#middle kingdom

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Bracelet.

Culture: Egyptian

Period: Middle Kingdom; 12th Dynasty

Date: ca. 1900 B.C.

Place of origin: El-Kubanija North, grave 15 l 1, (Grave of a girl)

Medium: Faience, blue-green

#ancient #ancient art #history #museum #archeology #ancient egypt #ancient history #archaeology #ancient jewelry #egypt #egyptian #bracelet #12th Dynasty #middle kingdom #El-Kubanija #grave of a girl #ca. 1900 b.c.

[artifacts-archive]

Nile Catfish Pendant

Egyptian, ca. 1985-1773 BCE (Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty)

This fish pendant represents a Synodontis Batensoda, more commonly known as the Nile catfish, a species of fish named for its black belly. Often worn at the end of a plait of hair, amulets like this one were used by children and young women to protect against drowning. This fine amulet is made of gold with stone inlays, including a red stone for the right eye and a green stone for the left. Amulets in the form of the Synodontis Batensoda were particularly popular during the Middle Kingdom, when the fish might have been identified with an astronomical constellation.

#artifact #Egypt #middle kingdom #pendant #gold #ceramic #chalcedony #turquoise #carnelian #lapis lazuli #black stone

[blueiskewl]

AN EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED WOOD FUNERARY MODEL OF A BOAT MIDDLE KINGDOM, 11TH-12TH DYNASTY, 2087-1759 B.C.

#AN EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED WOOD FUNERARY MODEL OF A BOAT #MIDDLE KINGDOM #11TH-12TH DYNASTY #2087-1759 B.C. #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient egypt #egyptian history #egyptian mythology #egyptian art

[egypt-museum]

Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs, 1968

White Chapel of Senusret I, Karnak Open Air Museum

Photo: Brian Brake

#ancient egypt #white chapel #senusret i #12th dynasty #middle kingdom #hieroglyphs #relief

[dwellerinthelibrary]

A Middle Kingdom pectoral with Horus and Set as sphinxes. Formerly displayed at the Met.

#Ancient Egypt #pectoral #Horus #Set #Seth #Sutekh #Hathor #sphinx #Middle Kingdom

[bagdemagus]

Model of workers grinding grain and butchering cattle Egypt, Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030-1650 BCE)

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

#egyptian #ancient egypt #middle kingdom #art history #archaeology #ny Carlsberg glyptotek #glyptoteket

[rudjedet]

You've all seen the 4th Dynasty beadnet dress now, but what if I could further interest you in the 12th Dynasty faience beadwork apron of Senebtisi:

The apron is made out of faience beads in various shapes. The two sides have distinct motifs: the right side (viewer's left) is made from long round tube beads with lotus-shaped beads at the top beneath the belt, and the left side consists of elongated barrel beads separated by dogbone beads, topped with papyrus-shaped beads.

The sides are separated by a gold-coloured, rectangular buckle carrying Senebtisi's name in hieroglyphs (read from right to left) at the front, and by a gold-capped tail comprised of small rondelle beads at the back.

Not much is known about Senebtisi. She was buried at Lisht with a large array of expensive grave goods, and this apron may indicate a royal connection.

#faience friday #ancient egypt #egyptology #lady senebtisi #middle kingdom #the small orange attachment is a carnelian falcon amulet

[lionofchaeronea]

Ancient Egyptian model boat (painted wood) belonging to one Ukhhotep. Artist unknown; ca. 1981-1802 BCE (12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom). Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

#art #art history #ancient art #Egypt #Ancient Egypt #Egyptian art #Ancient Egyptian art #model #boat model #woodwork #carving #12th Dynasty #Middle Kingdom #Metropolitan Museum of Art

[thatshowthingstarted]

Group of two women and a child,

Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom, ca. 1981–1500 B.C.

Limestone, paint

H. 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.); W. 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.); L. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.)

Courtesy: The Met

#art #design #sculpture #egypt #women #mother's day #child #limestone #paint #middle kingdom #new kingdom #themet #style #history

[starmi-designs]

#21 The Striga

I don't know this guy, I'm still halfway through the books (starting to read hoole's story), but here he is.

I made him because of a request on instagram btw

#my art #gog #gog design #ga’hoole #ga’hoole design #owls of ga'hoole #guardians of gahoole #the striga #the Striga gog #orlando #Panqua Palace #Middle Kingdom #Southern kingdoms #dragon owl #the great tree #the wiki says that he is turquoise. #so…. you know #the great ga’hoole tree

[ancientorigins]

Despite attempts to wipe her from the historical record, Sobekneferu’s name persists. She is the first known official female pharaoh, but much of her controversial rule remains a mystery.

#Sobekneferu #Pharaohs #Middle Kingdom #Hyksos #Egyptian rulers #ancient #history #ancient origins

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Stela of a Man.

Period: Middle Kingdom, 11th Dynasty

Date: ca. 2030–1981 B.C.

Place oforigin: Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Cemetery 100, Tomb TT 114, MMA excavations, 1926–27

Medium: Limestone, paint

#ancient #ancient art #history #museum #archeology #ancient egypt #ancient sculpture #ancient history #archaeology #egyptian #egyptology #Egypt #stela of a man #11th Dynasty #middle kingdom #thebes #ca. 2030 b.c. #ca. 1981 b.c.

[artifacts-archive]

Magic Wand Depicting a Procession of Deities

Egyptian, ca. 1880-1700 BCE (Middle Kingdom, late 12th-13th dynasty)

The curve of this wand follows that of the hippopotamus tusk from which it was made but its flat form is reminiscent of the curved throwing sticks used to catch fowl. Powerful protective deities, such as Taweret and Bes, are depicted together with protective uraeus serpents and other mythical creatures. Many of the figures brandish knives to dispel evil spirits.

#artifact #Egypt #middle kingdom #wand

[blueiskewl]

Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Cat Middle Kingdom Ca. 1990–1900 B.C. Egypt

The cat first appears in painting and relief at the end of the Old Kingdom, and this cosmetic jar is the earliest-known three-dimensional representation of the animal in Egyptian art. The sculptor demonstrates a keen understanding of the creature's physical traits, giving the animal the alert, tense look of a hunter rather than the elegant aloofness seen in later representations. The rock-crystal eyes, lined with copper, enhance the impression of readiness.

Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), copper, quartz crystal, paint. H. 14 (5 1/2 in.); l. 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); w. 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.).

#Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Cat #middle kingdom #Ca. 1990–1900 B.C. #Egypt #sculpture #egyptian sculpture #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient egypt #egyptian art

[egypt-museum]

Sphinx of Amenemhat III

Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1860-1814 BC. Gray granite. From Tanis. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 15210

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#ancient egypt #amenemhat iii #12th dynasty #middle kingdom #sphinx

[dwellerinthelibrary]

Egyptian magic wand with a very early griffin by Peter on Flickr. At the Louvre.

#Ancient Egypt #Middle Kingdom #Louvre #demons #Bes #griffin #gryphon #wedjat #ivory wand #uraeus #serpopard