EditorialAlburtis del Orient Browere, American, 1814 - 1887, Capture of Fort Casimir from the Dutch, 1838, oil on canvas, Overall: 26 ? 33 inches (66 ? 83.8 cm).
EditorialGlass Negative - Troops Embarking HMT Orient Bound for Boer War, Melbourne, 15 Feb 1901, Troops embarking a ship in Melbourne, bound for the Boer War, probably on 15 February 1901. The ship, marked '24', is the HMT (aka SS) Orient, berthed at the 'Port...
EditorialBuilding an Ocean-liner for the Pacific and Orient Lines at the Harland and Wolff Wharf in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1958, foremen still wore bowler hats.
EditorialSacred Basin. Gudea period. 2144-2124 BC. Relief depicting winded goddess reaching and holding a round based vessel. Museum of the Ancient Orient. Istanbul. Turkey.
EditorialRam-head (see also 08-01-14 / 17) and ichneumon, a small carnivorous animal related to the mongoose; it is sacred to the god of creation, Atum of Heliopolis because it kills the demon serpent Apophis. Green schist, L: 28 cm, Late Period, 6th-4th BCE.
EditorialBuilding an Ocean-liner for the Pacific and Orient Lines at the Harland and Wolff Wharf in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1958, foremen still wore bowler hats.
EditorialPositions of Power on the Question of the Orient, 1839. Benjamin (Benjamin Roubaud) (French, 1811-1847), Aubert & Cie. Lithograph; sheet: 22.8 x 31.7 cm (9 x 12 1/2 in.); image: 20 x 29.5 cm (7 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.).
EditorialMarseilles, Gateway to the Orient. Date/Period: Ca. 1868-1869. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 38.75 mm (1.52 in); Width: 57.63 mm (2.26 in).
Editorial" Eel-coffin", sheath for a mummified eel, the animal sacred to the god Aton. Uraeus and double-crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Bronze, Late period, 6th BCE. Crocodile, sacred to the god Sobek. Serpentine-stone, Late period, 4th BCE.
EditorialThe sun, origin of life. Detail from the lid of the sarcophagus of Nes-Shutfene, royal auditing scribe, Saqqara, Egypt. Basalt stone, Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE) .
EditorialThe creation of the world. The Book of the Dead by Chensumose, a priest of Amun-Ra. Drawing shows an " ogdoade", an assembly of eight gods creating the world. Papyrus,21st dynasty (1080-960 BCE),3rd Intermediate Period.
EditorialMarseilles, Gateway to the Orient. Date/Period: Ca. 1868-1869. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 38.75 mm (1.52 in); Width: 57.63 mm (2.26 in).
EditorialThe creation of the world. The Book of the Dead by Chensumose, a priest of Amun-Ra. Drawing shows an " ogdoade", an assembly of eight gods creating the world. Papyrus,21st dynasty (1080-960 BCE),3rd Intermediate Period.
EditorialRam-head (see also 08-01-14 / 17) and ichneumon, a small carnivorous animal related to the mongoose; it is sacred to the god of creation, Atum of Heliopolis because it kills the demon serpent Apophis. Green schist, L: 28 cm, Late Period, 6th-4th BCE.
EditorialDrawings and Prints, View of the Mount of Olives, from Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient, gessamelt auf der Reise Sr. Hoheit des Herrn Herzogs Maximilian in Bayern nach Nubien, Aegypten, Palaestina, Syrien und Malta, Artist, Heinrich von Mayr, German...
EditorialSacred Basin. Gudea period. 2144-2124 BC. Relief depicting winded goddess reaching and holding a round based vessel. Museum of the Ancient Orient. Istanbul. Turkey.
EditorialOrthostat with relief depicting a war chariot. 9th century BC. Basalt. Late Hitite Period. From the west side of citadel gate, Sam'al (Sinjerli). Archaeological Museum. Museum of Ancient Orient. Istanbul. Turkey.
EditorialSlabs with hieroglyphic inscription about the activities of King Urhilina and his son. Basalt. Late Hitite Period. 9th century BC. From Hama (Syria). Archaeological Museum. Museum of Ancient Orient. Istanbul. Turkey.
EditorialBuilding an Ocean-liner for the Pacific and Orient Lines at the Harland and Wolff Wharf in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1958,foremen still wore bowler hats.
EditorialBuilding an Ocean-liner for the Pacific and Orient Lines at the Harland and Wolff Wharf in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1958, foremen still wore bowler hats.
EditorialThe Duke of Orleans (later Philippe-Egalite) and his son, the Duc de Chartres, the future King Louis-Philippe, on horseback, 1788. Philippe, Duke of Orleans was Grand Master of the Grand Orient de France. Canvas.
EditorialRelief of Cheti. The son of Cheti and his wife offers a rich funerary meal to his deceased parents. Limestone, painted, early Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty, around 1980 BCE.
EditorialTree-goddess offers food and drink. Detail from a relief fragment of the tomb of Sekeh, mayor of Memphis (about 1380 BCE), 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Egypt. Inv. 5818.
EditorialWooden box with jewelry: necklaces, bracelet, scarab, torque, cosmetics containers, from the tomb of a girl in El Kubania, near Aswan. 12th Dynasty (20th-18th BCE) 1st Intermediate Period, Middle Kingdom, Egypt.
EditorialPresenting accounts to Prince Kaninisut. Painted limestone relief from the tomb of the Prince, 5th Dynasty (2450-2442 BCE), Old Kingdom, Egypt.
EditorialEnemies, depicted as conquered and paying homage, were a standard decoration of pharaonic monuments. In the palace of Ramses III at Tel el Yahudia, the foreigners were shown in glazed clay reliefs set into the walls of the throne room. H: approx.13 cm ...
EditorialSemitic tribe asks permission to enter Egypt. Tribespeople are dressed in coloured striped costumes. Mural from the tomb at Beni-Hassan 19th BCE, Middle Kingdom, Egypt 19th century copy by Weidenbach.