domingo, 31 de julio de 2016

Statuette of a prince






Statuette of a prince
This standing wooden figure of a prince with slender limbs is shown in an knee-length kilt with a protruding apron front. Curving ribbons hang down from the belt on either side of the apron. His head is covered by a wig with a gilded band around it and a broad sidelock hangs down from his head as far as the upper arm. The object the prince held against his chest with one or even both hands can't be ascertained owing to the fragmentary nature of the piece. The statuette was fitted into the pedestal at a later date, because the four lines of inscription on it mention the title and name of Queen Tiy. Around the pedestal is a decoration of alternating ankh, djed, and was signs.
Present location PELIZAEUS-MUSEUM [04/030] HILDESHEIM
Inventory number 0054
Dating AMENHOTEP IV/AMENOPHIS IV/NEFERKHEPERURE/AKHENATEN (not after); 18TH DYNASTY; AMENHOTEP III/AMENOPHIS III/NEBMAATRE (not before)
Archaeological Site KOM MEDINET GHURAB ?
Category FIGURINE/STATUETTE
Material WOOD; PLASTER; UNSPECIFIED
Technique SCULPTURED; STUCCO; PAINTED ON STUCCO; INLAY
Height 20.8 cm
Width 6.2 cm
Depth 15.1 cm
Translation
"[1] Princess, great of favour, Lady of the Two Shores, the Beloved, [2] the Desired, Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt great of [3] splendour, the 'Holy Jewelry' , the great royal wife Tiy, may she live."
Bibliography•Borchardt, L., Der Porträtkopf der Königin Teje (Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 18), Leipzig 1911, S. 14-15, Abb. 14.
•Roeder, G., Die Denkmäler des Pelizaeus-Museums zu Hildesheim, Hildesheim 1921, S. 79, Abb. 25.
•Kayser, H., Die ägyptischen Altertümer im Roemer-Pelizaeus-Museum in Hildesheim, Hildesheim 1973, S. 70.
•Echnaton - Nofretete - Tutanchamun, Hildesheim 1976, Kat.-Nr. 83.
•Eggebrecht, A. (Hrsg.), Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim : Die ägyptische Sammlung, Hildesheim - Mainz 1993, Abb. 54.
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jueves, 28 de julio de 2016

Mosaic of Watchdog Inside a Circle

Mosaic of Watchdog Inside a Circle
The image of the watchdog inside the circle is an emblema, a small panel created separately in the style of a painting, which was later set into a floor or wall mosaic.
Originally a square, it portrays a spotted watchdog, whose purpose is indicated by the red band on its neck. The dog sits on its hind feet with its forefeet straight.
The tail is twisted on the ground beside the hind feet. The dog's eyes look far ahead and the ears are upright, signifying a state of watchfulness. The dog is colored in white, black, and light brown. The background is a brown color. On the ground is a vessel which has a round-holed handle behind the spout, made of bronze.
Present location BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA ANTIQUETIES MUSEUM [01/027] ALEXANDRIA BAAM
Inventory number 859
Dating ROMAN PERIOD
Archaeological Site GOVERNORATE OF ALEXANDRIA
Category WALL PAINTING
Material MARBLE
Technique CARVED
Width 3.25 cm
Bibliography•Hawass Z. and others, Bibliotheca
•Alexandrina, the Archaeology Museum,
•Cairo 2002.
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Statue of Horus the Child

Statue of Horus the Child
Horus the child, known as Harpocrates, of the Greco-Roman period is shown squatting on a small base. His right leg is bent under his body, while his left is erect in front of his chest.
He is naked, with the child lock on the right of his head. His right arm is beside his body and he is holding a rounded staff in his hand; the left arm is broken.
The child's body is painted in brown and cream, and the eyes and eyebrows are highlighted in black
Present location BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA ANTIQUETIES MUSEUM [01/027] ALEXANDRIA BAAM
Inventory number 635
Dating ROMAN PERIOD
Archaeological Site EL-MINIYA
Category STATUE
Material LIMESTONE
Technique HEWN
Height 25 cm
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Fragment d’ostracon : taureau

Fragment d’ostracon : taureau
19e ou 20e dynastie (vers 1295-1069 av. J.-C.)
Deir el-Médineh
Eclat de calcaire peint
H. : 7 cm. ; L. : 8 cm.
Fragment d’ostracon : taureau
Département des Antiquités égyptiennes
E 14343
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miércoles, 27 de julio de 2016

Fragment of a relief with two prisoners

Fragment of a relief with two prisoners
Sandstone fragment with representations in sunk relief, in two registers. The upper register shows only the knees and feet of two kneeling figures facing right. The lower register shows a negro captive facing right with arms bent upwards and backwards and tied together. Behind him part of the face of an Asian with a pointed beard has been preserved. The style of the representations is typical for the Amarna Period.
Present location ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM
Inventory number APM 8753
Dating AMENHOTEP IV/AMENOPHIS IV/NEFERKHEPERURE/AKHENATEN
Archaeological Site THEBES: EAST BANK ?
Category RELIEF
Material SANDSTONE
Technique LOW RELIEF
Height 22.5 cm
Width 20 cm
Depth 5 cm
Bibliography•R.A. Lunsingh Scheurleer (ed.), Egypte, eender en anders (tentoonstellingscatalogus APM), 1984, 23 (nr. 6)
•F.J.E. Boddens Hosang, Two Amarna collections in the Netherlands, OMRO 72 (1992), 15-53: 25, 46/pl. 8
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The Kingdom of the Hittites

