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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

Head of a Cow Goddess
carved stone
circa 1390–1352 BCE
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
Ancient Egypt

#handmade #ancientart #art #carved #stone #newkingdom #dynasty18 #ancientegypt #hathor #mehetweret #cow #goddess #religion #worship #divine #amenhotepIII #fertility #pleasure #beauty #art #music #dancing

Hathor was a major ancient Egyptian goddess of love, beauty, music, dancing, fertility, and pleasure. As a cosmic mother goddess, she was known as the "mistress of the sky," a protector of women, and the "Eye of Ra" (a protector of the sun god). She was often depicted as a cow, a woman with cow ears/horns, or a cow-headed woman.

May 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM

Garstang Museum and Research Centre

@garstangmuseum.bsky.social

Our #objectoftheday are these vividly coloured #ancientEgyptian #glass #beads. They can be dated to the #NewKingdom and come from the site of Tell el-Amarna, where #excavations have shown that there were a number of #workshops that specialised in the manufacturing of glass.
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October 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Mario Sixtus

@sixtus.net

Warum können die Affen in #NewKingdom eigentlich flüssig reden und auch komplexe Gedanken formulieren, unterhalten sich aber untereinander in so einem dämlichen Pseudo-Ausländer-Sprech-Duktus, ohne gebeugte Verben und mit weggelassenen Artikeln? Das ist doch Quark! 🙉🙊

August 2, 2024 at 6:43 PM

Garstang Museum and Research Centre

@garstangmuseum.bsky.social

This digitised glass plate negative is from Garstang’s excavations at Abydos and shows one of the finds – a royal stela of the New Kingdom pharaoh Seti I.

#glassplatenegative #excavations #Abydos #ancientegypt #royal #newkingdom #pharaoh

March 20, 2026 at 10:01 AM

Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

The King of Egypt as a Lion Subduing a Nubian
carved gold, Egyptian Blue pigment
c. 1279-1213 BCE
Reign of Ramesses II
Ancient Egypt

#ancient #art #ancientart #propaganda #ancientegypt #RamessesII #ideology #conquest #newkingdom #egypt #gold #EgyptianBlue #pigment #flywhisk #whip #MetMuseum #NYC

This piece, fashioned from Egyptian Blue and gold, presents a striking image of the head of a Nubian man engulfed by the jaws of a lion.
Egyptian blue is the world's oldest known synthetic pigment, created over 5,000 years ago in ancient Egypt to mimic expensive natural stones like lapis lazuli and turquoise. Made by heating a precise mixture of silica (sand), copper (like malachite or metal filings), calcium (lime/chalk), and an alkali flux (such as natron or plant ash). Heated in a kiln at temperatures between 800°C and 1000°C (about 1,470°F to 1,830°F) for hours to form a glassy blue compound, which was then cooled, crushed, and ground into a powder paint.
Though compact in scale, the piece is monumental in its ideological intent. Most likely the terminal of a ceremonial fly whisk or whip, the handle is more than decorative; it is a potent visual expression of royal power and Ancient Egyptian supremacy.
The lion, sculpted in lustrous gold and detailed with stylised precision, symbolises the pharaoh himself, a living god and the ultimate authority over Egypt and its dominions. Its grip upon the Nubian's head is not merely violent but
symbolic, embodying Egypt's dominance over its southern neighbours and reiterating the pharaoh's divine role as protector and conqueror.
The object is said to originate from Qantir, in the eastern Delta region of Egypt, the site of ancient Pi-Ramesses, the grand capital city established by Ramesses II. In the king's day, this area would have been a flourishing centre of political power, military activity, and artistic production. Situated strategically near the route to the Levant, Pi-Ramesses was both a royal residence and a critical base for Egypt's northern campaigns. Its palatial complexes, temples, and extensive workshops made it one of the most
important urban centres of the New Kingdom.
This object is now on display at the Met Museum, NYC, after being gifted by the Norbert Schimmel Trust in 1989.

September 30, 2026 at 4:24 PM

Kattekopjes

@kattekopjes.bsky.social

Charles K. Wilkinson, facsimile painting of Cat Killing a Serpent (1920–1921; original Tomb of Sennedjem ca. 1295–1213 B.C). Collection: The Met, New York.

#art #Egypt #NewKingdom #tempera

On the left a shrub, centre a cat with a sharp implement killing the snake on the right

March 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Yulia

@shtutina.bsky.social

Wooden figure of a gazelle(?)-headed guardian demon
#NewKingdom #18thDynasty #museums #inawe
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...

