Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian Husband And Wife To Be Re-united At Brussels Ancient Art Fair
PR Web After thousands of years of separation, it appears that the husband and wife depicted in an ancient Egyptian pair statue may be reunited at last. Thanks to the skillful eye of an Egyptologist, who recognized similarities between our fragment and...
- Ramesses Replica In Place In Memphis, Us
Daily Helmsman (Christina Holloway) Trivia, but quite a nice story. The statue of Ramesses the Great, which stood tall in front of the Pyramid for 13 years, is now greeting students on The University of Memphis campus. The statue, a replica of the Ramesses...
- Depiction Of Ramesses Iii Found At Karnak
Eypt State Information Service A big archaeological slab dating back to the era of Ramesses III, the most famous king of the Dynasty 20 (The Modern State era) was found. The slab shows Ramesses III while providing sacrifices and offerings to the...
- Amenhotep Iii Statue Rises Again
Times UK Online (Norman Hammond) With photograph. One of Egypt’s most noted Pharaohs is once more standing tall and looking out across the Nile Valley, by the efforts of an international team and a little help from the British Museum. A colossal statue...
- Akhmim's Collosal Head Put In Storage
The colossal head of Ramesses II found a few years back in a modern cemetery in the city of Akhmim along with the sculptures from the temple have been removed from the site and placed in storage for their protection. The temple on the site was...
Egypt
Object biography #6: The crown from a colossal statue of Ramesses II (Acc. No. 1783)
Egypt at the Manchester Museum (Campbell Price)
As Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, it seemed appropriate to highlight this magnificent fragment from a colossus of another monarch who celebrated 60 years on the throne. It comes from an over-lifesize granite statue of Ramesses II, named in the inscription on the back pillar as celebrating his heb-sed or jubilee festival. Ramesses II was one of only two pharaohs to rule for over 60 years. It is conceivable that the statue from which the crown comes was created for such a jubilee.
The form of the crown is complex. It comprises the tall ‘atef’ crown, with rams horns and flanked by plumes and rearing cobras (or uraei).
- Ancient Egyptian Husband And Wife To Be Re-united At Brussels Ancient Art Fair
PR Web After thousands of years of separation, it appears that the husband and wife depicted in an ancient Egyptian pair statue may be reunited at last. Thanks to the skillful eye of an Egyptologist, who recognized similarities between our fragment and...
- Ramesses Replica In Place In Memphis, Us
Daily Helmsman (Christina Holloway) Trivia, but quite a nice story. The statue of Ramesses the Great, which stood tall in front of the Pyramid for 13 years, is now greeting students on The University of Memphis campus. The statue, a replica of the Ramesses...
- Depiction Of Ramesses Iii Found At Karnak
Eypt State Information Service A big archaeological slab dating back to the era of Ramesses III, the most famous king of the Dynasty 20 (The Modern State era) was found. The slab shows Ramesses III while providing sacrifices and offerings to the...
- Amenhotep Iii Statue Rises Again
Times UK Online (Norman Hammond) With photograph. One of Egypt’s most noted Pharaohs is once more standing tall and looking out across the Nile Valley, by the efforts of an international team and a little help from the British Museum. A colossal statue...
- Akhmim's Collosal Head Put In Storage
The colossal head of Ramesses II found a few years back in a modern cemetery in the city of Akhmim along with the sculptures from the temple have been removed from the site and placed in storage for their protection. The temple on the site was...