The Kingdom of the Hittites
by Trevor Bryce
In the fourteenth century BC the Hittites became the supreme political and military power in the Near East. How did they achieve their supremacy? How successful were they in maintaining it? What brought about their collapse and disappearance? This comprehensive history of the Hittite kingdom examines recent archaeological discoveries and original texts, giving the ancient Hittites the opportunity to speak to the modern reader for themselves.
Paperback: 488 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; First Edition. 1 in number line edition (May 13, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0199240108
ISBN-13: 978-0199240104

martes, 26 de julio de 2016

La guerra en el Antiguo Egipto: Una interpretación simbólica desde los postulados teóricos de Mircea Eliade

La guerra en el Antiguo Egipto: Una interpretación simbólica
desde los postulados teóricos de Mircea Eliade
[War in Ancient Egypt: A symbolic interpretation
from the theoretical postulates of Mircea Eliade]
Héctor Horacio Gerván
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lunes, 25 de julio de 2016

The tomb of Pennut



Both registers contain texts and vignettes from the Book of the Dead
The tomb of Pennut
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miércoles, 20 de julio de 2016

Nakhti, ruler of Asiut





Nakhti, ruler of Asiut
The statuette of the chancellor Nakhti was found at the beginning of the 20th century in the course of excavations in the necropolis of the rulers of Asiut. It is a very original piece: the use of alabaster, which gives a soapy and unfinished appearance, is exceptional. Nakhti is seated on a cube-shaped seat, and rests his left hand on his left knee, while his right fist is clenched on his right knee. The hands and feet are very large in relation to the rest of his body, and the use of black paint for the eyes and eyebrows gives the face a very expressive appearance. Even if the statuette does give the impression of imperfection of form, it does express the imperturbable strength of a provincial noble living at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom.
Present location KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS
Inventory number E.5596
Dating MIDDLE KINGDOM
Archaeological Site ASIUT
Category FIGURINE/STATUETTE
Material CALCITE/ALABASTER
Technique HEWN; POLISHED; PAINTED; SCULPTURED
Height 29 cm
Width 12 cm
Depth 21 cm
Bibliography•R. Tefnin, Sculptuur van het Oude Egypte - Statues et statuettes de l'Ancienne Égypte, Bruxelles 1988, 24-27
•J.-Ch. Balty, e.a., Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis, Brussel, Oudheid - Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Bruxelles, Antiquité - The Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels, Antiquity, Bruxelles 1988, 18
•F. Lefebvre et B. Van Rinsveld, L'Égypte. Des Pharaons aux Coptes, Bruxelles 1990, 49-50
•E. Teeter, How Many Statues of Nakhti ?, GM 114 (1990) 101-106
•Th. De Putter et Chr. Karlshausen, Les pierres, Bruxelles 1992, 45
•W. Seipel, Gott, Mensch, Pharao. Viertausend Jahre Menschenbild in der Skulptur des Alten Ägypten (Exposition), Vienne 1992, 178
•D. Wildung (Éd.), Ägypten, 2000 v. Chr. Die Geburt des Individuums, Munich 2000, 68 et 179 nº 13
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lunes, 18 de julio de 2016

Tit

Tit (Isis knot) amulet
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Date: ca. 1550–1275 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Cemetery D, Tomb D33, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1900
Medium: Jasper
Dimensions: H. 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in): w. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in); th. 0.7cm (1/4 in)
Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900
Accession Number: 00.4.39
Description
This symbol illustrates a knotted piece of cloth whose early meaning is unknown, but in the New Kingdom it was clearly associated with the goddess Isis, the great magician and wife of Osiris. By this time, the tit symbol was referred to as the "blood of Isis" and scholars have suggested that it might depict the cloth a woman used during menstruation. Knots were widely used as amulets because the Egyptians believed they bound and released magic. The tit sign was considered a potent symbol of protection in the afterlife and the Book of the Dead specifies that the tyet be made of blood-red stone, like this example, and placed at the deceased's neck.
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domingo, 17 de julio de 2016

OFFERING BEARER (MODEL)

OFFERING BEARER (MODEL)
12TH DYNASTY
Schneider, H. D. en M. J. Raven, De Egyptische Oudheid, Den Haag 1981, nr. 52.
Schneider, H. D., De ontdekking van de Egyptische Kunst, Den Haag 1998, afb. 81.
Seipel, W., Ägypten, vol. I, Linz 1989, nr. 66.
Inventory number F 1934/12.2
RIJKSMUSEUM VAN OUDHEDEN
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Chien couché

On appelle ostracon (pluriel ostraca) des éclats de calcaire ou de poterie qui servaient de supports bon marché pour toutes sortes de dessins, brouillons professionnels, images pieuses ou satiriques. On en a trouvé en très grand nombre dans le village artisanal de Deir el-Médineh.
Chien couché
H. : 6,70 cm. ; L. : 8,60 cm. ; Pr. : 4,20 cm.
Département des Antiquités égyptiennes
Louvre
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