viernes, 28 de noviembre de 2014

Ostraca -Metmuseum


Period: New Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 18

Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III

Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Hatshepsut Hole, MMA 1922–1923

Medium: Limestone, ink

Dimensions: H. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.); 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)
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Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Hatshepsut Hole, MMA 1922–1923
Medium: Limestone, ink
Dimensions: H 18 cm (3 15/16 in.); W. 10 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Accession Number: 23.3.16





Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Hatshepsut Hole, MMA 1922–1923
Medium: Limestone, ink
Dimensions: H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); W. 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Accession Number: 23.3.24







Ostracon with liliform capital

Period: Late Period, Saite
Dynasty: Dynasty 26
Reign: reign of Psamtik I
Date: 664–610 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespakashuty (TT 312, MMA 509a), in the rubbish of the court, MMA 1922–1923
Medium: Limestone, ink
Dimensions: H. 12 × W. 12.5 cm (4 3/4 × 4 15/16 in.)



Ostracon with liliform capital

Period: Late Period, Saite
Dynasty: Dynasty 26
Reign: reign of Psamtik I
Date: 664–610 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespakashuty (TT 312, MMA 509a), in the rubbish of the court, MMA 1922–1923
Medium: Limestone, ink
Dimensions: H. 11 × W. 12.8 cm (4 5/16 × 5 1/16 in.)

Ostracon with sketch of a harpist

Period: Late Period, Saite
Dynasty: Dynasty 26
Reign: reign of Psamtik I
Date: 664–610 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespakashuty (TT 312, MMA 509a), MMA 1922–1923
Medium: Limestone, ink
Dimensions: 4 5/16 x 5 7/8 in. (11 x 15 cm) Other: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Accession Number: 23.3.31

Ostracon with the Image of a Falcon

Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, EEF
Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905
Accession Number: 05.4.122


Sketch of a King

Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19–20
Date: ca. 1295–1070 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Davis 1912
Medium: Limestone, ink
Dimensions: H. 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in); w. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in)
Credit Line: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1914
Accession Number: 14.6.192
Ostraca : Metmuseum.org

lunes, 17 de noviembre de 2014

TT38, the tomb of Djeserkareseneb

 TT38, the tomb of Djeserkareseneb


In front of the seated couple is a festival bouquet, not the usual table of food.
Standing at the other side of this are two of his daughters. Although they appear to stand slightly one behind the other, they are probably standing side-by-side. The first, actually further away than the other, approaches him with a very colourful necklace and the other with bowl of wine. The first is identified by the text above her as "His beloved daughter, the mistress of the house, Nebtaui", the other is "His beloved daughter, Meryre". Thus the first, by her description, is married. The text continues with the words: "She says: 'For your ka. Have a happy day, the counter of the corn, in your mansion of justification, which you made for yourself in the region of the city.' ".









Note that for the first time, Djeserka is identified not just as a "counter of corn" but as "the counter of corn" using the hieroglyph . These words were obviously spoken by the latter of the two sisters, because in front of the first is the horizontal text: "Join a happy day, the counter of the corn of [Amun]", again using a definate "the".

domingo, 9 de noviembre de 2014

votive cloth

This piece of painted material belongs to the category of "shrouds" and "votive cloths" which have been found in the funerary temple of Montuhotep II at Deir el-Bahari. The majority of fabrics show the male or female owner in the middle of presenting offerings to the goddess Hathor. According to the iconographic details, one distinguishes different groups. The Brussels example belongs to the group which depicts the cow-goddess in a processional barque. Three small columns of hieroglyphs, which surmount the scene, mention the name of the owner and of the local goddess.
 XVIII dinasty
E.2541
KMKG - MRAH

Model of a Cow

The wooden model of a standing cow is carved from a single piece of wood. A peg at the bottom of each hoof was intended to attach the figure to a rectangular base. The body is painted to imitate the natural skin of the animal.

Individual models of cows are not very common in ancient Egyptian art, so this cow may have been part of a butchery or cattle-counting scene.

The deceased possibly hoped to use it in the hereafter as an offering.
EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
JE 38486

Modelle, Asiut

Pelizaeus erwarb die Modelle des Mittleren Reiches (PM 1689 - PM 1694, PM 1697) im Zeitraum von Dezember 1910 bis Januar 1911; nach seiner Information stammen alle Objekte aus Assiut und sogar aus demselben Grab. Er überwies die Modelle im Frühjahr 1911 nach Hildesheim.
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