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Belgian Cave at Uweinat…. The Mountain Uwaynat on the...
Belgian Cave at Uweinat…. The Mountain Uwaynat on the border of Egypt, Libya, Sudan Jebel Uweinat (1,934 m; جبل العوينات gabal al-ʿuwaināt “mountain of sourcelets”; also spelled Jabal, Djebel Al...
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paganlovefest: Andromeda Chained to a Rock Henri Picou 1874
paganlovefest: Andromeda Chained to a Rock Henri Picou 1874
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The first Perugino that I met which I like unreservedly- check...
The first Perugino that I met which I like unreservedly- check out the flickr site- it nicely breaks down the painting into interesting details.
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fernsandmoss: Egyptian Amulet in the shape of an ankh, 2nd-1st...
fernsandmoss: Egyptian Amulet in the shape of an ankh, 2nd-1st BC.
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Submerged by the sea eons ago, leaving fossils on the high...
Submerged by the sea eons ago, leaving fossils on the high plateau, the Kharga depression is hemmed in by giant cliffs and broken up by massifs, with belts of dunes advancing across the oasis....
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amare-habeo: Georges Braque - The Chair (La chaise), 1962
amare-habeo: Georges Braque - The Chair (La chaise), 1962
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Menhir Filitosa V - with long saber and short sword, largest of...
Menhir Filitosa V - with long saber and short sword, largest of the menhir statues in the Filitosa Prehistoric Station. These statue-menhirs were probably representations of dead chieftains or priests...
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In Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet (also...
In Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet (also spelled Sachmet, Sakmet, Sakhet, Sekmet, Sakhmet and Sekhet; and given the Greek name, Sachmis), was originally the warrior goddess as well as goddess of healing...
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“A predynastic tomb of outstanding importance: some walls...
“A predynastic tomb of outstanding importance: some walls are decorated with paintings. The motifs indicate that the tomb might have belonged to some kind of early king. The painting fragments are now...
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malebeautyinart: The Face of Pyrrhus by wamcclung on...
malebeautyinart: The Face of Pyrrhus by wamcclung on Flickr. Pyrrhus clutches Polyxena in his left arm while threatening Hecuba with his sword. Sculpture group by Pio Fedi, 1865. Florence, Loggia dei...
View Article"Societies live by borrowing from each other, but they define themselves...
“Societies live by borrowing from each other, but they define themselves rather by the refusal of borrowing than by its acceptance.” - Marcel Mauss, The Nation (1920).
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The Serapeum was discovered northwest of the Step Pyramid in...
The Serapeum was discovered northwest of the Step Pyramid in 1850 by the explorer Auguste Mariette, who became interested in Saqqara after traveling to Egypt to study Coptic texts. The story goes that...
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centuriespast: North AmericaTlingit peoples, Alaska/British...
centuriespast: North AmericaTlingit peoples, Alaska/British ColumbiaShaman’s Amuletca. 1750–1800Sperm-whale ivoryL. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)Raymond and Laura Wielgus Collection
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APIS, a sacred bull worshipped at Memphis from the earliest...
APIS, a sacred bull worshipped at Memphis from the earliest period, having probably been introduced into the religious system as early as the 2nd dynasty by the king Kaiechos, who instituted the...
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One of the first official epitaphs for a bull Referred to by his...
One of the first official epitaphs for a bull Referred to by his “Horus names” and as “King of Upper and Lower Egypt,” “the perfect god, Lord of the Two Lands” offers bread and beer to “Apis-Atum, who...
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Nefertiabet (nfr.t ỉ3b.t; “Beautiful One of the...
Nefertiabet (nfr.t ỉ3b.t; “Beautiful One of the East”) was an ancient Egyptian princess of the 4th dynasty. She was possibly a daughter of Pharaoh Khufu. [edit] Tomb Her tomb at Giza is known (G 1225)....
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aubade: Life of Raymond Lull, 14th century. Reproduced in An...
aubade: Life of Raymond Lull, 14th century. Reproduced in An Illustrated History of the Knights Templar, by James Wasserman.
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Although the precise location of Metjetji’s tomb is unknown, one...
Although the precise location of Metjetji’s tomb is unknown, one of his titles—”protégé of his master Unas”—suggests that he was buried in the vicinity of this king’s pyramid in Saqqara. In view of the...
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The cobra is contained within a rectangular sign representing a...
The cobra is contained within a rectangular sign representing a building (probably the royal residence) depicted according to the conventions of Egyptian drawing that remained in use until the end of...
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