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King Ergamenes (also known as King Arkamani I, r. 295-275 BCE) was the greatest king of the city of Meroe, Kingdom of Kush (located in modern-day Sudan) who broke free from Egyptian dominance to help direct a wholly distinct culture. The...

The Seven Lucky Gods (aka Shichifukujin) of Japanese folklore on their treasure ship or takarabune. By Hiroshige (1797-1858 CE). Woodblock print, c. 1840 CE. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

The Seven Lucky Gods or Shichifukujin of Japanese folklore. From left to right: Soldan Sağa Hotei, Juroujin, Fukurokuju, Bishamonten, Benzaiten, Daikokuten, Ebisu

This is the coffin of the "Chantress of Amun," and it dates c. 1070-945 BCE or Egypt's Third Intermediate Period (c. 1070-712 BCE). It is made of wood with a painted gesso relief. Ancient Egyptian coffins sheltered remains and provided a...

This temple was constructed in the Valley of the Lions by Ramesses II (c. 1250 BCE) in honour of the gods Amun Ra and Ra Harmakhis. The back of the temple is hollowed out in the rock. In the foreground stands the king's statue and a "dromos"...

King Horemheb with Amun-Ra, probably from the temple of Amun-Ra at Thebes, Karnak, possibly usurped from Tutankhamun (c. 1336-1327 BCE), 18th Dynasty, c. 1323-1295 BCE. The inscriptions identify the headless king as Horemheb and the larger...

A plan of the Temple of Amun and other temples at Karnak, Thebes. c. 1312–1235 BCE.

Granite gneiss of the Ram of Amun. The standing figure is King Taharqa. 25th Dynasty, c. 680 BCE, from Temple T, Kawa, Egypt. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)

Three standing-striding divine bronze figures from ancient Egypt. This divine triad represents the god Amun, who wears the feathered crown (behind), the goddess Mut (right), and the god Khonsu (as a child). Late Period of Ancient Egypt, 25th-26th...

The first courtyard of the Temple of Amun, Karnak. It measures 84 x 99 metres and was built during the 22nd Dynasty rule of Sheshonk I (Shoshenq I).