Egypt
- Daily Photo - Hair Curler In Form Of Horse
Bronze hair curler in form of galloping horse with plumes on its head. Dotted saddle-cloth and patterned collar also indicated, also full mane and tail with signs of bridle on head. Period - Dynasty 18 (1295BCE-1550BCE) Measurements - height cms length...
- Daily Photo - Ivory Tag
UC16182 Ivory (hippopotamus) incised with BEKH and serekh with name of King Djer (cp. 16172) (broken at hole) Period - Dynasty 1 (2890BCE-3100BCE) Found at - Abydos Measurements - height 3.6 + cms width 3.1 cms Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian...
- Daily Photo - Cylinder Seal
UC11174 Cylinder seal faience green on white designed of linked scrolls and lotus leaves. Period - Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE) Found at - Lahun Measurements - length 2.2 cms width .5 cms Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University...
- Daily(ish) Photo - 12th Dynasty Hippo Ivory Baton
UC35309. Fragment of curved, incised, prophylactic baton made of hippopotamus ivory. Right edge worn for 1 cm, into design of incised leopard head. Possible hieroglyph for 'house' (pr) above an indistinct sign, possibly nfr or the eye with elongated...
- Daily Photo - Middle Kingdom Scarab From The Petrie
UC11152. Scarab faience yellowish; with scroll design with nefer, wd and ankh signs. Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE). Found at Lahun. Faience. Length 2 cms width 1.5 cms. Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London...
Egypt
Daily Photo - Ivory figurine
UC16069
Ivory statuette of naked young man with leonine face, similar to later images of Bes, with lion's hair, ears + long tail, + immature male human body. Holes in fists (? for metal snakes) - L foot broken (piece missing).
Period - Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE)
Found at - Sedment
Measurements - height 10.5 cms width 3.05 cms
Period - Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE)
Found at - Sedment
Measurements - height 10.5 cms width 3.05 cms
Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
University College London
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- Daily Photo - Hair Curler In Form Of Horse
Bronze hair curler in form of galloping horse with plumes on its head. Dotted saddle-cloth and patterned collar also indicated, also full mane and tail with signs of bridle on head. Period - Dynasty 18 (1295BCE-1550BCE) Measurements - height cms length...
- Daily Photo - Ivory Tag
UC16182 Ivory (hippopotamus) incised with BEKH and serekh with name of King Djer (cp. 16172) (broken at hole) Period - Dynasty 1 (2890BCE-3100BCE) Found at - Abydos Measurements - height 3.6 + cms width 3.1 cms Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian...
- Daily Photo - Cylinder Seal
UC11174 Cylinder seal faience green on white designed of linked scrolls and lotus leaves. Period - Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE) Found at - Lahun Measurements - length 2.2 cms width .5 cms Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University...
- Daily(ish) Photo - 12th Dynasty Hippo Ivory Baton
UC35309. Fragment of curved, incised, prophylactic baton made of hippopotamus ivory. Right edge worn for 1 cm, into design of incised leopard head. Possible hieroglyph for 'house' (pr) above an indistinct sign, possibly nfr or the eye with elongated...
- Daily Photo - Middle Kingdom Scarab From The Petrie
UC11152. Scarab faience yellowish; with scroll design with nefer, wd and ankh signs. Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE). Found at Lahun. Faience. Length 2 cms width 1.5 cms. Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London...