Editorialhead of pharaoh Tuthmosis III, green siltstone, 18th dynasty, reign of Tuthmosis III, 1479-1425 BC, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, collection of the British Museum.
EditorialWadi Ara (via maris). Strategic road from Egypt to Syria. The Wadi connects the seashore at Caesarea with Megiddo in the Emek Jesreel. Tuthmosis III as well as Pharaoh Nechu's armies crossed via the Wadi Ara in their wars against Assur.
EditorialLyre, from the reign of Pharaoh Tuthmosis III, 1479-1425 BCE. From tomb Nr. 1389, Deir el-Medina. Lyres were played by women, the instrument held hori-zontally, the strings plucked with a wooden plectrum. Tamarisk wood, traces of paint, H: 49,7 E 14470.
EditorialTwo granite pillars erected by Pharaoh Tuthmosis III (1504-1450 BCE) with the symbols of Lower and Upper Egypt, the lotos and the papyrus flowers.
EditorialTribute of the desert. Thebes, tomb of Horemhab, No.78 Period of Tuthmosis IV (1420-1411 BCE) Ancient Egyptian Paintings selected, copied & described by Nina M.Davies; plate XXXV.
EditorialNakht with his family hunting in the Nile marshes. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb of Nakht, scribe and priest under Pharaoh Tuthmosis IV (18th Dynasty, 16th-14th BCE), in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah.
EditorialTwo royal favourites with sistra. Thebes, tomb of Mennah, No. 69 Period of Tuthmosis IV (1420-1411 BCE) Ancient Egyptian Paintings selected, copied & described by Nina M. Davies; plate LIII.
EditorialGod with a black face, Amun-Min, an aspect of Amun merged with Min, the primordial fertility god of Koptos. From Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Tuthmosis III, 18th Dynasty. Limestone, H: 74 cm Inv. Luxor J 139.
EditorialLong-Necked Flask with Strap Handle and Lid, 1401-1353 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III, to Amenhotep III, 1479-1353 BC. Travertine; diameter: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); overall: 16.9 cm (6 5...
EditorialLong-Necked Flask with Lid, 1401-1353 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III, to reign of Amenhotep III, 1479-1353 BC. Travertine; diameter: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); overall: 16.4 cm (6 7/16 in.);...
EditorialMale Head, perhaps from a Pair Statue, 1401-1391 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep II to Tuthmosis IV. Gray granite; overall: 7.6 x 11.1 x 12.8 cm (3 x 4 3/8 x 5 1/16 in.).
EditorialLong-Necked Flask (Krateriskos), 1540-1296 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III to Amenhotep III. Travertine; diameter: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); overall: 10.9 cm (4 5/16 in.).
EditorialFlask in the Form of a Leather Bag, c. 1415-1381 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 18, late in the reign of Tuthmosis III to the early reign of Amenhotep III, 1479-1353 BC. Nile silt ware; overall: 13.5 x 7.4 x 5 cm (5 5/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.).
EditorialSeated Pair Statue, c. 1479-1425 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III, 1479-1425 BC. Painted limestone; overall: 39 x 21 x 25.2 cm (15 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.).
EditorialMarsh Bowl, 1540-1350 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, early Dynasty 18, reign of Hatshepsut or Tuthmosis III. Blue faience with purple decoration; diameter: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.).
EditorialPomegranate Vase, 1479-1425 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (1540-1295 BC), reign of Tuthmosis III or later. Blue vitreous faience; diameter: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.); diameter of mouth: 1 cm (3/8 in.); overall: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.).
EditorialMarsh Bowl Fragment, 1479-1429 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, mid- Dynasty 18 (1540-1295 BC), reign of Hatshepsut or Tuthmosis III. Blue faience with purple decoration; overall: 9 x 1.6 cm (3 9/16 x 5/8 in.).
EditorialRelief of Hatshepsut or Tuthmosis III, 1479-1425 BC. Egypt, Said to be from Thebes, Deir el-Bahari, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Hatshepsut/Tuthmosis III, 1479-1425 BC. Painted limestone; overall: 22.8 x 16.6 x 3.8 cm (9 x 6 9/16 x 1 1/2 in.).
EditorialOfferings in decorative gold vases. Thebes, tomb of Saebkhotep, No.63 Period of Tuthmosis IV, (1475-1448 BCE) Ancient Egyptian Paintings selected, copied & described by Nina M.Davies; plate XLIII.
EditorialMen trampling grapes, one racking must. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb of Nakht, scribe and priest under Pharaoh Tuthmosis IV (18th Dynasty, 16th-14th BCE), in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah.
EditorialEGYPTIAN ART. EGYPT. Tomb of Menjeperura or Thutmose IV. Eighth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Kingdom (1400 - 1301 B.C.). TOMB KV-43 or Tuthmosis IV tomb. Wall painting that decorates the hypogeum and represents the pharaoh received ...
EditorialEGYPTIAN ART. EGYPT. Tomb of Menjeperura or Thutmose IV. Eighth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Kingdom (1400 - 1301 B.C.). TOMB KV-43 or Tuthmosis IV tomb. Wall painting that decorates the hypogeum and represents the pharaoh received ...
EditorialEGYPTIAN ART. EGYPT. Tomb of Menjeperura or Thutmose IV. Eighth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. New Kingdom. Kingdom (1400 - 1301 B.C.). TOMB KV-43 or Tuthmosis IV tomb. Wall painting that decorates the hypogeum and represents the pharaoh received ...
EditorialWadi Ara (via maris). Strategic road from Egypt to Syria. The Wadi connects the seashore at Caesarea with Megiddo in the Emek Jesreel. Tuthmosis III as well as Pharaoh Nechu's armies crossed via the Wadi Ara in their wars against Assur.
EditorialLyre, from the reign of Pharaoh Tuthmosis III, 1479-1425 BCE. From tomb Nr. 1389, Deir el-Medina. Lyres were played by women, the instrument held hori-zontally, the strings plucked with a wooden plectrum. Tamarisk wood, traces of paint, H: 49,7 E 14470.
EditorialThe God Amun-Ra (with tall plumes in his crown) embraces Pharaoh Tuthmosis IV (18th dynasty, 1401-1391) The relief, stressing the close ties between pharaoh and god, from a temple built in Karnak by Tuthmosis IV, was re-used by Ramses II. B 24.
EditorialPharaoh Hatshepsut, always represented as a man, wearing the Uraeus-crown, offers to the god Min, an ityphallic god of fertility and harvest. From the so-called " Red Chapel" of Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III, reliefs now stored in Karnak.
EditorialA scribe registering Nubian tribute. Thebes, tomb of Rekhmere, No.100. Period of Tuthmosis III (1475-1448 BCE) Ancient Egyptian paintings selected, copied & described by Nina M.Davies, plate XVI.
EditorialView across the temple compound of Karnak towards the obelisk of Pharaoh Tuthmosis I (1508-1493 BCE), 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom. The obelisk is 23 m high and weighs 143 tons.
EditorialKing Tuthmosis III, 18th dynasty, 1490-1434 BCE. Royal portrait with headdress, uraeus snake and wide ritual beard, upper part of the body nude. Under Tuthmosis III the Egyptian realm reached its largest extent. Granodiorite, H: 46,5 cm Inv.70.
EditorialNakht with his family hunting in the Nile marshes. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb of Nakht, scribe and priest under Pharaoh Tuthmosis IV (18th Dynasty, 16th-14th BCE), in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah.
EditorialNakht with his family hunting in the Nile marshes. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb of Nakht, scribe and priest under Pharaoh Tuthmosis IV (18th Dynasty, 16th-14th BCE), in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah.