miércoles, 27 de abril de 2016

Head of a statue of Babaef

Head of a statue of Babaef
This calcite head was found in the same tomb as inv. no. 7785. There is no doubt that it again represents Babaef, the tomb owner. He possessed a collection of statues befitting his social status as a high official and courtier of a king of the 5th Dynasty. The material both of the statue and of this head is calcite, a material which was only rarely used in a non-royal context. When we compare the head of Babaef to his standing statue, it is remarka...ble how little they have in common apart from the name of their commissioner. The head, despite its damaged face, displays a much higher level of craftsmanship than the rather polished and schematically treated statue. Instead of the curly wig covering the ears, this head is covered by a helmet-shaped layered wig revealing the ears. The special treatment of the statue head is also evident from the deep eye sockets which were once inlaid with another material. The face has a special radiance with its smooth cheeks and sensual mouth. Even if the upper half of the face is covered up, the lower half still seems remarkably lifelike. The treatment of the surface and certain details such as the mouth and ears indicate the hand of a master sculptor. It was certainly made by a different artist than the one who made the standing statue of Babaef.
Present location KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM [09/001] VIENNA
Inventory number 7786
Dating 5TH DYNASTY
Archaeological Site GIZA NECROPOLIS
Category STATUE
Material CALCITE/ALABASTER
Technique HEWN; CARVED
Height 13.3 cm
Width 11 cm
Depth 12 cm
Bibliography•Seipel, W. (ed.), Götter Menschen Pharaonen, Speyer (1993) = Dioses, Hombres, Faraones, Ciudad de México (1993) = Das Vermächtnis der Pharaonen, Zürich (1994) , Nr. 37.
•Jaros-Deckert, B. & Rogge, E., Statuen des Alten Reichs. Corpus Antiquitatum Aegyptiacarum (CAA) Wien 15 (1993), 72, 77-80, 154, 157, 167.
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martes, 26 de abril de 2016

Tutankhamun statue

U.S.A.: Chicago - The Chicago





Tutankhamun statue in the course of reconstruction. Small holes were drilled to allow the restoration, based on the better preserved Cairo statue and other parallels, to be attached. Larger metal rods were used to affix the head to the torso
https://oi.uchicago.edu/gallery/tutankhamun

sábado, 23 de abril de 2016

Dama Oferente




Dama Oferente encontrada en el Cerro de los Santos, Montealegre del Castillo, Albacete.
Es una escultura ibérica del siglo III o II a.C
Museo arqueológico nacional.
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Madrid

Reproducción cuevs de altamira. MAN

Reproducción cuevs de altamira.
MAN


sábado, 16 de abril de 2016

Amuleto-disco solare all'orizzonte

Amuleto-disco solare all'orizzonte
Inventory number 12109
FAIENCE
MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO
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viernes, 15 de abril de 2016

miércoles, 6 de abril de 2016

goose of Amun

Wooden objects that had been gilded and painted black symbolized rebirth and fertility and were certainly connected with primeval rites.
The goose of Amun, which was found between the golden shrines, was involved in the funerary rites and connected with the birth of the sun.
The complete symbolic meaning of the goose, however, is not entirely understood.
VALLEY OF THE KINGS
NEW KINGDOM: 18TH DYNASTY
Inventory number JE 60755
EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
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domingo, 3 de abril de 2016

Escena de los escribas.

Escena de los escribas.
Tumba de Horemheb, Saqqara
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Ostrakon of Khnummose

Ostrakon of Khnummose
British Museum EA8510
Painted limestone
Black and red ink
Height: 16.5 cm
Figured ostrakon showing the
workman Khnummose worshipping
the serpent form of the goddess
Meretseger.
Jac Janssen suggested that this
ostrakon had been used as a stela
and that the work was not finished
Photography Steve Bayley 2005
http://www.deirelmedina.com/