Sunday, September 8, 2013

Egypt: The land of rolling sands.



 Egyptian Artifacts

 This is a statue of Horus of Pe performing a ritual dance.



 A statue of the god Amun: notable because the metal was hammered instead of cast.


Faience Pectoral: laid on the chest of a mummy, The Wedjat eye represents resurrection, and                    Anubis is the protector of the deceased. 




Limestone Sculpture of husband and wife:  The people depicted are unknown, statue dates from either  the 18th or 19th dynasty. 

Painted Wooden Figure of Osiris: from the 19th to 21st dynasties wooden figures of Osiris were commonly placed in the tombs of the highest classes. Osiris is depicted in mummy form, with his ornamentation affirming his status as ruler of the underworld.

Wooden model of a granary with figures: this model was placed in a tomb to give the deceased this granary in the afterlife to use.


Colossal granite fist: This fist is likely part of a giant statue of Ramses II in the Temple of Ptah. Ramses II had numerous statues built of him all across Egypt.


Glass Bottle in the form of a fish: This fish was created by pouring molten glass over a clay frame, and then wrapping and bending colored glass around the core. The fish was then smoothened, eyes and fins were added, and the clay core was removed. 

Limestone false door of Ptahshepses: This false door symbolized the barrier between the lands of the living and the dead.

Papyrus Letter to Paiankh: This is a response to a letter from the General Paiank, apparently the general had ordered the recipient to  "uncover a tomb among the ancient tombs and preserve its seal until I return".











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  1. All of these artifacts are from http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlights_search_results.aspx?searchText=egypt&searchPrevious=egypt&filterItem=&fromadbc=bc&fromdate=10000&toadbc=bc&todate=2000&continent=&country=&place=

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