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Egypt, Thebes 3rd Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21 Gessoed and painted sycamore Cleveland Museum of Art This is one of the finest examples of painted wooden coffins made for the priests of Amen and their families at Thebes during Dynasty 21 and early 22. The pharaohs of this time were no longer buried in the Valley of the Kings, but instead built tombs in the Delta, far to the north, where they resided. Security was lax in the Theban necropolis. The coffins and funerary goods of…

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Brooklyn Museum, NY. 3rd intermediate period. This Egyptian Blue open work bottle is a truly exception work of craftsmanship. Egyptian Blue was used to create precious blue pigments used in the painting of royal tombs and sacred papyri, its use for an entire vessel is quite rare. A true luxury item, it would have served as a decorative piece affirming rank and status of the original owner to those who viewed it. #44.175, Creative Commons. Egyptian Blue, Ancient Egyptian Artifacts, Egypt Jewelry, Ancient Egyptian Jewelry, Egyptian Civilization, Egyptian Artifacts, Ancient Egypt Art, Ancient Pottery, Egypt Art

Brooklyn Museum, NY. 3rd intermediate period. This Egyptian Blue open work bottle is a truly exception work of craftsmanship. Egyptian Blue was used to create precious blue pigments used in the painting of royal tombs and sacred papyri, its use for an entire vessel is quite rare. A true luxury item, it would have served as a decorative piece affirming rank and status of the original owner to those who viewed it. #44.175, Creative Commons.

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Nefertiti Bust, Famous Sculptures, Diane Arbus, Queen Nefertiti, Egyptian Queen, Egypt Art, Egyptian History, Ancient Egyptian Art, Ancient Artifacts

Due in no small part to his infamous attempts to change the state religion requiring the worship of numerous deities to that of just one, the sun, Akhenaten has become one of the most celebrated and famous of all the pharaohs. This infamy has been compounded by the discovery in the twentieth century of the tomb of one of his heirs, the so-called “boy King” Tutankhamun, and the wonderful treasures that were found therein. Numerous sculptures and monuments, some intact and many damaged or…

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