domingo, 22 de octubre de 2017

Winged phallus terracotta mould

Winged phallus terracotta mould. The wings extend from the sides of the shaft, above the testes. There is a hole at the mid-shaft for suspension. From Memphis, Egypt. Gaeco-Roman Period, 30-390 CE. With thanks to the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. Photo © Osama S. M. Amin.


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domingo, 15 de octubre de 2017

A detail of a hunting scene on the side of a chest from the tomb of Tutankhamun





A detail of a hunting scene on the side of a chest from the tomb of Tutankhamun, Queen Ankhesenamun sits at the feet of her husband Tutankhamun who wears a broad collar and a pleated kilt. Egypt ,Ancient Egyptian. 18th dynasty c 1357 1349 BC. Thebes, Valley of the Kings. (Photo by Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)