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The Asyut Treasure is the name of an important Byzantine hoard of jewellery found near the city of Asyut, central Egypt. Discovered in mysterious circumstances in the early twentieth century, the treasure is now divided between the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin, the British Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. [1] [2] [3]
Nebu is the Egyptian symbol for gold. It depicts a golden collar with the ends hanging off the sides and seven spines dangling from the middle. Ancient Egyptians believed that gold was an indestructible and heavenly metal. The sun god, Ra, was often referred to as a mountain of gold. The Royal Tomb was known as the "House of Gold".
The Ptolemaic dynasty introduced standard coinage to Egypt, where pre-existing native dynasties made only very limited use of coins. Egyptian gold stater was the first coin ever minted in ancient Egypt around 360 BC during the reign of pharaoh Teos of the 30th Dynasty. These coins were used to pay salaries of Greek mercenaries in his service.
Archaeologists uncovered a gold necklace and three gold rings. ... See photos. Moira Ritter. December 14, 2022 at 12:13 PM ... Archaeologists say a recent discovery could provide new insight into ...
Gold indicated divinity due to its unnatural appearance and association with precious materials. [87] Furthermore, gold was regarded by the ancient Egyptians as "the flesh of the god". [90] Silver, referred to as "white gold" by the Egyptians, was likewise called "the bones of the god". [90] Red, orange and yellow were ambivalent colors.
Gold stater of Nectanebo II; Perfect Gold, or Fine Gold. One of the few coins minted for ancient Egypt is the gold stater, issued during the 30th Dynasty. The reverse of the gold stater shows a horse reared up on its hind legs. The obverse has the two hieroglyphs for nfr and nb: "Perfect gold", or a common-era term: 'Fine'-gold.
Aten, properly called The Dazzling Aten [a] though dubbed initially by archaeologists the Rise of Aten, [1] [b] is the remains of an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile [2] in the Theban Necropolis near Luxor. Named after Egyptian sun god Aten, the city appears to
Cairo (/ ˈ k aɪ r oʊ / ⓘ KY-roh; Arabic: القاهرة, romanized: al-Qāhirah, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [el.qɑ(ː)ˈheɾɑ] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. [5]