relief carving

Ancient Egypt
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From fragment to scene: The reliefs from the funerary complex of Mentuhotep II

Maarten Praet is on a mission to track down and document the few surviving painted fragments that once adorned the innovative Middle Kingdom temple at Deir el-Bahri.

Left The remains of the large tomb complex of Panehsy at Saqqara, with columns surrounding the central shaft leading to the burial chambers. right The carved images of a man and his family uncovered in a small funerary chamber to the east of Panehsy’s tomb. below right The carved scenes on the orthostats of the Tomb of Panehsy showing scenes from his funeral.

Ancient Egypt
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Tomb of Panehsy at Saqqara

A Dutch-Italian team has discovered a new tomb at Saqqara, belonging to a man named Panehsy who was associated with the Temple of Amun in the early part of the Ramesside Period. The tomb is in the form of a…

Ancient Egypt
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Ancient Egypt Magazine 136 Letters

Your thoughts on issues raised by the magazine, plus what’s coming up in future issues. Email the Editor: peter@ancientegyptmagazine.com with your comments.

Left Detail of a male figure in high relief, flanked by two leopards, on a bench in a Neolithic building in Sayburç, Turkey. Above Five figures are carved on to the bench, possibly forming two related scenes.

Minerva
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Neolithic narrative scene identified in Turkey

The discovery was made during excavations that uncovered two separate clusters of Pre-Pottery Neolithic buildings at the site.