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Die made of bone, each face is incised with from one to six circles. It is Ancient Egyptian from the Roman period, found at Oxyrhynchus.
Image from the National Museums Scotland via their online collection:A.1903.331.18
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A soapstone dish engraved with a three fishes in the centre and a border of flowers. Ancient Egyptian, possibly Roman or Coptic Christian period.
Image from Norfolk Museums Collection via their online collection: NWHCM : 1921.37.106
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Ruins of Ancient Temple of Zeus Unearthed in Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists unearthed the ruins of a temple for the ancient Greek god Zeus in the Sinai Peninsula, antiquities authorities said Monday.
The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said in a statement the temple ruins were found in the Tell el-Farma archaeological site in northwestern Sinai.
Tell el-Farma, also known by its ancient name Pelusium, dates back to the late Pharaonic period and was also used during Greco-Roman and Byzantine times. There are also remains dating to the Christian and early Islamic periods.
Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, said archaeologists excavated the temple ruins through its entrance gate, where two huge fallen granite columns were visible. The gate was destroyed in a powerful earthquake in ancient times, he said.
Waziri said the ruins were found between the Pelusium Fort and a memorial church at the site. Archaeologists found a set of granite blocks probably used to build a staircase for worshipers to reach the temple.
Excavations at the area date back to early 1900 when French Egyptologist Jean Clédat found ancient Greek inscriptions that showed the existence of the Zeus-Kasios temple but he didn’t unearth it, according to the ministry.
Zeus-Kasios is a conflation of Zeus, the God of the sky in ancient Greek mythology, and Mount Kasios in Syria, where Zeus once worshipped.
Hisham Hussein, the director of Sinai archaeological sites, said inscriptions found in the area show that Roman Emperor Hadrian (117-138) renovated the temple.
He said experts will study the unearthed blocks and do a photogrammetry survey to help determine the architectural design of the temple.
The temple ruins are the latest in a series of ancient discoveries Egypt has touted in the past couple of years in the hope of attracting more tourists.
The tourism industry has been reeling from the political turmoil following the 2011 popular uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak. The sector was also dealt further blows by the coronavirus pandemic and most recently Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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The Upper Part of an Egyptian Polychrome Wood Coffin Cover
25th/26th Dynasty, 750-525 B.C.
Wearing a broad beaded and foliate collar, long braided beard with curled tip, and striped tripartite wig, the column of inscription in front surmounted by couchant Anubis, and flanked by the Four Sons of Horus.
Height 110 cm.
Sold: 16,380 GBP 12/2020
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An Egyptian Polychrome Wood Mummy Mask
21st/22nd Dynasty, 1075-716 B.C.
The oval face with full outlined lips deeply indented at the corners, large wide-set eyes, and fragmentary striped blue wig with diadem.
Height 20.5 cm.
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An Egyptian Polychrome Wood Mask
22nd/24th Dynasty, 944-716 B.C.
With broad oval face, bow-shaped mouth with finely outlined lips, straight nose, and almond-shaped eyes with long eyebrows and cosmetic lines painted in black, the remaining central portion of the wig with tenon for attachment.
Height 20.3 cm.
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The Upper Part of an Egyptian Polychrome Wood Sarcophagus
21st/early 22nd Dynasty, circa 1075-950 B.C.
Wearing a broad collar, and striped tripartite wig with diadem and friezes of uraei at the ends of the lappets, the face with full outlined lips and long eyebrows and cosmetic lines, fine red lines delineating the folds of the upper lids.
Height 57 cm.
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An Egyptian Encaustic on Wood Mummy Portrait of a Youth
Circa late 1st Century A.D.
Wearing a white tunic with red clavus and white mantle, his dark curly hair with a youthful ringlet beneath the right ear and surmounted by a foliate wreath.
31.4 by 15.2 cm.
Sold: 23,940 GBP 12/-2020
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Denarius of Pompey the Great, c. 49-48 BCE.
In 48 BCE, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great) was assassinated on Ptolemy XIII’s orders after landing in Egypt.
Sculptures of Livia and her son Tiberius, 14-19 CE.
In 58 BCE, Livia Drusilla (Julia Augusta) was born. She was wife and adviser of Augustus and mother of Tiberius.
Solidus of Constantine II, 337-347 CE; Double Centenionalis of Magnentius, 350-353 CE.
In 351 CE at the Battle at Mursa (Major), Constantine II defeated Magnentius.
Solidus of Procopius usurper, 365-366 CE.
In 365 CE, Roman usurper Procopius bribed two legions as they were passing by Constantinople. He then proclaimed himself Roman emperor.
Queen Narriman of Egypt
Crown Prince Farouk (future Farouk I of Egypt) with his sisters; Princess Fawzia, Princess Faiza, Princess Faika and Princess Fathia
Photographer unknown, May 8, 1924.
Colored by Lombardie Colorings.
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