Temple of Hathor - Dendara, Egypt by wallacefsk
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The Ancient Egyptian god Horus, Edfu Temple
Source: Wikipedia
Also most of the time I completely forget about tumblr and then suddenly I think of its existence again and yeah, here I am now.
Every night for the past week I’ve dreamt about mummies. I think thesis writing is getting to my head.
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One-Handled Bowl, c. 1450-1200 BC, Cleveland Museum of Art: Greek and Roman Art
Size: Overall: 5.7 cm (2 ¼ in.); Diameter of rim: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.) Medium: white slip ware
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Olympia, Greece (by dadofekl)
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Golden Head of Osiris
Amulet showing the head of the Egyptian god Osiris. Late Period, ca. 664-332 BC.
In ancient Egypt, gold, silver and electrum were the metals of choice for making jewelry. Due to its brilliance and incorruptibility, gold was associated with the Sun and the concept of immortality (hence the decision to make the bodies of gods from gold). Silver was associated with the Moon, and was used for the bones of the gods. In its natural state or when produced artificially, electrum is a composite of gold and silver. As a result, it assumed symbolic functions.
Now in the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona. E 506JA
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Bowl with Human Feet, Predynastic Egypt, 3900–3650 B.C.[1500x1500]
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Fragment of Coffin Lid, Egyptian, 332–30 BC, Saint Louis Art Museum: Ancient Art
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Serapis, Isis as Serpents and little Harpocrates
Sculptured and painted panel showing Harpocrates on a lotus flower with Serapis and Isis as serpents. Now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
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Ancient Egyptian bronze sistrum musical instrument, c. 380-250 BCE. The sistrum is a musical rattling instrument that was popular in the cult of the goddess Hathor. [1363x1800]
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Portrait of a Roman made on glass. The find was discovered in Pompeii and is dated to 79 CE. [575x767]
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Terracotta stirrup jar, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Greek and Roman Art
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Terracotta
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Clepsydra of Karnak
The oldest water clock of which there is physical evidence dates to ca. 1391-1353 BC, during the reign of Amenhotep III where it was used in the Temple of Amen-Re at Karnak.
This alabaster water clock has 12 carved columns of 11 false holes, corresponding to the hours of the night. The water flowed through a very small hole made in the center of the bottom, emerging on the outside under the figure of a seated baboon. To know the time, one had to look inside the basin to observe the water level and read the time according to the nearest false hole.
The outside surface of this clepsydra, or water clock, is decorated with figures and text that show symbols of certain planets and constellations and give a list of the protective spirits for each of the ten days of the ancient Egyptian week. The middle register, or section, is occupied by the circumpolar stars under the aspects of various gods and animals.
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1391-1353 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 37525
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Middle Kingdom era mummy mask of a high ranking Ancient Egyptian official [789 x 1024]
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Decorated ware jar with lug handles, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Egyptian Art
Rogers Fund, 1936 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Pottery, paint