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Stela of Kia

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

Young Woman with the Standard of the Goddess Hathor

August 6, 2021Hella Radwan

A 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

Stela of Noferhaut

July 8, 2021Hella Radwan

Today 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

Pectoral necklace of Princess Mereret

June 25, 2021Hella Radwan

This 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?

What's in a Name?

June 18, 2021Hella Radwan

The 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

Early Dynastic Carved Ceremonial Palette

June 11, 2021Hella Radwan

Cosmetic 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...

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