Bible History
Bible History
Choose a Category

Images & Art

OPEN PAPYRUS FLOWER CAPITAL AT KARNAC

Dating from the Middle Kingdom (Prisse) Pictures and inscriptions are worked in between the painted flower stalks....

Read More

TOMB OF RAMESSES I

Valley of the Kings, Western Thebes Dynasty XIX, 1320-1318 B.C. Ramesses I is surrounded by gods on the walls of his tomb....

Read More

LIMESTONE STATUE OF KING ZOSER

Zoser Mortuary Complex Saqqara Dynasty IV, C. 2667-2648 B.C. Egyptian sculpture is closely tied to its architectural surroundings. This is the first known portrait statue. It was buried in the ground at the foot of the kings step pyramid. Two holes were cut into the wall at eye level, linking the king with the outside world. Zoser is portrayed in...

Read More

PAINTED WALL

From the tomb of an unknown person Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1500 B.C. Scenes from daily life are painted one on top of another and can be read like a comic book, although in Egyptian scenes, it is generally one "reads" it from the bottom up....

Read More

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...

Read More

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....

Read More

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....

Read More

MERERUKA AND HIS WIFE SEATED ON A BED

From the Mastaba of Vizier Mereruka Saqqara Dynasty VI, C. 2325 B.C. An early bed with heavy lion-claw legs, a high board at one end and a foot-board and cushion at the other, and with a thick mattress. Underneath the bed are tables and vases....

Read More

WOODEN TABLE

From Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1450 British Museum, London A three-legged table. The most common Egyptian table has four legs and is low and lightweight....

Read More

FLORAL LAMP

From the tomb of Tutankhamon Valley of the Kings Western Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo The graceful design of this lamp is based on the lotus plant and rendered in transparent alabaster. In use each vase held oil and had a wick....

Read More

61 Bible Translations

Popular Articles

Explore the Bible Like Never Before!

Bible History Online

Bible Study Tools

Top Tags