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Ramesses II raised over ten obelisks at Tanis (San el-Hagar) in the Eastern Delta. With a total height of 16 meters, this granite obelisk is the highest that ever stood at Tanis. On the four sides of the obelisk are inscriptions giving the Horus name, t…
A standing theophoros statue of a man named Wesirwer who served as the ‘Chief of Prophets of god Montu at Thebes’ probably about Dynasty 30. The statue originally stood in the great temple of Amun-Re at Karnak. The statue's head was acquired by the Broo…
This granite statue was discovered in the Karnak Cache (CK 89) in 1904. It represents Nesmin son of Psametik with the left leg forward. He wears a long hair wig, a false beard and a short kilt. His arms hang down by his side and in each hand, he holds a…
Underwater excavations at the site of Thonis-Heracleion (Abuqir Bay), northeast of Alexandria, led to the discovery of colossal statues, architectural elements, jewellery, coins, ritual objects, as well as ceramics, all of which speak of the glory of th…
The ‘god’s Wife of Amun’ was the highest-ranking priestess of that deity whose cult was centred in Thebes in Upper Egypt. It first appeared as an office in the Middle Kingdom. Its political potential reached its zenith in the Late Third Intermediate Per…
Then as now, this giant statue reflects the power and richness of King Ramesses II. It originally stood outside the main temple of god Ptah at Memphis, guarding its sacred inner space. For many years, the statue was thought of as a god listening to the …
In these earrings tiny figures of the king stand on a heb festival sign between uraeus snakes, all suspended from a falcon. Each earring is made up of three parts and it would have been impossible for the king to put these on alone. They were fastened b…
