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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Asclepius
The statue of Asclepius, Roman god of healing and medicine, portrays him standing with a full face and naked chest. The snake of Asclepius stands beside his right leg.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Caracalla
The upper part of a statue of the emperor Caracalla, who ruled from AD. 211-217. In this statue he is shown as an Egyptian pharaoh wearing the Nemes headdress, which is adorned with the uraeus or royal cobra.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Hetepdief
This is the first example of a statue in a kneeling position. Hetepdief wears a short, round wig with small locks and a short kilt.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Ichneumon
This statue depicts Ichneumon as a mongoose raising his paws in defense. He wears the sun disk with a cobra on his head.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Ka Nekhet
The statue represents Ka-Nekhet one of the dignitaries at this period. He is standing with his left leg forward. He wears a short wig partly covering his ears, a collar and a kilt. His features are sculpted in a primitive way...
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Merenptah
Merenptah is wearing a wig topped with the uraeus, or royal cobra, and the Atef crown. He wears a kilt decorated with a lion's head and uraei with sun disks.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Shabataka
This statue depicts King Shabataka sitting on a throne that is decorated with a lion, symbolizing kingship, and two Nile gods holding a Hotep, or symbol of peace.
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Eternal Egypt: Block Statue of a Man
This block statue shows a man, who is wearing a wig and a small beard, holding a plant in his right hand; around his waist is a long girdle.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of an Ichneumon
The ichneumon or the mongoose is known to be the enemy of snakes and can fight them. The god of the sun Re-Atum, could be transformed into an ichneumon, to destroy evil (snakes). Thus, the ichneumon was worshipped by the people as the...
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Eternal Egypt: Royal Head
The head of a man representing a royal figure; he is wearing the Nemes headdress and the Nemes knot appears behind the head. This statue was one of the objects that were found in the sea at Alexandria.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of an Old Man
The statue is that of a man who was granted the privilege of having his statue placed inside the great temple of Amun at Karnak. He is shown sitting on a low chair with his hands resting on his legs; in a worshipful posture. It is clear...
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Hermanubis
The statue depicts Hermanubis, Master of the Necropolises. He played a role in granting life to mummies. A dog is shown to his right and he holds a palm branch and carries on his head the sacred basket called the "Kalathos."
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Khnumhotep
Khnumhotep is represented with his torso exaggeratedly large in proportion to his short legs and arms. He has a broad, fat chest and belly and relatively large ears. His name and titles are inscribed on the base of the statue.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Meres Ankh
This statue represents Meres-ankh as a young lady standing with her legs together. She is dressed in a long transparent linen garment, the upper part of which is covered by a sort of bodice with sleeves. The statue is supported by a...
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Ni Maat Ra
A statue of a man called Ni-Maat-Ra, standing with his left leg forward. He is depicted wearing a wig that partly hides his ears, a collar and a simple, partly pleated kilt. His arms are hanging by his sides and he is holding the roll of...
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Eternal Egypt: Seated Statue of a Man
The statue depicts a man sitting. He wears a simple kilt with the handle of a dagger extending above his belt. His body was originally painted reddish and the wig and some of the facial features were black.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of the Vizier Hor
This vizier is shown seated with one leg bent up against his chest and the other resting on the ground; it is the traditional way to sit, and is used by Egyptian peasants to this day.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of the Goddess Iunet
The statue depicts the goddess Iunet, who was worshiped with the god Montu in Armant and Tod.
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Eternal Egypt: Seated Statue of Amun
The god Amun is portrayed seated on his throne wearing the traditional crown consisting of two feathers with the sun disk between them.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of King Djoser
This statue is the oldest known life-size statue in Egypt and depicts King Djoser himself. The king's deep-set eyes were once inlaid. He has a ceremonial false beard and wears a black wig topped by the royal Nemes headdress.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of King Khafra
In this statue, Khafra wears the royal headdress and the royal kilt. His names are inscribed in a cartouche and on the palace facade beside his legs.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Shepenwepet
This statue depicts Shepenwepet wearing a two-feathered crown decorated with a sun disk between two cow horns.
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Eternal Egypt: Seated Statue of a King
This statue portrays a king seated on a low-backed chair and resting one hand flat on his knee while holding a folded cloth in the other.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of a Sitting Man
A statue depicts a man wearing a wig with horizontal stripes on the front and vertical ones on the sides, a double row collar, and a short kilt.