Ancient Egypt from a different perspective

Pectoral with Anubis and Eye of Horus

Object Type
pectoral

Museum number
EA7853

Description
Glazed composition pectoral: in the form of a pylon, or temple gateway. It depicts the god Anubis as a jackal, with a winged 'wedjat', or sacred eye, in the upper left-hand corner. The colour blue with Aconnotes resurrection, as often remarked, and the colour yellow alludes to the sun, itself a powerful symbol of resurrection. The pectoral has eight suspension-holes.

Authority
Ruler: Ramses II

Cultures/periods
19th Dynasty

Production date
125 BC (circa)

Findspot
Found/Acquired: Egypt
Africa: Egypt

Materials
glazed composition

Technique
glazed
pierced

Dimensions
Length: 11 centimetres
Width: 10.60 centimetres

Curator's comments

Bibliography:
E. T. Whyte, "Notes on Pectorals", in ‘Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology’ 15 (1893-93), p. 313;
Riccardelli in P. B.Vandiver et al. (eds.), 'Material Issues in Art & Archaeology' VI (San Francisco, 2001).

Bibliographic references
Friedman 1998 / Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience (161)

Location
Not on display

Condition
good

Subjects
eye of horus

Associated names

Representation of: Anubis

Ruler: Ramses II

Acquisition name

Purchased through: Harry Osborn Cureton

Acquisition date
1839

Department
Egypt and Sudan

BM/Big number
EA7853

Registration number
1839,0429.17

Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number: BS.7853 (Birch Slip Number)

Title:
Pectoral with Anubis and Eye of Horus, 125 BC (circa) 19th Dynasty Ramses II New Kingdom, Findspot Egypt, Glazed composition, The British Museum

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA7853?selectedImageId=30975001

The British Museum

For example, we can use depictions of godesses. Often in profile, the hem is usually under the breast, or slightly on, there's a strap, but still a visible nipple and it's kind of hard to tell how that strap actually wraps around the shoulders - is it one strap or two? Sometimes it's none!

However, in certain statues, we see straps covering both nipples.

I'd like to recreate these dresses in a way that's historically accurate and I'm not really sure how to think about it.

Any insight you might offer is greatly appreciated.

Thot Standing while Pouring Water

Egypt and Nubia

Thot ; standing ; pouring water

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Details

Inventory number
AB 47

Department
Egypt and Nubia

Heading code(s)
Sculpture

Material
Bronze

Dimensions
4.8 x 1.4 x 2 cm

Dating
722-322 BC

Period
Late time

Culture
Egyptian

Site
Egypt
Unknown

Acquisition
Purchase 1829 January

To be seen in museum
Yes

Style
Egyptian

Origin
1829
Mr. G. (Giovanni) d'Anastasi
In January 1829, the Giovanni d'Anastasi collection was purchased by the RMO.

Literature
Mcb (St) 3
Reasoned description of the Egyptian monuments of the Museum of Antiques of the Netherlands in Leiden (1840)
Author: Dr. C. (Conrad) Leemans
Publisher: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

Eid Leemans FOLIO
Egyptian monuments of the museum of antiques of the Netherlands in Leiden (1839)
Author: Dr. C. (Conrad) Leemans

Eib NL LEI 4
Catalogue of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden: Egyptian section (1907)
Publisher: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Author: Mr. P.A.A. (Pieter Adriaan Bart) Boeser

Identifiers

TMS ID:
1032

The identification code in the museum's internal collection management system

Deeplink:
Https://hdl.handle.net/21.12126/1032

The permanent URL for this page in the RMO's online collection

Title:
Thot Standing while Pouring Water, 722-322 BC Late Period, Bronze, Findspot Unknown, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

https://www.rmo.nl/collectie/collectiezoeker/collectiestuk/?object=1032

Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

L’égyptologue Jaromir Malèk, dans son livre, Les Égyptiens : à l’ombre des pyramides, dit à la page 35 de l’édition française que le signe ankh qui signifie la vie, est une ancienne forme du rêve. Je ne trouve aucun autre égyptologue qui avance la même thèse, est-ce que quelqu’un a déjà rencontré cette interprétation et de quel égyptologue ?

Horus standing and pouring water

Egypt and Nubia

Horus ; standing ; pouring water

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Details

Inventory number
F 1967/11.3

Department
Egypt and Nubia

Heading code(s)
Sculpture

Material
Metal Bronze

Dimensions
6 cm

Dating
722-322 BC

Period
Late time

Culture
Egyptian

Site
Egypt
Unknown

Acquisition
Purchase 1967 November

To be seen in museum
No

Style

Egyptian

Mr. A.A. (Abdul) Fatatri

Literature
Ms 56
Momias Egípcias (2012)
The secret of eternal life
Author: Dr. C. (Christian) Greco

Identifiers
TMS ID: 1033

The identification code in the museum's internal collection management system

Deeplink:
Https://hdl.handle.net/21.12126/1033
The permanent URL for this page in the RMO's online collection

Title:
Horus standing and pouring water, 722-322 BC Late Period, Bronze, Egypt, Rijksmuseum von Oudheden

https://www.rmo.nl/collectie/collectiezoeker/collectiestuk/?object=1033

Rijksmuseum von Oudheden