Egypt Art

THE DAUGHTERS OF AKHENATEN

From Tell el Amarna Dynasty XVIII, C. 1375-1358 B.C. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford The Amarna style developed briefly under the rule of King Akhenaten. One example of the style is this painting of orange-brown casual figures against a brightly decorated orange ground. While the heads seem unnatural in shape there is speculation that this is a realistic...

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SHRINE OF KING SESOSTRIS

Karnak Dynasty XII, c. 1940 B.C. This shrine or repository chapel is a resting place for the sacred barge which contains the figure of the god Amon as it moves along the processional journey in celebration of the king's jubilee. There are ramps at both ends of the shrine....

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Detail, SCULPTURED PILLAR

Deir el Bahari, Thebes Dynasty XVIII, c. 1480 B.C. The goddess Hathor, protectress of the city of the dead, is carved on this pillar from the Hathor shrine on the south side of the first terrace. She is portrayed as a beautiful woman with the ears of a cow....

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1 Bible History Online "Images From The Past"

Coins, statues, busts, places, Reliefs and more...

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