Ancient Egyptian Collection (page 6)

Thoth and the Chief Magician, 1925. Artist: Evelyn Paul
Thoth and the Chief Magician, 1925. Thoth was one of the Gods of Ancient Egypt. He was portrayed as a man with the head of either a baboon or, as here, an ibis

Rameses II, Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty, 13th century BC (1926). Artist: Winifred Mabel Brunton
Rameses II, Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty, 13th century BC (1926). The third pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, Rameses II (Rameses the Great) ruled from 1279 until 1212 BC

Akhenaten, Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, 14th century BC (1926). Artist: Winifred Mabel Brunton
Akhenaten, Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, 14th century BC (1926). After he ascended to the throne in c1350 BC Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV)

Ancient Egyptian headdress and earrings, 18th Dynasty, 16th-13th century BC. From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Ancient Egyptian wall paintings in a tomb at Thebes, Egypt. Men carrying food, an abundance of fish, wildfowl and what appears to be bunches of grapes

Nefertari and Isis, Ancient Egyptian wall painting from a Theban tomb, 13th century BC. Nefertari (1292-1225 BC) was the favourite queen of Ramses II

Ancient Egyptian musicians and a dancer, 1910. Artist: Walter Tyndale
Ancient Egyptian musicians and a dancer, 1910. Reproduction of a mural from the Tomb of Nakht, Thebes, dating from the Ancient Agyptian New Kingdom (16th-11th century BC)

The Great Harris Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt, reign of Ramesses IV, c1200 BC
The Great Harris Papyrus, from Thebes, probably Deir el-Medina, Egypt, reign of Rameses IV, c1200 BC. At forty-two metres, this is one of the longest papyri still in existence from ancient Egypt

The temple of Isis and Osiris where Sarastro was High Priest, c1816. Artist: Karl Friedrich Schinkel
The temple of Isis and Osiris where Sarastro was High Priest, c1816. Design for an 1816 production of Die Zauberflote ( The Magic Flute ) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead on papyrus showing written hieroglyphs. Depiction of ploughing with oxen. From the Bodmer Library, Geneva, Switzerland

Coffin of Nesi-pa-her-hat, Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21 (about 1069 -945 BCE)

Scarab: Aakheperkara (Thutmose I), Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Thutmose I (about 1504-1492 BCE)

Cleopatra, ca. 1623. Creator: Jan Muller
Cleopatra, ca. 1623

Vue du grand Sphinx et de la grande pyramide de Menkazeh (Mycerinus), December 1849

Queen Nefertari being led by Isis, ca. 1279-1213 B. C. Creator: Charles Wilkinson
Queen Nefertari being led by Isis, ca. 1279-1213 B.C

Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, near Cairo, Egypt, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, near Cairo, Egypt, 1898. The pyramid was built in the 27th century BC for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser

Column from Luxor, Egypt, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Column from Luxor, Egypt, (1928). Papyrus composite column with a sand-stone bud capital...from that part of the temple at Luxor built by Amenophis III...1411-1375 B.C. After Prisse D Avennes

The Ancient Sphinx and Recent Excavations, Giza, Egypt, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The Ancient Sphinx and Recent Excavations, Giza, Egypt, c1930s. Limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, with the body of a lion and the head of a human

The Death of Cleopatra, 1890. Creator: John Maler Collier
The Death of Cleopatra, 1890. The Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC) is believed to have committed suicide by allowing herself to be bitten by an asp. Painting in Gallery Oldham

Egypt, 1912. Artist: Georges Barbier
Egypt, 1912. Pochoir print from The Art of Perfume by Georges Barbier

Amenemhat III, Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 12th dynasty, 19th century BC (1926). Artist: Winifred Mabel Brunton
Amenemhat III, Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 12th dynasty, 19th century BC (1926). The sixth king of the 12th dynasty, Amenemhat III ruled from c1860 to c1814 BC

King Tutankhamen (c1341 BC-c1323 BC) on a black leopard, 1936. Found in the collection of Cairo Museum. Plate taken from The Art of Ancient Egypt, published by the Phaidon Press (Vienna, 1936)

Napoleon Bonaparte inspecting a mummy at the pyramids, 1801 (1900). Napoleon led the French invasion of Egypt in 1801

The Menat, 1923. Symbol of the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor, worn for protection, fertility and virility. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London)

