The Discovery of the Ibis Galleries in Saqqara
While carrying out excavations in Saqqara during the 1960s, Walter Emery endeavored to discover the tomb of Imhotep, the architect of Pharaoh Djoser‘s stepped pyramid. The British Egyptologist made a spectacular discovery: labyrinthine galleries in which priests...Read more
Glimpsing Into the Afterlife: Funerary Mask of Hatnefer
The Hatnefer Funerary Mask is a mask dating approximately from the years 1492 BC to 1473 BC, belonging to ancient Egyptian art. It was discovered during archaeological excavations carried out between 1935 and 1936 inside the Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose. The tomb is...Read more
The Dream Stele: The Inscription Found Between the Legs of the Sphinx of Giza
“The Dream Stele,” also known as the “Sphinx Stele,” is a stele that dates back to approximately 1401 BC, belonging to ancient Egyptian art. It was created during the first year of the reign of the eighth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt,...Read more
The Majestic Legacy: Exploring the Statue of the vizier Hor
The statue of the vizier Hor is a remarkable piece of ancient Egyptian art from the Third Intermediate Period. It depicts the vizier seated in the traditional way, with one leg bent up against his chest and the other resting on the ground. This posture was commonly...Read more