Statue of Prince Khaemwaset, the high priest of Ptah, 19th dynasty Khaemweset (also given as Khaemwaset, Khaemwise, Khaemuas, Setem Khaemwaset, c. 1281-c.1225 BCE) was the fourth son of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE) and his queen Isetnefret. He was High Priest of Ptah at Memphis during his father’s reign, presided over the burial of the Apis Bull, oversaw the construction of the Serapeum at Saqqara, and was named Crown Prince by Ramesses II. Details Date created: 1260 BCE Physical Dimensions: Height: 138.00cm (max); Width: 43.10cm (max); Depth: 55.00cm (max) Location: British Museum Technique: incised Registration number: 1866,1113.1 Place: Asyut, Egypt Period: 19th Dynasty Material: quartzite; sandstone conglomerate #Photography #Museum #19thDynasty #AncientEgypt #statue

The coffin and mummy board of Nespawershefyt (also known as Nes-Amun) dates from the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt, between 990-940 BC. It is decorated in the ‘yellow coffin’ style, with elaborate religious scenes and bands of text. Nespawershefyt was Chief of Scribes, a high-ranking civil servant in the Temple of Amun Re at Karnak. He rose through the ranks during his lifetime, and his coffin was updated to reflect his changing responsibilities, with his titles as Supervisor of Craftsmen’s Workshops in Karnak and the Supervisor of Temple Scribes of Amun-Re being inscribed over the top of the old ones. It was found in Thebes and donated to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge in 1822 by Barnard Hanbury and George Waddington. It is now on display in the museum and forms the centrepiece for their Egyptian funerary displays. Fitzwilliam Museum Object Number: E.1.1822 #egypt #Photography #Museum #AncientEgypt #egyptian #archaeology

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Seated statue of Hetepni, chamberlain of the King, 2200 BC Hetepni was an accountant and tax collector in the revenue office of the king over 4000 years ago in Egypt. Found in Saqqara, this mortuary statue tells us that he was responsible: ‘…for the counting of everything that crawled or flew in the water and in the marshland‘. The statue dates from the end of the 6th Dynasty, the last of the Old Kingdom, after which Egypt entered a period of political unrest. He may have served was Pepi II, who is credited at being one of the longest reigning monarchs in history at 94 years. Seated statue of Hetepni, chamberlain of the King, 2200 BC #egypt #Photography #Museum #History #Art #AncientEgypt #egyptian #Heritage #sculpture #NeuesMuseum

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 oldest example of royal statuary from Egypt. It shows him wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt. Save #egypt #Photography #Museum #AncientEgypt #archaeology #statue