Stela of Kia January 11, 2022Hella Radwan We all may have favourite objects when visiting an exhibition - mine are definitely stelae, if not palettes. Stelae in ancient Egypt - called "wedj" - were often used in...
Young Woman with the Standard of the Goddess Hathor August 6, 2021Hella RadwanA wonderful piece of art in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest is this statue fragment of a young woman. Made of crystal sandstone - the photos do no...
Stela of Noferhaut July 8, 2021Hella RadwanToday we introduce you to the stela of Noferhaut, who was chief of the medjai-troops and overseer of the foreign lands under the reign of Thutmose III during the New...
Pectoral necklace of Princess Mereret June 25, 2021Hella RadwanThis exquisite piece of jewellery is a pectoral necklace of Princess Mereret, who lived during the 12th Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom and was a daughter of Senwosret III. ...
What's in a Name? June 18, 2021Hella RadwanThe full title of an Egyptian king consisted of five names for the larger part of Egyptian history. The king had a personal name given to him at birth -...
Early Dynastic Carved Ceremonial Palette June 11, 2021Hella RadwanCosmetic palettes are one of the most common funerary artefacts found in predynastic tombs. These palettes were used for grinding kohl, the eye cosmetics used since ancient times. The earliest...
