KUNST: Story of Art, II: Art for Eternity

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ancient egyptian paintings depicting the life of pharaohs

Egyptian craftsman working on a goldened Sphynx, 1380 BC, tombstone mural, Thebes

Assyrian army besieging a fortress, 883/859 BC, bas-relief detail, alabaster, Ashurnasirpal II palace

a large stone with writing on it in a museum

Akkadian Empire

Ancient Macedonia

Cradle Of Civilization

Victory Stele of Naram-Sin - Wikipedia

Monument of King Naramsin, c. 2270 BC, Louvre, Paris. Victory Stele of Naram-Sin (appr. 2254 - 2218 bc) - Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, celebrating victory against the Lullubi from Zagros 2260 BC. He is wearing a horned helmet, a symbol of divinity, and is also portrayed in a larger scale in comparison to others to emphasize his superiority. Brought back from Sippar to Susa as war prize in the 12th century BC.

an elaborately designed musical instrument with horns on it's head and strings hanging from the neck

Bull-headed harp (from Royal Tombs of Ur), c. 2600 BC, British Museum, London

an egyptian scene with two women dressed in ancient garb

Starověký Egypt

Egyptian Painting

Ancient Egypt History

Tutankhamon and his wife, c. 1330 BC, detail of gilt and painted woodwork from the throne found in his Tomb, Egyptian Museum, Cairo

a piece of art that looks like it has been carved into the side of a wall

Mycenaean Civilization

One of the most famous representation of Achaean warriors is on the central rib of the "Lion Hunt" dagger always from the shaft-grave IV in Mycenae (see also the page dedicated to the swords and the daggers).In this dagger two tower and two "figure- of- eight shield" are represented. The internal parts of these body-shields are also visible with the relevant baldric "Telamon"(*2). The double edge is present all around the shields perimeter both inside

an ancient bask depicting the birth of pharaoh tutane, with egyptian writing on it

Nefertiti Bust

Lost City Of Atlantis

Nefertiti - Wikipedia

Akhnaten and Nefertiti with their children, c. 1345 BC, Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin

a close up of a stone object with a man's face on it

Relief Portrait of Akhenaten - Neues Museum, Berlin

Amenophis IV (Akhnaten), c. 1360 BC, limestone relief, height 14 cm, Ägyptisches Museum, Staatliche Museen, Berlin

ancient egyptian paintings depicting the life of pharaoh tutane

White Sash

Book Of The Dead

Egyptian Mythology

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Weighing of the Heart, the Egyptian Book of the Dead, c. 1285 BC, British Museum, London. The jackal-faced God Anubis supervising the weighing of a dead man's heart, while the ibis-headed messenger-god Thoth on the right records the result.