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Ancient Egyptian King made of anorthosite gneiss. Original work: ca. 1872-1806 BC ; Reworking: ca. 1250 BC (Middle Kingdom; New Kingdom).
Courtesy & currently located at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA:
Both continuity and change are reflected in this portrait bust initially carved for a ruler of the Middle Kingdom and then re-carved for a New Kingdom monarch. There was a marked change between the way late 12th Dynasty and mid 19th Dynasty kings were represented. The pharaohs of the 12th Dynasty wished to present an experienced and careworn expression. This is conveyed by heavy eyelids, wrinkles, and a firm set to the mouth.
The pharaohs of the 19th Dynasty, however, wanted their images to suggest youth, vigor, and confidence. To transform a Middle Kingdom royal image into a New Kingdom one, sculptors re-carved the face. The eyes, nose, and forehead of this sculpture show evidence of reworking to erase signs of age, while the corners of the mouth were deeply drilled to make the cheeks appear rounder and to bring the lips closer to the slight smile typical of 19th Dynasty royal sculpture.
Wooden coffin of Peftjauneith
Peftjauneith was inspector of temples estates in Lower Egypt. His coffin was made from solid hard wood which would have to be imported, making this coffing very valuable.
The front is decorated with Osiris (recognisable by his green colour) and the sky goddess Neith is spreading her wings across his chest. A spell from the Book of the Dead has been written below the goddess, each of the hieroglyphs are an image in their own right.
On the inside of the lid is the sku goddess again but now black and covered with stars, she is giving birth to the moon and is swollowing the sun. On the bottom of the coffin is the goddess of the west (the hieroglyph for west is on her head), the quarter of the realm where the dead were thought to be located.
Late Period, 26th dynasty, 650 BC.
Source: Leiden Museum of Antiquities
There is no such thing as perfect security; those who protect us need be right 100% of the time. The terrorist only once…..
Perhaps Rep King of N.Y. should recall the words and context of their use by Rev Martin Niemoller: “
First they came for the communists,
and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a communist.
Then they came for the socialists,
and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a trade unionist.
Then they came for me,
and there was no one left to speak for me.
Tweet from Gary Weidell (@IaKnightHawke) Gary Weidell (@IaKnightHawke) tweeted at 2:11 PM on Mon, Mar 11, 2013:
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