EditorialTemple of Amon, Karnak, Egypt, great hypostyle hall, built under the Pharaohs Ramses I, Seti I, and Ramses II. 19th Dynasty (1314-1200 BCE), New Kingdom.
EditorialRekhmere inspects brickmaking and smelting workmen. Wallpainting in the tomb of Rekhmere, vizier under Pharaohs Thutmosis III and Amenophis II (18th Dynasty, 16th-14th BCE) in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah.
EditorialReliefs on the inner wall of the collapsed second pylon of the Ramesseum describes the battle of Kadesh against the Hittites. Ramses II claimed a decisive victory, as did the Hittites. The pharaohs chariot passes over dead enemies. 19th dynasty.
EditorialFace attributed to Ptolemy II Philadelphos or a contemporary, Ptolemaic Period, Ptolemaic Dynasty, 285?246 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Heliopolis (Iunu; On), Near the obelisk, BSAE excavations 1912, Graywacke, H. 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.); W. 10.8 cm ...
EditorialStela of the Sculptor Qen worshipping Amenhotep I and Ahmose-Nefertari, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1279?1213 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Medina, Tomb of Qen (TT 4), K?nig 1862, Limestone, paint, H. 37.7 cm (14 13/16 in.)...
EditorialCostumes of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs as gods including Amon Ra with sceptre, from bas-reliefs in the temple of Herodotus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il ...
EditorialEGYPT. VALLEY OF THE KINGS. Overview of the mountain chain that stretches behind Deir el-Bahari. In the rock walls are carved the tombs of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom. All of these are hypogea. Theban necropolis.
EditorialEGYPT. VALLEY OF THE KINGS. Overview of the mountain chain that stretches behind Deir el-Bahari. In the rock walls are carved the tombs of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom. All of these are hypogea. Theban necropolis.
EditorialEGYPT. VALLEY OF THE KINGS. Overview of the mountain chain that stretches behind Deir el-Bahari. In the rock walls are carved the tombs of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom. All of these are hypogea. Theban necropolis.
EditorialEGYPT. VALLEY OF THE KINGS. Overview of the mountain chain that stretches behind Deir el-Bahari. In the rock walls are carved the tombs of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom. All of these are hypogea. Theban necropolis.
EditorialIvory plaque depicting a winged sphinx, Phoenician, found at Fort Shalmaneser, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, 9th-8th century BC. Fort Shalmaneser consisted of a palace, storerooms and arsenal for the Assyrian army. This openwork ivory plaque m...
EditorialSteles at the Temple of Hathor with Proto-Sinaitic inscriptions. The Israelites rested here during the Exodus. Temple located near the turquoise mines of the pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty, 13th BCE, Sinai, Egypt.
EditorialSphinx, with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and the false beard of the Pharaohs. Probably part of an entrance gate to an Aramaic temple or palace in Damascus, then capital of Aram. 9th-8th BCE Basalt, H: 80 cm Inv. 30.
EditorialReliefs on the inner wall of the collapsed second pylon of the Ramesseum describes the battle of Kadesh against the Hittites. Ramses II claimed a decisive victory, as did the Hittites. The pharaohs chariot passes over dead enemies. 19th dynasty.
EditorialA corner of the pyramid of Mycerinus (Menkaure) (26th BCE), the smallest of the three pyramids at Gizeh, constructed for three Pharaohs of the 4th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, Egypt.
Editorial" Smiting his enemies", one of the typical representations of the Pharaohs. The victorious pharaoh catches his enemies by their long hair (14th BCE) .
EditorialTemple of Amon, Karnak, Egypt, great hypostyle hall, built under the Pharaohs Ramses I, Seti I, and Ramses II. 19th Dynasty (1314-1200 BCE), New Kingdom.
EditorialGirl musicians with harp and string instruments. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb of Rekhmere, vizier under the Pharaohs Thutmosis III and Amenophis II (18th Dynasty, 16th-14th BCE), in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah.
EditorialRekhmere inspects brickmaking and smelting workmen. Wallpainting in the tomb of Rekhmere, vizier under Pharaohs Thutmosis III and Amenophis II (18th Dynasty, 16th-14th BCE) in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah.