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The Sabu disk is an ancient Egyptian artifact from the First Dynasty, c. 3000 to 2800 BC. It was found in 1936 in the north of the Saqqara necropolis in mastaba S3111, the grave of the ancient Egyptian official Sabu after whom it is named. The function and meaning of the carefully crafted natural stone vessel are unclear.
The ushabti (also called shabti or shawabti, with a number of variant spellings) was a funerary figurine used in ancient Egyptian funerary practices. The Egyptological term is derived from đ ąđđđđđž wšbtj , which replaced earlier đˇđŻđđđđž šwbtj , perhaps the nisba of đđŻđđ šwęŁb " Persea tree".
Ancient Egyptian pottery includes all objects of fired clay from ancient Egypt. [1] First and foremost, ceramics served as household wares for the storage, preparation, transport, and consumption of food, drink, and raw materials. Such items include beer and wine mugs and water jugs, but also bread moulds, fire pits, lamps, and stands for ...
The statue is the first statue of the Buddha to ever be found west of Afghanistan. [1] It attests to the extent of Indo-Roman relations in the early centuries of the Common Era. [1] Based on stylistic details and the context of the excavation, it is thought that the statue was made in Alexandria around the second century CE. [1]
Three of the bodies were found with coverings of different types (reed matting, palm fibre and animal skin), which still remain with the bodies. The bodies were found in fetal positions lying on their left sides. Since 1901, the first body excavated (EA 32751) has remained on display in the British Museum.
The discovery supports the hypothesis that Queen Meret-Neith was ancient Egypt’s first female pharaoh. 5,000-year-old wine hidden in hundreds of jars at Egyptian queen’s tomb. Take a look
Ancient Egypt’s 13th dynasty was a period from about 1756 B.C. to 1630 B.C., according to Britannica. During this dynasty, about 70 different kings occupied the throne. Sobekhotep II was one of ...
Two reserve heads displayed side-by-side on a shelf at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.. Reserve heads (also known as "Magical heads" or "Replacement heads", the latter term derived from the original German term "Ersatzköpfe") are distinctive sculptures made primarily of fine limestone that have been found in a number of non-royal tombs of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt; primarily from the reigns of ...