martes, 28 de febrero de 2017

Statue of Rey




Statue of Rey
The lower part, without the feet, of a standing figure of a man wearing an elaborate pleated garment with fringe. The statue was excavated in the temple of Ptah at Memphis, and would have been placed in one of the outer courts. The standing pose is appropriate to temple sculpture, and the hieroglyphic inscription on the front contains the request for a share in the offerings placed on the altar of the god. It identifies the owner as the king's scribe and overseer of the Double (i.e. national) Granary, named Rey. His titles indicate that he was a leading courtier of the time, as confirmed by the high quality of the sculpture.
Present location NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN
Inventory number 1908:514
Dating 19TH DYNASTY
Archaeological Site MIT RAHINA/MEMPHIS
Category STATUE
Material LIMESTONE
Technique CARVED; INCISED
Height 40 cm
Width 23 cm
Depth 30 cm
Translation
king's scribe overseer of the Double Granary Rey
Bibliography•Petrie, Memphis I, 1909, 8, pl. 19.
http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=2368

lunes, 27 de febrero de 2017

Fragment of a relief with a group of wailing women

Fragment of a relief with a group of wailing women
The fragment was roughly cut out, resulting in an approximately lozenge shape. A woman in the centre of the object is holding her hands in front of her face; she wears a long wig, covered by a kind of cap or kerchief. Six other women, three on each side, are depicted with their arms upwards. They also wear long wigs. At the bottom part, the hands and a part of the head of another woman are visible. She may have been squatting or kneeling.
Present location ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM
Inventory number APM 8105
Dating NEW KINGDOM
Archaeological Site UNKNOWN
Category RELIEF
Material LIMESTONE
Technique HIGH RELIEF
Height 14.5 cm
Width 11.5 cm
Depth 3 cm
Bibliography•W.M. van Haarlem (ed.), CAA Allard Pierson Museum Amsterdam, Fasc. III, 1995, 7-8
•W.M. van Haarlem, R.A. Lunsingh Scheurleer, Gids voor de afdeling Egypte, Allard Pierson Museum Amsterdam, 1986, 33 (nr. 5)
•R.A. Lunsingh Scheurleer, Egypte, geschenk van de Nijl, 1992, 88/fig. 56
http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=12529

Fragment of an anthropoid inner coffin


Fragment of an anthropoid inner coffin
The object is a fragment of an anthropoid inner coffin. It is rectangular and formed part of the left leg. It is painted on both sides.
On the outside, three vignettes are painted, bordered by checkered bands and vertical textcolumns. Along the upper border runs a frieze of interchanging ma'at-feathers and uraei. The background colour is yellow.
In the right vignette, a figure striding to the right is depicted. He wears a short kilt, a long wig and the ceremonial beard, and holds an ankh-sign and a long heqa-sceptre. Opposite, a winged udjat-eye is depicted, from which a uraeus with the Double Crown and ankh-sign hangs down. In between are food-offerings. The middle and left vignettes show the same scene, the uraeus is absent in the left one. Legenda are written in the vignettes.
The representation on the inside is rotated 90 degrees in respect to the outside: Isis and Nephthys bewail a multicoloured Djed-pillar, crowned with a sun-disk. They both wear a white dress with two red ribbons, and have uncovered their breasts. Their hairs are put in a head cloth with a red fillet around it. On the head, the goddesses carry the hieroglyph for their names. The background colour of this scene is red.
Present location ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM
Inventory number APM 8103
Dating 21ST DYNASTY
Archaeological Site UNKNOWN
Category COFFIN/SARCOPHAGUS OF HUMANS
Material WOOD; PLASTER
Technique PAINTED ON STUCCO
Height 28.8 cm
Width 66 cm
Depth 4.8 cm
Translation
(1) Words to be spoken by Duamut, daughter of the god, the eye of Re, mistress of invocation offerings,
(2) that they may give offerings (consisting) of provisions, the best ointment, alabaster and clothing.
(3) Words to be spoken by Qebeh, the foremost of the West, in it
(4) that she may give offerings (consisting) of provisions, the best ointment, alabaster and clothing.
(5) I am Nephthys, the Morning Star, the eye of Re, [mistress of invocation] offerings.
(6)-(8) Hapi, the great god, the great god.
Bibliography•(onbekend), Veilingscatalogus Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 1936, (nr. 26)
•R.A. Lunsingh Scheurleer, Egypte, geschenk van de Nijl, 1992, 29/fig. 8
•W.M. van Haarlem, CAA Allard Pierson Museum Amsterdam, Fasc. IV, 1997, 21-24
http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=12527

Fotoa antiguas de Egipto









fotos antiguas







viernes, 24 de febrero de 2017

Twosret playing the sistrum at Amada Temple, Nubia

Twosret playing the sistrum at Amada Temple, Nubia

Chancellor Bay

Chancellor Bay on the doorjamb of the Amada temple, Nubia, shown adoring the cartouche of Siptah

Ramses III offering incense, wall painting in KV11.

Ramses III offering incense, wall painting in KV11.

Head of mummy of pharaoh Ramesses III.

Head of mummy of pharaoh Ramesses III.

