Stretching the Boundaries

Amenhotep II (Amun is Satisfied) was the seventh Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. Amenhotep inherited a vast kingdom from his father Th...

According to the site of Duradek http://duradekmidatlantic.com/durarailchecklisthelp.html you can use a protractor (available at most hardw...

  Kha, the architect Museo Egizio, Torino 

In the post " Kha's protractor ", I have discussed an object found in the tomb of  an ancient egyptian architect, Kha.  It ca...

Kha was an architect at Deir El-Medina, Egypt, supervisor of some projects completed during the reigns of three kings of the 18th Dynasty (...

"Ancient Egyptian scarabs were popular amulets in ancient Egypt. According to ancient Egyptian myths, the sun  rolls across the sky ea...

Painted ostraca Egyptian Museum, Torino

Museo Egizio - Torino

"Egyptian faience is a non-clay based ceramic displaying surface vitrification which creates a bright lustre of various blue-green colo...

"In Egyptian religion, the heart was the key to the afterlife. It was conceived as surviving death in the nether world, where it gave e...

Statuette dei quattro figli di Horus: Duamutef, a testa di sciacallo, Hapi, a testa di babbuino, Qebehsebuf, a testa di falco, Amset, a tes...

The Eye of Horus is an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power and good health. The eye is personified in the goddess Wadjet. The...

I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half s...

"Uno dei pezzi esibiti alla mostra di antichità del Museo Egizio di Torino a Shizuoka (Giappone), durante i lavori di imballo/trasporto...

Wood and faience objects at the Egyptian Museum

In late Greek mythology as developed in Ptolemaic Alexandria, Harpocrates is the god of silence, adapted from the Egyptian child god Horus. ...

The king and the god Amun. This sculpture represents the king's allegiance to the Theban god Amun. The sides of the throne are decorated...

"Hathor was an Ancient Egyptian goddess who personified the principles of love, beauty, music, motherhood and joy. She was one of the m...

Here a film showing some statues you can see visiting the Egyptian Museum, Torino In occasion of the Winter Olympic Games, Torino 2006, t...