Granite sphinx of Hatshepsut, reign of Hatshepsut, Egyptian, 18th Dynasty
Granite sphinx of Hatshepsut, Hatshepsut was a female Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt whose rule (as co-regent with Thutmose III) lasted from 1479 to 1458 BC

Statue of Memi and Sabu, 26th-25th century BC. The statue, which is probably from Giza, dates from the 4th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. The couple are portrayed with their arms around each other

Tomb of Amun-her-khepeshef, son of Rameses II, Thebes, Egypt, 20th century. Amun-her-khepeshef was the firstborn son of Rameses II and Nefertari

Bas-relief of Cleopatra, Caesarion, Temple of Hathor, Dendara in Egypt, 20th century. The only carving of Cleopatra in existence, pictured with her son by Julius Caesar

Diorite statue of the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Khafre, 26th century BC. The fourth pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, Khafre (Chephren) was the builder of the second of the Great Pyramids of Giza

Tomb of Seti I, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 13th century BC. Painting in the tomb of the 19th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Seti I who ruled Egypt from c1290 until 1279 BC

Alabaster perfume vase from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 14th century BC. From the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC), discovered in the pharaohs tomb and today kept at the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Statue of the Ancient Egyptian god Thoth in baboon form. Thoth was usually portrayed with the head of an ibis, but in Ancient Egyptian mytholigy he also took the form of a baboon in his manifestation

Ancient Egyptian papyrus, 11th-10th century BC. Detail from a funerary papyrus dating from the 21st Dynasty. Four figures in a boat

Lion figurine from the Tomb of Tutankhamen, 14th century BC. From the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC), discovered in the pharaohs tomb and today kept at the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Interior of the Great Temple, Abu Simbel, 19th century. Artist: George Moore
Interior of the Great Temple, Aboo-Simbel, 19th century. View inside the temple of Abu Simbel built by Rameses II showing some of the colossal statues

Cleopatra, ballet costume design, 1909. Artist: Leon Bakst
Cleopatra, ballet costume design, 1909. Costume sketch for Ida Rubinstein for the ballet Cleopatra performed during the 1909 season of the Ballets Russes in Paris

The temple of Isis and Osiris, The Magic Flute, 1816. Artist: Karl Friedrich Schinkel
The temple of Isis and Osiris, The Magic Flute, 1816. Stage design by Karl Freidrich Schinkel for The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote)

Soul-bird & Mummy, Book of the Dead, Egyptian Papyrus of Ani, Thebes, c1250BC. The Papyrus of Ani is a papyrus manuscript with cursive hieroglyphs and color illustrations created c1250 BC

Thoth as Baboon, Canopic Jar, 22nd Dynasty, c1550BC-1069 BC. Containers used to store internal organs removed from the deceaseds body during mummification

Padiuf?s False Canopic Jars, 22nd Dynasty, c1550BC-1069 BC. Containers used to store internal organs removed from the deceaseds body during mummification

Egyptian Hieratic Book of the Dead of Padiamenet, early 22nd Dynasty, c945BC-900BC. Chief Baker of the Domain of Amun

Fowling in the marshes: wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BC
Fowling in the marshes: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun (no. 10), Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC

Weighing of the heart of the deceased against the feather of truth from the Egyptian Book of the Dea
Weighing of the heart of the deceased (Anhai) against the feather of truth by Anubis. Ammut waits to devour the heart if not justified. Thoth, on the left, records the verdict

Alabaster Sphinx (seen from front), Memphis, Egypt, 18th or 19th Dynasty, c14th-13th century BC

Pharaoh Amenhotep III (Amenophis III), Sobek Temple, Dakamsha, Egypt, c1380 BC
Pharaoh Amenhotep III (Amenophis III), Sobek Temple, Dakamsha near Luxor, Egypt, 18th Dynasty. Amenhotep reigned between 1403 BC and 1365 BC

Rameses II and the Tree of Life, Karnak, Egypt, 13th century BC. The reign of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II (ruled 1279-1213 BC) was notable for an upsurge in the rate of temple building

Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx at night, Gizeh, Egypt. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren), and Menkaura (Men-kau-re)

Gold and lapis lazuli funerary mask of Tutankhamun, King of Egypt, c1323 BC. Tutankhamun came to the throne as a young boy in 1333 BC

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