This exquisite head, carved from chlorite, once adorned the body of a female sphinx. Dating to the Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, circa 1876–1842 B.C., it is believed to have originated in Heliopolis, Egypt, and was possibly discovered within the grounds of Hadrian’s Villa in Rome, Italy. Now residing in the Brooklyn Museum (accession number 56.85),...
Sepa was a priest who lived during the 3rd Dynasty of Ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom (c. 2700-2620 B.C.) With titles such as, “Responsible for Royal Matters”, “Greatest of the ten of Upper Egypt”, “Priest of the god Kherty” and “Herdsman of the White Bull”, Sepa was clearly a man of status and importance within society,...
This mummy of a woman has a gilded, golden face and a wig of human hair adorned upon her head. Unfortunately, not much is known about this woman, only her head remains. Discovered in Egypt, bequeathed by (Major) Robert Grenville ‘John’ Gayer-Anderson, the head of the unknown woman now resides at The Fitzwilliam Museum, in...
Statue of Queen Ahmose-Meritamun wearing Hathor wig. British Museum. EA93
This relief shows a beautiful, delicately carved depiction of an unknown Ancient Egyptian Nobleman, dating from the 19th or 20th Dynasty. It is believed that this fragment may have come from a tomb in Saqqara. With the lingering of the Amarna Period artistic revolution still in memory, the Egyptian need to forget the reign of...
