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This alabaster statuette depicts a standing nude girl, mounted on a marble stand (Abydos style). From Abydos, Egypt. Old Kingdom, circa 2686–2181 BCE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (With thanks to...

Only this part of a large limestone stela has survived. At the lower end, there is a head of a man with a beard (originally painted with red). The hieroglyphic inscriptions read "the head lector priest, sole...

Panehsy, a royal treasurer from Memphis under Ramesses II, holds a shrine containing Osiris (center), his wife Isis, and their son Horus. The text invokes these and other deities of Abydos and explains that the statue...

Stela of Ity from Abydos, Egypt, 12th Dynasty, year 14 of the reign of King Senusret I, c. 1951 BCE. In the upper scene, Ity and his wife receive offerings from two sons. Below left is another figure of Ity faced by two daughters...

The cartouche of Merenre Nemtyemsaf II, from the Abydos King List, Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt

Pets were very important to the ancient Egyptians and considered gifts from the gods to be cared for until their death when they were expected to be returned to the divine realm from which they had come. In life, pets were...

Tattoos are an ancient form of art appearing in various cultures throughout history. One of the earliest (and possibly the oldest) pattern of tattoos in the world was discovered on the frozen remains of the man known as...

Trade and commerce were essential components of the success and expansion of the Byzantine Empire. Trade was carried out by ship over vast distances, although for safety, most sailing vessels were restricted to the...

The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys is an ancient Egyptian text in which the two goddess-sisters call the soul of the god Osiris to rejoin the living. The poem takes the form of a call-and-response liturgy and...

The battle of Cynossema, in 411 BCE, was an Athenian victory during the final years of the Peloponnesian War. It marked the resilience of the renowned Athenian democratic system after their major defeats in Sicily and also...