Gorgo (1961)
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Mummified Gazelle
A queen’s pet gazelle was readied for eternity with the same lavish care as a member of the royal family. In fine, blue-trimmed bandages and a custom-made wooden coffin, it accompanied its owner to the grave.
This gazelle was probably a pet belonging to Isetemkheb D (ca. 1070-945 BC), and was buried in the royal cache found in (“DB320″). The animal lies in a gazelle-shaped wooden coffin made of several pieces of wood (probably sycamore) doweled together. Both the interior and exterior of the coffin are covered with a layer of white plaster. The exterior plaster is covered with black paint, while the interior remains pure white.
The gazelle is wrapped in several meters of linen bandages, ripped from at least one if not more larger garments. One of the bandages has a border decoration consisting of four lines of blue thread. The interior of the gazelle was filled once again possibly with its viscera, and packed with sandy soil which helped to maintain its shape.
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, around 945 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. CG 29835
Photo: Richard Barnes
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Something I did recently, which started as a lotus flower and eventually evolved into this.
This is the most attention I’ve ever got on an original piece online, thank you all so much for the support.
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Something I did recently, which started as a lotus flower and eventually evolved into this.
This is the most attention I’ve ever got on an original piece online, thank you all so much for the support.
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Lintel of Senusret I Running Toward the God Min
This relief was originally part of the left side of a massive door lintel that depicted the king Senusret I (left) performing a running ritual in front of the fertility god Min (right). Running rituals are generally connected with the Sed festival, a renewal rite that the king ideally celebrated after thirty years on the throne.
The vertical inscription in front of Min includes the promise that the deity will grant the king such a milestone. The king carries an oar and an angled nautical object, which can be associated with the Sed festival; behind him are three semicircular objects representing the symbolic markers between which he runs.
The inscription in front of him reads: “Taking the oar to Min, the great one who is in the midst of his city”. The piece is notable for its beautiful modeling and extremely fine detail, characteristics of the best 12th Dynasty relief work.
Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, reign of Senusret I, ca. 1971-1926 BC. Limestone, from Coptos, reused in the foundations of the Ptolemaic temple; Flinders Petrie excavations. Now in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. UC 14786
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