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In the vast world of Egyptian art, most treasures are the glamorous survivors: gilded coffins, glittering jewellery, superb limestone reliefs polished by the desert wind. Yet every so often, something ...
King Den (also written Djer, Udimu, or Den-Setui) was one of the most important rulers of Egypt’s First Dynasty, reigning around c. 2970–2930 B.C. He is remembered as a strong and innovative king who helped shape the early Egyptian state at a time when kingship itself was still taking form.
This ...
In this luminous tableau from the sepulchral chambers of King Seti I, the sun god Ra appears in his nocturnal guise; not as the blazing daytime disc, but as the ram-headed lord of the night boat, gliding steadil...
The mummy of king Ahmose I was discovered in the Royal Cache of Deir el-Baharai, in 1881. He was buried within a coffin inscribed with his name, and his wrappings also bore his name in hieratic script, as well as a garland of Delphinium flowers wrapped around his neck.
King Ahmose I holds a place of great reverence in Egyptian history because he restored strength, ...
Carved from luminous elephant ivory, this wonderfully animated mechanical dog is shown in a vigorous, full-stretch leap, every muscle carved in lively tension. Beneath its chest sits a discreet lever mechanism: when pressed, the dog opens and closes its mouth, revealing a pair of tiny teeth and a red-painted tongue.
Originally, the jaw was operated by thongs thread...
