Quests Of The Quixotic

04/16/2024

The Cosquer cave is a Palaeolithic decorated cave, located in France, that contains numerous cave drawings dating back as far as 27,000 years BP. The cave has more than 200 parietal figures and is also the only decorated cave whose entrance opens under the sea

04/15/2024

KV11 The Tomb of Ramesses III. in the Valley of the Kings. Luxor, Egypt.

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04/15/2024

Amethyst Scarab Bracelet of Tutankhamun

This masterpiece amethyst scarab bracelet associated with Tutankhamun was found in a beautiful cartouche shaped box with other fine pieces of jewelry. The main element in the design is the light violet amethyst scarab with details, as is common with scarabs of this hard stone, which was considered a precious gemstone in Ancient Egypt.

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04/15/2024

Valley of the Pharaohs on Instagram: “Tutankhamun’s Mummy. King Tut’s mummification was essentially a disaster. The oils used to preserve his body hindered preservation

04/11/2024

The king Tutankhamun is in a garden with Queen Ankhesenamun. The costumes, jewellery and hairstyles of the couple are clearly depicted. The Queen wears a perfumed oil cone in her hair and holds bunches of lotus flowers and mandragora bulbs in her hands. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. 18th dynasty c 1357 1349 BC.

04/11/2024

King Ramses II
Luxor temple

04/11/2024

First European map of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec Empire, made in 1524, and a mural of the city made by Diego Rivera in 1945. The city, which was built on an island in what was then Lake Texcoco, left Hernán Cortes" men in awe and many of them wondered if they were dreaming

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04/10/2024

Painted plaster mummy mask with inlaid glass eyes, Egypt, c. 90-100 A.D.
British Museum. EA26799.

04/09/2024

Egyptian Satirical Drawing (1295-1075 BC), shows a "Cat Serving a Mouse", from Thebes, Upper Egypt.

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