El Dorado Golden Mysteries

04/10/2024

Mummy mask of Sebni
12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, c. 1980–1801 B.C.
Materials: cartonnage, wood, limestone, obsidian, paint.
Necropolis of Meir, Asyut.
Cleveland Museum of Art. 1914.731
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04/10/2024

Mask of Anubis
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1292-1189 BC.
Now in the Louvre. N 4096

This mask of Anubis was worn by the priest, who was responsible for the embalming, during the process of mummification. The ears of Anubis are always erect to show the thoughtful attitude of the jackal, as the protector god of the necropolis.

In some versions of ancient Egyptian religious beliefs Anubis assisted in the mummification and rebirth of the god Osiris. This responsibility for mummification and eventual rebirth is the same role Anubis fulfills for the human dead.

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04/10/2024

Polish Armor composed of 1,074 plates :: 16th century.

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04/09/2024

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04/09/2024

One of the earliest examples of writing known. And it is used here to record the allocation of beer.

Late Prehistoric (3100- 3000 BCE), and probably from southern Iraq.

Beer was issued as rations for workers, and was the most popular drink in Mesopotamia. The symbol for beer appears 3 times on this particular tablet (note the depicted upright jars with pointed bases).

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04/09/2024

Lorica Segmentata - remains of Roman legionary armor (and it’s reconstruction). 1st century AD

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04/09/2024

Inner coffin of Butehamon 🇪🇬

Archaeological Site: Egypt, Luxor, Deir el-Medina.

Material: Wood, paint.

Period: Third Intermediate Period, Twenty-first Dynasty, 1076–944 BC.

Present Location: Egyptian Museum, Turin.

04/08/2024

Ancient Egypt Ra

04/08/2024

Sokar room ceiling at Dendera Temple!

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04/08/2024

This sword is one of the many artifacts discovered in the Sutton Hoo ship-burial, which is thought to have belonged to one of four East Anglian kings: Eorpwald, Raedwald and co-regents Ecric, and Sigebert. The artifacts of this burial were chosen to reflect the high rank of the king, and to equip him for the Afterlife.

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04/08/2024

Bronze Head of Medusa, from Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli, Italy.

Villa Hadriana, a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising the ruins and archaeological remains of a large villa complex built around 120 AD, by Roman Emperor Hadrian near Tivoli outside Rome. It is the most imposing and complex Roman villa known.

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04/07/2024