Statuette of Wadjet
Campbell Price examines a votive statuette dedicated to the goddess Wadjet.
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The power of nature: Seeking the origins of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain devotional art
Over the course of a few centuries, the devotional art of three major world religions underwent a profound change in India. To find out what happened, Matthew Symonds spoke to Sushma Jansari and Kajal Meghani.
Ani’s life after death – 5: Hathor and Opet
Andrew Fulton ends his series exploring this famous Book of the Dead with a final scene featuring Hathor and Tawaret.
Ancient Egypt Letters 146
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Creatures of the Nile: What animals did for ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt owed many debts to the creatures that lived in and beside the Nile. Both wild and domesticated animals offered an abundance of food, raw materials, and inspiration. But just as animals helped shape ancient Egypt, so too humans had an impact on the species roaming the Nile valley, as Gina Criscenzo-Laycock and Juliet Spedding told Matthew Symonds.
A Tawaret talisman for perilous pregnancy
Retired obstetrician W Benson Harer Jr explores the role of a special magic talisman in protecting pregnant women in ancient Egypt.
Athribis: The Temple of Ptolemy XII
Geoffrey Lenox-Smith explores the ruined Graeco-Roman temple at Athribis in Upper Egypt.
Ancient Egypt 138 Letters
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Esna zodiac
A beautifully painted zodiac ceiling has been revealed at the Temple of Esna following cleaning and restoration work by a German-Egyptian team. The colourful scenes, carved on the ceiling of the Roman Period columned hall, have not previously been published,…
Min: the most popular deity in the Eastern Desert?
Sean Rigby traces the worship of this distinctive-looking ancient Egyptian god.
Ancient Egypt 135 Letters
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New discoveries at Roman Period Temple of Esna
An Egyptian team has discovered a cache containing a number of coins from different historical eras
The Temple of Khnum
Conservators working in the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper Egypt, have uncovered new details of the building’s colourful ceiling frescoes. Construction on the temple began in the Ptolemaic period and continued into the Roman period, with decoration completed during…
Goddesses Quiz
Which Greek goddess was the personification of the Earth?
Neo-Assyrian complex with rock art unearthed beneath a Turkish village
Likely created around 900-600 BC, the relief represents a rare example of Neo-Assyrian monumental rock art.
Feminine power: the divine to the demonic
The British Museum recently held a preview of their next exhibition, which is set to explore perceptions and depictions of women in mythology throughout history, across the globe. Carly Hilts reports on the upcoming displays, which will open next month.
Egyptian Mythology: A Traveller’s Guide from Aswan to Alexandria
What was understood about the gods, goddesses, spirits, and demons in ancient Egypt depended to a great extent on what was being explained or taught and by whom, when, and where. What was formally written down was also governed by…
Rare Roman relief revealed at Vindolanda
Measuring 160mm by 215mm, the stone depicts a naked male figure holding a spear and standing in front of either a horse or a donkey.
The Pacific god A’a
What is it? This divine sculpture was made on Rurutu, one of the Austral Islands in Polynesia. When it was given to British missionaries in 1821, its name was recorded as A’a. A’a was said to have been named after…