Monthly Archives: May 2015

Pic of the Day

Pic of the Day
  From A Secret Voyage by Zahi Hawass and Sandro Vannini Detail from the ceiling in the tomb of the King Ramses VI – New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty – Tomb KV 9, Western Thebes, Valley of the Kings - It is believed that it was King Ramses V who started to build this tomb, KV…
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Pic of the Day

Pic of the Day
From A Secret Voyage by Zahi Hawass and Sandro Vannini Funerary mask of Yuya, from the Funerary Equipment of Yuya and Tuya, Parents of Queen Tiye – 18th Dynasty – From Western Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb KV 46 – Cairo, Egyptian Museum - Theodore M. Davis found the tomb KV 46 of Yuya…
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Pic of the Day

Pic of the Day
  From A Secret Voyage by Zahi Hawass and Sandro Vannini Relief from the Tomb of Kharuef, called Sena’a, Steward of the Great Royal Wife Tiye – Reigns of Amenhotep III and IV, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty - Theban Tomb 192, Western Thebes, Asasif - Detail of a charming female dancer performing the ritual funeral…
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Pic of the Day

Pic of the Day
  From A Secret Voyage by Zahi Hawass and Sandro Vannini   Detail of the Golden Throne, from the Funerary Equipment of Tutankhamun – New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty - From Western Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb 62 – (Carter 91), Cairo, Egyptian Museum - It is difficult to identify which one is the masterpiece…
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