December 7, 2024 at 12:59 AM

charring58.bsky.social

@charring58.bsky.social

Jug

#alabaster

#NewKingdom period

October 21, 2024 at 9:43 PM

CommonFolk101

@commonfolk101.bsky.social

#cookierunkingdom #crk #newkingdom #redesign

November 14, 2024 at 10:18 PM

CommonFolk101

@commonfolk101.bsky.social

#cookierunkingdom #crk #newkingdom #redesign

November 14, 2024 at 10:18 PM

Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

Double Ushabti of Benermerut and his mother, Ikhem
carved stone
New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, reign of Thutmose III
c. 1479-1425 BCE
Egypt

#egypt #ancientegypt #doubleushabti #memorial #Benermerut #mother #carved #stone #handmade #newkingdom #18thdynasty #thutmoseIII #mummiform #eternity #afterlife

A double ushabti is a rare ancient Egyptian funerary artifact consisting of two mummiform figures carved together from a single piece of stone or wood. Unlike standard single ushabtis meant to act as manual-labor servants in the afterlife, double ushabtis typically depict two close family members—such as a husband and wife, or a mother and her son—resting together for eternity.
Benermerut was an ancient Egyptian official during the 18th Dynasty under Pharaoh Thutmose III, serving as overseer of the treasury, chancellor, and chief of the gold and silver houses.

July 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM

♞ Prof Moyen 🌌

@profmoyen.bsky.social

This day in #history, 1458bce: #Pharaoh, Queen Regnant #Hatshepsut of #AncientEgypt 18th Dynasty ( #NewKingdom ) likely passed away. She was later scrubbed from some historical records by her successors for state-religion purposes.

Pharaoh Hatshepsut. Courtesy Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatshepsut

January 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM

College for Social Sciences and Humanities | UA Ruhr

@college-uaruhr.bsky.social

Intimidation in #NewKingdom Egyptian #palaces will be the focus of the presentation of our current Senior Fellow @urosmatic.bsky.social, who co-organises the workshop with Constance von Rüden, Institute for Archaeological Studies at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de.

College UA Ruhr: Multisensory Approaches to Egyptian, Near Eastern and Aegean Bronze and Iron Age Palaces

www.college-uaruhr.de

May 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM

H Yamashita

@3dmodelshy.bsky.social

ラムセス2世の巨像＠メンフィス
Colossal Statue of Rameses 2nd@Memphis
#egypt
#ancientegypt
#newkingdom
#ramsesii
#memphis
#museum
#statue
#pharaoh
#colossal

November 21, 2024 at 2:13 AM

Egiptología MBG (Miriam Bueno)

@egiptologiambg.bsky.social

La reina Nefertari jugando al senet.
Original de época ramésida. Reino Nuevo.
Reproducción de N. De Garis Davies.
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#arteegipcio #antiguoegipto #ancientegypt #egyptianart #newkingdom #reinonuevo #historiadelarte #arthistory #nefertari #queen

May 23, 2026 at 9:27 AM

jenniferauh.bsky.social

@jenniferauh.bsky.social

#NewKingdom, also called the Egyptian Empire, refers to ancient Egypt between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC. This period of ancient Egyptian history covers the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and #Twentiethdynasties. Through radiocarbon dating, the establishment of the New

September 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM

charring58.bsky.social

@charring58.bsky.social

AN EGYPTIAN GREEN #SERPENTINE HEART SCARAB FOR RAMOSE #NEWKINGDOM,DYNASTY XVIII-XX, CIRCA

October 19, 2024 at 2:13 AM

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD

@liamomaraiv.bsky.social

#Egypt's greatest ruling queen, #Pharaoh #Hatshepsut, died on #ThisDayInHistory in 1458 BCE. She started as regent but usurped the throne & held it for 21 years, during which she expanded foreign trade & kept the peace. Her #FuneraryTemple is one of the finest of the #NewKingdom.

January 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD

@liamomaraiv.bsky.social

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1922, #HowardCarter opened the tomb of #Tutankhamun of #Egypt's #NewKingdom. The pharaoh died in 1323 BCE, ~3245 years earlier, and was buried with his stillborn children. A minor ruler who died young, he restored the old gods following the #Amarna period.

November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Mario Sixtus 🇭🇰馬六

@sixtus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Warum können die Affen in #NewKingdom eigentlich flüssig reden und auch komplexe Gedanken formulieren, unterhalten sich aber untereinander in so einem dämlichen Pseudo-Ausländer-Sprech-Duktus, ohne gebeugte Verben und mit weggelassenen Artikeln? Das ist doch Quark! 🙉🙊

August 2, 2024 at 6:43 PM

Jay Carriker

@jaycarriker.bsky.social

Going, going: Hatshepsut, pharaoh who built the foundations for #NewKingdom prosperity—no Tut or Ramses sans her; Marshall, where #BoogieWoogie began & spread from via US railways; Elagabalus, #RomanEmperor whose religious reforms ended his reign & contributed to a half-century of crisis in Rome. 🙂

November 11, 2024 at 2:36 PM