikal National Park
In the heart of the jungle, surrounded by lush vegetation, lies one of the major sites of Mayan civilization, inhabited from the 6th century B.C. to the 10th century A.D. The ceremonial centre contains superb temples and palaces, and public squares accessed by means of ramps. Remains of dwellings are scattered throughout the surrounding countryside.

04/11/2024

Relief of Sobek

Detail of a bas relief depicting the crocodile headed god Sobek at Temple of Kom Ombo. One of the most prominent deities associated with crocodiles was Sobek, he was worshipped as a protective deity, particularly in areas where crocodiles were prevalent.

During the Ptolemaic Period in ancient Egypt, the worship of Sobek continued, although there were some changes in religious practices and beliefs. The Ptolemaic Dynasty, which ruled Egypt from 305 BC to 30 BC, was of Greek Macedonian origin and brought their own religious traditions and deities to Egypt. However, they also adopted and incorporated many aspects of Egyptian religion, including the worship of Sobek.

Crocodiles held significant cultural and religious importance in ancient Egypt. They were associated with the Nile River, which was a vital source of life and fertility for the Egyptians. Crocodiles were seen as powerful and dangerous creatures, and their behavior and characteristics were often attributed to various deities.

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04/10/2024

Unicorn Aquamanile (Water Vessel), German, about 1425–1450, artist unknown, copper alloy.

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04/10/2024

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04/10/2024

The Tomb of Ramesses VI, The Valley of Kings, Egypt 🇪🇬

04/10/2024

Ring Inscribed with Hieroglyphs

Upon death, people who were thought to have lived moral lives were reborn in the afterlife as a form of the god Osiris. This ring is inscribed with the title “Osiris,” followed by the owner’s names and titles, attesting to his faith that he would become one with the god after death.

The inscriptions on gold rings could represent personal names, titles, religious symbols, or even protective spells. They were often used as amulets or talismans, believed to bring good luck, protection, or serve as a form of identification.

Probably Ptolemaic Period, ca. 305-30 BC. Now in the Art Institute of Chicago. 1894.265

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04/09/2024

Khary Wesay depicted with his wife Puia, “Lady of the House”
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, c. 1292-1190 B.C.
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04/09/2024

Egyptian Mummy Portrait of a Bearded Man The Walters Art Museum.

04/09/2024

Virtual Tour (360 photo) TT1 is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official Sennedjem and members of his family. It is located in the workmen"s village of Deir el-Medina, on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxo

04/09/2024

Head of Tutankhamun. New kingdom, 18th dinasty, 1336-1327 BC Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt.

04/08/2024

Yakhchäl, an ancient ice house that works as an evaporative cooler, used for food storage 2400 years ago. The one in the picture is the oldest one still standing in Iran and is 400 years old.

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04/08/2024

Evolution of the Ancient Greek bronze statues: Archaic, Classic and Hellenistic period.

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04/08/2024

Ivory painter’s palette with pigment and inscribed with the throne name of king Amenhotep III
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1390–1352 B.C.
From Thebes, Egypt. Now in the Met Museum, NYC. 26.7.1294

04/08/2024

Mummy of king Merenptah
Merenptah became king when he was approximately 70 years of age, outliving his older brothers due to his father Ramesses II"s lengthy reign. Merenptah reigned for 10 years and died in 1203 B.C.

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04/07/2024

2000 year old Ancient Roman Arm Guard, Reconstructed Like a ‘Jigsaw Puzzle’ From Over 100 Fragments. One of the three in the world

04/07/2024

Sarcophagus of Sennedjem!

- Wood lined with stucco, painted and varnished.
- Tomb of sennediem "Deir al-Medina
- Reign of Rameses ll (1279-1212 BC)
Encivation by the egyptian antiquities service (1886)

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04/07/2024

Silver Coffin of King Psusennes I :

King Psusennes ruled during 3rd Intermediate Period (21st Dynasty), 1047-1001 BC, from Tanis. His stunning sarcophagus was discovered by French archaeologist named Pierre Montet just before outbreak of WWII and unfortunately went quite unnoticed amidst chaos. But discovery can be valued as important as finding tomb of King Tutankhamun.

In ancient Egyptian culture, gold was considered flesh of gods, while silver was believed to be their bones. Although gold was more abundant in ancient Egypt, silver was even more valuable as it had to be imported from Western Asia and Mediterranean.

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04/06/2024

Breccia cosmetic-vessel, theriomorphic, representing a frog, eyes originally inlaid, pierced lug handles and everted rim.
Predynastic, Naqada II, c. 3300 B.C.
British Museum. EA65240
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04/06/2024

Esfinge de Giza.

04/05/2024

The unbroken seal on King Tutankhamun"s tomb, 1922

This seal was actually a seal to King Tut’s fifth shrine. The king was buried in a series of four sarcophagi, which were in turn kept inside a series of five shrines. This unbroken seal stayed 3,245 years untouched.

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04/04/2024

Shabty of Amunemhat, ca. 1400-1336 B.C.E. Limestone, painted.

Brooklyn Museum.

04/04/2024

Egyptian God Anubis

Museum of Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt

04/04/2024

Cairo, palm trees, Bedouins and pyramids
[ca. 1890]

04/04/2024

N**e female voodoo doll in kneeling position, bound and pierced with thirteen pins. Found in a terracotta vase with a lead tablet bearing a binding spell (katadesmos).

Greek, 4th centrury BC

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