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Egyptian Museum
Egyptian
Museum
The Museum
of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian...
A cobra Naja ( the snake cobra)
A cobra Naja
A cobra naja de peito estufado que o rei trazia representada na fronte, sobre a coroa, simbolizava o Olho de Rá e visava aterrorizar os inimigos,...
Kom-Ombo Temle
Kom Ombo
Located in the town of Kom-Ombo, about 28 miles north of Aswan, the Temple, dating to the Ptolemies, is built on a high dune overlooking the Nile. The actual temple was started by Ptolemy VI Philometor in the early second century BC. Ptolemy XIII built the outer...
The Gods of Ancient Egypt -- The Legend of Osiris
The Legend of Osiris
The Legend of Osiris is one of the most ancient myths in Egypt, and it was central to the ancient Egyptian state religion. The myth establishes Osiris' position as god of the dead and lord of the underworld, and Horus' (and thus all the pharaohs) right to...
Gods of Egypt
Gods and Mythology of Ancient Egypt
Man's first gods were the forces of nature. Terrifying and unpredictable, they were feared rather than revered by our ancestors. Yet while much of the world was in darkness, worshiping cruel incarnations of natural forces, a river...
THE GODDESS ISIS
THE GODDESS ISIS
Several people have requested some information on the goddess Isis. I will already say that there is much more to know an learn about Isis than I habe posted. This is just an overview of who she was and her story. jope you enjoy. C.C.
Isis...
Castle of Saladin
Castle of Saladin
Citadel of Salah al-Din , known as Castle Mountain is one of the most important features of Islamic Cairo and is located in the neighborhood of "castle" has been erected on one of onshore separated from the cliffs on the outskirts of Cairo, and is considered...
Genealogical texts
Genealogical texts
Intended to texts which tell certain family ratios , usually has spread record proportions in the late Egyptian times , and its importance due to it helps to know the sequence of some of the kings that lived the families of the owners of these texts...
Secrets of building the pyramids
Secrets of building the pyramids
The ancient Egyptians ancestors believe tamper with immortality, and they will live another life after the paradox of this world , and did everything in their power to keep their bodies , and they mummified believing that the presence of the...
Crystallized manifestations of religion and art in Egypt
Crystallized manifestations of religion and art in Egypt
Egypt was flourished which a strong central government also gone through periods of decay and disintegration can be summarized as follows:
Archaic period : Includes families 1 , 2, the era of the adoption of political...
a cuff bracletes of Thutmose III's wife
a cuff bracletes of Thutmose III's wife
Cuff bracelets decorated with cats, gold, carnelia, lapis lazuli, and turquoise glass, discovered in 1916 in the tomb of the three foreign wifes of Thutmose III (Menhet, Menwi, and Merti) at Wady Qabbanat el Qurud, Luxor. 18th dynasty,...
painting from the Tomb of Nebamun and his brother Ipuki
the Tomb of Nebamun
Detail of a painting from the Tomb of Nebamun and his brother Ipuki, in the Tombs of the Nobles at Thebes. Nebamun was the 'Head Sculptor of the King of the Two Lands', during the reign of king Amenhotep I, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom. This s...cene...
The Coptic Museum ,Icons
The Coptic Museum ,Icons
Most of the icons in the Coptic Museum were acquired from Cairo's oldest churches. The majority of them are relatively modern, dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. They are, nevertheless, interesting for their themes, including scenes...
The Coptic Museum ,Wall paintings
The Coptic Museum ,Wall paintings
Almost all Coptic wall painting is monastic. They were never intended to be great works of art, but some of them, and in particular those at Bawit and Saqqara from the 6th and 7th century, show a relatively high standard. These...
The Coptic Museum ,Ceramics and Terracotta
The Coptic Museum ,Ceramics and Terracotta
Pottery is a cheap material and a huge quantity of various wares have been unearthed in Egypt. The study of Coptic pottery in particular has progressed remarkably in the last three decades are so thanks to carefully...
The Coptic Museum ,Woodwork
The Coptic Museum ,Woodwork
Egypt lacks good quality wood for the most part, which has always made it a valuable commodity. During the Pharaonic Period find wood, and especially ebony, was imported from the south (Kush, or Nubia and Punt) and cedar from...
The Coptic Museum ,Metalwork
The Coptic Museum ,Metalwork
Not surprisingly perhaps, considering Egypt's historic quest for rare metals, the Coptic museums collection of metalwork is a rich one, containing gold and silver, but also copper, bronze and iron. These pieces represent some of the...
