Statue of Sheikh el-Balad Representing Ka-aper

Statue of Sheikh el-Balad Representing Ka-aper Sheikh el-Balad, Arabic title for the village chief, was the name given to this wooden statue discovered by the workmen of Auguste Mariette, the French archaeologist, because it looked like their village chief. The statue of Ka-aper, the player head priest, the task of reciting prayers for the dead in the temples and funerary chapels. This is one of the masterpieces of sculpture's private kingdom. The arms were modeled separately and attached to the body, a technique often used in wood...

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The Dwarf Seneb And His Family

     The Dwarf Seneb And His Family Dwarfs in ancient Egypt commanded respect (article). They appear in Egyptian art, from pre-dynastic period and the protection of the god Bes was a dwarf. Often assumed the role of leaders, but the example shows that they can enjoy Seneb guidance counselors as well. Seneb, a senior official, was head of textile jobs, the real under King Pepi II of Dynasty 6. It was also a priest in the funerary cults of the Fourth Dynasty King Khufu and Jedefre, for which Seneb called his children (kings...

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Furniture of Queen Hetepheres

Furniture of Queen Hetepheres Signs and cemeteries of Queen Hetep, the wife of Sneferu and the mother of Khufu, was found intact in his tomb on the Giza plateau improvised from a museum in 1925 at Harvard, Boston expedition led by Egyptologist George Reisner. According to the inscriptions died while his son was on the throne. Its exquisite wood furniture, including a portable canopy, was partially covered with gold leaf. Funerary objects including pots, vases of gold, a box containing eight small alabaster vases filled with toilet...

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Statue of Rahotep and Nofret

Statue of Rahotep and Nofret Rahotep could have been a son of King Senefru and, therefore, a brother of King Cheops. He held the title of high priest of Re at Heliopolis, army general and Chief of Construction. Seen here wearing a skirt, short hair, a mustache, and a heart-shaped amulet around his neck. Rahotep wife, Nofret, is described as "one to the king." She is seen wearing a wig of shoulder length, adorned with a wreath and a large collar. Her natural hair can be seen under the wig. We recognize the distinction in the skin color...

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Panel of Geese at Meidum

Panel of Geese at Meidum This part of a mural found in the mastaba of Nefermaat and his wife, Itet to Meidum where he decorated the bottom of a wall of the corridor leading to the chapel Itet. The colors used here is derived from natural materials: white limestone, red hematite, malachite green. These materials were mixed with egg white. The panel shows three pairs of geese eat grass. Three of them are turning to the right, while others have turned to the left in a symmetrical arrangement. The artist cleverly closed the scene on both...

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reliefs from the tomb of Nefermaat and Atet

reliefs from the tomb of Nefermaat and Atet The mastaba of Nefer-Maat, who was a son of King Senefru and a brother of Khufu, contained beautiful mural representations of deep relief, filled with colored paste. This new technique was invented by Nefer-Maat, but was never used again because the inlays pasta, cracked and finally fell to the ground. These representations show a hunting scene in the desert on the one hand, and the work of other migratory birds and agriculture. The chapel of his wife in the same grave ATET was the famous...

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statuette of hetepdief

statuette of hetepdief Hetepdief not really know who he was, although it could have been a priest devoted to the first three kings of the Second Dynasty. Engraved on his right shoulder are names and Hetepsekhemwy Ninetjer Raneb. kneeling position with hands on knees. Hetepdief wearing a short wig with small locks and a skirt. His name and titles are inscribed on the base of the statue, while the Horus names of the three first kings of the Second Dynasty are on his right shoulder. These kings are Hetepsekhemwy and Ninetjer Raneb. It...

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the panel of hesire

the panel of hesire Hesy-ra (alt. Hesire, Hesira) was a doctor (perhaps the first in recorded history), the scribe who lived during the Third Dynasty of Egypt, served under Pharaoh Djoser, and was buried developed in a tomb in Saqqara. It was songs like "Leader of dentists and doctors" and "chief of the scribes of the king." he wooden panels of Ra-Hesy are rare examples of hieroglyphics running high on the wood. The bas-relief panels are raised and have some of the oldest forms of the language of Egyptian hieroglyphs. The panels...

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