Posts tagged egypt
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Tile with Nubian chief
- Egyptian, New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, reign of Ramesses III, 1184–1153 B.C.
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
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Today in Cairo: Thousands of women […] call for the end of military rule in an extraordinary expression of anger over images of soldiers beating, stripping, and kicking a female demonstrator on the pavement of Tahrir Square.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwj8viRmpM1qzprlbo1_1280.png)
Today in Cairo: Thousands of women […] call for the end of military rule in an extraordinary expression of anger over images of soldiers beating, stripping, and kicking a female demonstrator on the pavement of Tahrir Square.
Classic, haunting beauty.
Mummy portrait on limewood, 55-70 AD. Roman period, Hawara, Egypt.
AN177045001
© The Trustees of the British Museum
Description
Limewood portrait of a woman: the richly bejeweled woman in the panel portrait is portrayed with elegance and sophistication, with sweet, refined features. The necklace inset with precious stones and diadem; the jewellery-detail in added gold leaf.
detail here
AN299549001
© The Trustees of the British Museum
Department: Ancient Egypt & Sudan
Funerary portrait, detail.
original post here
Description
Limewood portrait of a woman: the richly bejeweled woman in the panel portrait is portrayed with elegance and sophistication, with sweet, refined features. The necklace inset with precious stones and diadem; the jewellery-detail in added gold leaf.
AN299549001
© The Trustees of the British Museum
Roman, Fayum region, Egypt.
Portrait of a Man, 2nd century A.D.
Wood, pigment
36.8 x 22 x 3.5 cm (14 1/2 x 8 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Emily Crane Chadbourne, 1922.4798
