Egypt Gallery

Egyptian art. Nefertiti bust. Limestone and stucco. Neues Mu

Egyptian art. Nefertiti. 14th century B.C. Egyptian Princess, wife of Amenhotep IV Akhenaton. Bust. Limestone and stucco. It is believed to have been crafted in 1345 BC by the sculptor Thutmose. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. It comes from Tell-el-Amarna. Egyptian Museum of Berlin (Neues Museum). Germany

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Under the Protection of the Gods

Under the Protection of the Gods: A Fantasy of ancient and Modern Egypt. A drawing by Howard Carter showing a hoopoe in the crack of a wall which has ancient Egyptian paintings. The impression given is of the modern bird being protected by the outstretched wings of the Goddess Nekhbet, the divine vulture. Date: 1951

© Mary Evans Picture Library 2015 - https://copyrighthub.org/s0/hub1/creation/maryevans/MaryEvansPictureID/10949401

Israel, satellite image

Israel and surrounding region, satellite image. North is at top. Green areas are vegetated. Yellow areas are arid. Israel and the surrounding region is located in the Middle East at the eastern extreme of the Mediterranean Sea. The north of the country is bordered by Lebanon. In the east are Syria and Jordan and in the southwest is Egypt. The large body of water is the Dead Sea with brightly coloured salt evaporation pans to the south. The area in the southwest and the east is desert. Israel's coast (west) is densely populated (grey area)

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