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Awesome day in Turin with @sarahdawnscott - breathtaking sculpture gallery at #museoegiziotorino!
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Immortali with @sarahdawnscott :)
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Wooden funerary statuette of the 'Mistress of the House' Urele, sculpted in the typical Amarna style, evident in the lower part of the torso. Deir el-Medina? New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII, Amenhotep IV (1351-1334) Cat. 2600 #museoegiziotorino
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Double shabti of Huy and Ipuy In the New Kingdom craftsmen produced shabtis in unusual forms, such as this double specimen showing a father and son side by side. Limestone. Provenance unknown. New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII (1351-1334 BC), Cat. 2516 (Muse
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Mummiform shabti Female figure identifiable thanks to the long wig on which a diadem with a lotus flower is painted, something worn only by women. Limestone. Provenance unknown. New Kingdom, Dynasty XVII-XX (1550-1070 BC) Cat. 2807 (Museo Egizio)
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Sphinx of Thutmose III The sphinx is a symbolic and solar representation of the pharaoh Quartzite New Kingdom Dynasty 18, Reign of Thutmose III 1479-1425 BC S. 2673 Museo Egizio Turin
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Sphinx of Thutmose III The sphinx is a symbolic and solar representation of the pharaoh Quartzite New Kingdom Dynasty 18, Reign of Thutmose III 1479-1425 BC S. 2673 Museo Egizio, Turin
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Head of a statuette in limestone of the Pharaoh Akhenaten; the king wears the Blue Crown or 'Khepresh', adorned with a uraeus-cobra. Tell el-Amarna? New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 Amenhotep IV 1351-1334 BC Cat. 1398 Museo Egizio, Turin
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Head of a statuette in limestone of the Pharaoh Akhenaten; the king wears the Blue Crown or 'Khepresh', adorned with a uraeus-cobra. Tell el-Amarna? New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 Amenhotep IV 1351-1334 BC Cat. 1398 Museo Egizio, Turin
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Posthumous statue of Amenhotep I Made for his worship, and carried in procession during festivals. Its movements were interpretted by priests at the request of the faithful. Limestone Deir el-Medina New Kingdom, Dynasty 19 1292-1186 BC Cat. 1372 Museo
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Posthumous statue of Amenhotep I Made for his worship, and carried in procession during festivals. Its movements were interpretted by priests at the request of the faithful. Limestone Deir el-Medina New Kingdom, Dynasty 19 1292-1186 BC Cat. 1372 Museo
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Faience heirloom pommel, possibly from a staff, with the cartouche of King Aye ('Kheperkheperure', 1323-1319 BC), successor of Tutankamun. From Queen Nefertari's looted tomb. New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, Reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC) S. 5162 Museo E
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Head of King Ptolemy II Philadelphos (?) Wearing a nemes headdress, the bronze uraeus (cobra) was inserted in the dowel hole. Basalt Provenance unknown Reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphos (284-246 BC) ? Cat. 1399 Museo Egizio, Turin
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Head of a Ptolemaic King wearing a smooth nemes-headdress. The head is slightly over life-size Quartzite Early Ptolemaic Period (306-282 BC) Cat. 1396 Museo Egizio, Turin
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Head of a Ptolemaic King wearing a smooth nemes-headdress. The head is slightly over life-size Quartzite Early Ptolemaic Period (306-282 BC) Cat. 1396 Museo Egizio, Turin
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Head of a Ptolemaic King wearing a smooth nemes-headdress. The head is slightly over life-size Quartzite Early Ptolemaic Period (306-282 BC) Cat. 1396 Museo Egizio, Turin
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Head of a Ptolemaic King wearing a smooth nemes-headdress. The head is slightly over life-size Quartzite Early Ptolemaic Period (306-282 BC) Cat. 1396 Museo Egizio, Turin
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Head of King Ptolemy II Philadelphos (?) Wearing a nemes headdress, the bronze uraeus (cobra) was inserted in the dowel hole. Basalt Provenance unknown Reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphos (284-246 BC) ? Cat. 1399 Museo Egizio, Turin
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Head of King Ptolemy II Philadelphos (?) Wearing a nemes headdress, the bronze uraeus (cobra) was inserted in the dowel hole. Basalt Provenance unknown Reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphos (284-246 BC) ? Cat. 1399 Museo Egizio, Turin
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King Amenhotep II The king kneels as he offers two round wine 'nu'-vessels to the deity. He wears the traditional pleated nemes-headdress with the uraeus-cobra, and the shendyt-kilt. His straight beard is a false one (tied behind the ears) that was worn
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King Amenhotep II The king kneels as he offers two round wine 'nu'-vessels to the deity. He wears the traditional pleated nemes-headdress with the uraeus-cobra, and the shendyt-kilt. His straight beard is a false one (tied behind the ears) that was worn
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King Amenhotep II The king kneels as he offers two round wine 'nu'-vessels to the deity. He wears the traditional pleated nemes-headdress with the uraeus-cobra, and the shendyt-kilt. His straight beard is a false one (tied behind the ears) that was worn
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King Amenhotep II The king kneels as he offers two round wine 'nu'-vessels to the deity. He wears the traditional pleated nemes-headdress with the uraeus-cobra, and the shendyt-kilt. His straight beard is a false one (tied behind the ears) that was worn
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Ram Protecting the King The ram was sacred to the god Amun, chief deity of the capital city Thebes. Here he protects an image of King Amenhotep III between his forelegs. The animal's body is sculpted to show the tufted fur. A solar disk and the uraeus-co
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Ram Protecting the King The ram was sacred to the god Amun, chief deity of the capital city Thebes. Here he protects an image of King Amenhotep III between his forelegs. The animal's body is sculpted to show the tufted fur. A solar disk and the uraeus-co
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King Thutmosis I The pleated nemes-headdress and the uraeus-cobra were exclusively royal prerogatives, whereas the shendyt-kilt could also be worn by private individuals. Here Pharaoh Thutmosis I also wears a tail (bovine or leonine?) between his legs as
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King Thutmosis I The pleated nemes-headdress and the uraeus-cobra were exclusively royal prerogatives, whereas the shendyt-kilt could also be worn by private individuals. Here Pharaoh Thutmosis I also wears a tail (bovine or leonine?) between his legs as
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King Thutmosis I The pleated nemes-headdress and the uraeus-cobra were exclusively royal prerogatives, whereas the shendyt-kilt could also be worn by private individuals. Here Pharaoh Thutmosis I also wears a tail (bovine or leonine?) between his legs as
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King Horemheb and his wife Mutnedjemet The King is seated with his wife Mutnedjemet, who wears the vulture headdress and the double uraeus-cobra. One side of the throne is decorated with a female sphinx in adoration of the cartouche with the name of the
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King Ramesses II The king carries the heqa-sceptre and wears the 'blue', khepresh, war crown. This military aspect (despite his elegant pleated robe) is reinforced by the 'Nine Bows', a symbolic representation of the enemies, carved under his feet and wi
