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Wonderful Things Art

Contemporary Reproductions of Ancient Egyptian Art

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“...as my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the room within emerged slowly from the mist, strange animals, statues, and gold - everywhere the glint of gold. For the moment - an eternity it must have seemed to the others standing by - I was struck dumb with amazement, and when Lord Carnarvon, unable to stand the suspense any longer, inquired anxiously, 'Can you see anything?' it was all I could do to get out the words, 'Yes, wonderful things.”

HOWARD CARTER, ON OPENING THE TOMB OF TUTANKHAMUN

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The Creation of the World in Ancient Egypt (Greenfield Papyrus Reproduction)

Nov 21

The Creation of the World in Ancient Egypt (Greenfield Papyrus Reproduction)

Reproduction of a vignette from the Greenfield Papyrus showing Nut, the sky goddess, and Geb, the earth god at the beginning of time.

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The Marsh Bowl Featuring Tilapia Fish Amongst the Lotus Flowers

Nov 6, 2022

The Marsh Bowl Featuring Tilapia Fish Amongst the Lotus Flowers

A blue faience bowl with a marsh scene with water, fish and plant motifs that symbolise the themes of fertility, rebirth, and regeneration.

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The Triad of Memphis: Ramesses III Before Ptah, Sekhmet and Nefertem

Nov 1, 2022

The Triad of Memphis: Ramesses III Before Ptah, Sekhmet and Nefertem

Pharoah Ramesses III stands before the holy family of Memphis: Ptah, the patron of craftsmen, his consort Sekhmet, and their child Nefertem

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Nut and Geb at the Creation of the World

Oct 24, 2022

Nut and Geb at the Creation of the World

A mythological papyrus illustrating the story of the separation of the sky (goddess Nut) and earth (god Geb) and the creation of the world.

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Prehistoric Bowl Featuring Hippos in a Nile Landscape

Oct 19, 2022

Prehistoric Bowl Featuring Hippos in a Nile Landscape

Reproduction of a prehistoric bowl from the Naqada I period (c. 3850–3650 BC) depicting three stylised hippos in the Nile landscape.

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The Winged Goddess Isis from Tutankhamun’s Golden Shrine

Jul 24, 2022

The Winged Goddess Isis from Tutankhamun’s Golden Shrine

The ancient Egyptian goddess Isis with protective wings outstretched, based on a scene on the golden shrine of Tutankhamun dating to 1324 BC

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Symbolism in the Burial Chamber of Tutankhamun

Jun 21, 2022

Symbolism in the Burial Chamber of Tutankhamun

The wall paintings in the burial chamber of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun show how the young king journeyed into the afterlife

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Inamun Making Offerings to Osiris, God of the Dead (Stela of Inamun Nayesnebu)

May 9, 2022

Inamun Making Offerings to Osiris, God of the Dead (Stela of Inamun Nayesnebu)

The Stela of Inamun Nayesnebu dating to Dynasty 25 depicts the woman giving offerings to the mummified human-headed god Osiris.

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The God Iah-Thoth Receiving the Wadjet (Stela of Neferrenpet and Huynefret)

Mar 1, 2022

The God Iah-Thoth Receiving the Wadjet (Stela of Neferrenpet and Huynefret)

Reproduction of an illustration from a stone stela Cat 1592 (Turin N 50046) praising the healing power of the god Iah-Thoth.

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Isis and Nephthys Praising the Morning Sun and Osiris-Ra

Nov 26, 2021

Isis and Nephthys Praising the Morning Sun and Osiris-Ra

A vignette from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead representing the beginning of the sun’s daily journey through the sky.

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The Weighing of the Heart, Book of the Dead (Chapter 30B)

Oct 14, 2021

The Weighing of the Heart, Book of the Dead (Chapter 30B)

The Papyrus of Ani dating from c. 1250 BC depicts the moment when a man was judged before the gods to enable entry to the afterlife.

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Funerary Model of a Brewing and Baking Workshop, c. 2010 BC

Mar 11, 2021

Funerary Model of a Brewing and Baking Workshop, c. 2010 BC

An ancient Egyptian funerary model discovered in the elaborately decorated Dynasty 12 tomb of Khety I in Beni Hasan

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Sarcophagus of Sasobek, British Museum

Mar 16, 2020

Sarcophagus of Sasobek, British Museum

Detail of the sarcophagus of Sasobek showing the winged sky goddess Nut The finely carved lid of the sarcophagus of Sasobek, northern...

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The Coffins of Nespawershefyt, Egyptian Official, 990-940 BC

Jan 27, 2019

The Coffins of Nespawershefyt, Egyptian Official, 990-940 BC

The coffin and mummy board of Nespawershefyt (also known as Nes-Amun) dates from the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt, between 990-940...

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Treasures of Ancient Egypt from the Fitzwilliam Museum

Oct 2, 2018

Treasures of Ancient Egypt from the Fitzwilliam Museum

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King Khasekhemwy, Old Kingdom Pharoah

Nov 10, 2014

King Khasekhemwy, Old Kingdom Pharoah

Khasekhemwy (ca. 2690 BC) was the final king of the Second dynasty of Ancient Egypt. This statue of him in the Ashmolean Museum is the...

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30th Dynasty Canopic Jars

Nov 5, 2014

30th Dynasty Canopic Jars

These exceptional canopic jars from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford belonged to Zenbastef’onkh, son of Harwoz and Nakhtubasteran. They...

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