Jar inscribed with the prenomen and nomen of Amenmesse

Jar inscribed with the prenomen and nomen of Amenmesse. Faience, cylindrical. 19th Dynasty. From Cemetery C at el-Riqqeh, Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London

Statue Head of the pharaoh Amenmesse

Statue Head of the pharaoh Amenmesse, from the 19th dynasty, circa 1203-1200 B.C.

Portrait of Ramesses IX from his tomb KV6.

Portrait of Ramesses IX from his tomb KV6.

jueves, 23 de febrero de 2017

Figurine



Figurine
Object Number: E4902
Current Location: Collections storage
Culture: Archaic
Provenience: Egypt
Hierakonpolis
Section: Egyptian
Materials: Ivory
Iconography: Woman
Credit Line: Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; James Quibell, 1898
Nude woman. Arm under breasts; long hair; upper arms cut free from body; face destroyed.
https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/77445

Khui N°34

Khui N°34 - Tumbas de los nobles
dinastía VI, reino de Pepi II
osirisnet.net

Statuette of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris – The Louvre

Statuette of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris – The Louvre

Votive stele dedicated to the god Ptah

Votive stele dedicated to the god Ptah in the temple of Deir el-Medina by Nakht-em-Mut, foreman of the workers in charge of the building and decoration of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings. New Kingdom, XX Dynasty, c. 1150 B.C.

riade colossale de Ramsès II

Triade colossale de Ramsès II encadré par Ptah et Sekhmet trouvée à Memphis - XIXe dynastie - Musée du Caire

Ptah

Le visage du dieu Ptah -Relief du temple d'Hathor à Memphis - XIXe dynastie égyptienne

Stela of Irinefer (Irynefer)

Stela of Irinefer (Irynefer), Servant in the Place of Truth. His face, looking to the left has survived at the right lower part. A central raised relief of Ptah is eroded. 19th Dynasty. From Tomb 290 at Deir el-Medina, Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London. With thanks to the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL.

Crenelated model tower depicting god Ptah

Crenelated model tower depicting god Ptah holding a was-sceptre before an offering table. Woman in adoration before ears on the other side. 18th Dynasty. From Harageh, Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London. With thanks to the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL.

Statue of Ptah - Egyptian Museum of Turin

Statue of Ptah - Egyptian Museum of Turin

miércoles, 22 de febrero de 2017

Colossal statue of the god Ptah

Colossal statue of the god Ptah-Tatenen holding hands with Ramses II found at Memphis - Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen


Vessel with ram-headed spout

Vessel with ram-headed spout
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Description
Red polished brown ware. Spherical form with wide mouth and bow handle over top. Spout in the form of a ram’s head. Broken and mended, nearly complete.
Provenance
From Kerma, K 325-3. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 27 x 23 cm (9 7/16 x 10 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Accession Number
20.1714
http://www.mfa.org/node/9458

Mask of Queen Malakaye

Mask of Queen Malakaye
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Tanwetamani
664–653 B.C.
Gilded silver mask of Queen Malakaye who wears a striated wig and broadcollar.
Provenance
From Nuri, pyramid 59 (tomb of Quen Malakaye). 1918: excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Acession date: March 1, 1920)
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
http://www.mfa.org/node/9458

martes, 21 de febrero de 2017

Queen Ahmose

Hatshepsut supported her right to rule by claiming to be the daughter of the god Amun, who visited her mother, Queen Ahmose, in the form of King Thutmose I. Ahmose’s role in this royal myth explains the prominence of her images in Hatshepsut’s funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri.

This fragmentary head of Ahmose was the work of one of Hatshepsut’s best sculptors, who indicated the subject’s maturity by carving a slight double chin. The headdress was later scored with a chisel, perhaps in preparation for repainting.
MEDIUM Limestone, painted
DATES ca. 1478-1458 B.C.E.
DYNASTY XVIII Dynasty
PERIOD New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS 4 3/4 x 8 7/16 in. (12.1 x 21.5 cm)
 https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3634
 

lunes, 20 de febrero de 2017

des ostraca figurés de Deir el Médineh.

Catalogue des ostraca figurés de Deir el Médineh. Fasc.1: Nos 2001 à 2255. Fasc.2: Nos 2256 à 2722. Fasc. 3. Etude générale et supplément: 2723-2733

Statuette of a Female Acrobat





Statuette of a Female Acrobat
By placing a sculpture of an acrobat in his tomb, Sa-Inher declared that he had sufficient wealth to enjoy such diversions throughout eternity. This acrobat is portrayed performing a backbend. The figure’s head was missing when the tomb was excavated; most likely it was broken by grave robbers. The red lines on the woman’s body represent a network of beads or body paint.
MEDIUM Limestone
•Place Excavated: Tomb D303, Abydos
DATES ca. 1938-1630 B.C.E.
DYNASTY XII Dynasty-early XIII Dynasty
PERIOD Middle Kingdom
DIMENSIONS 4 × 2 × 7 in. (10.2 × 5.1 × 17.8 cm)
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3083
Limestone statuette, in the round, of nude female dancer performing a funerary dance (the Khetebt). Body bent backward. Face up, with hair touching base, body supported by arms which rest on oblong uninscribed base. Traces of red paint on body. Condition: Entire head missing from top of neck to lower part of hair. Body has been assembled and there are minor chips on arms. Mediocre workmanship. Red lines on body apparently indicate a bead network. Traces of black paint at base of hair indicate that it was painted black.