Saturday, 22 February 2014

Torii Gate, Oarai Isosaki Shrine, Ibaraki, Japan

Thursday, 20 February 2014

Head of Ramses II at the entrance Pylons of Luxor Temple.

Ramses added these Pylons and behind them a courtyard on the front of the existing temple, built by Amenhotep III

Hatshepsut as a Sphinx, One of Pair, Colossal Statue from her Funeary Temple at Deir el-Bahri

Ceremonial gilded wooden shield from the tomb of Tutakhamun. Egyptian Museum, Cairo (New Kingdom)

King Tut Treasure

Ankhesenamun

Uraeus cobra artifact in Egyptian King's Tutankhamun's tomb.

The Uraeus , "rearing cobra") is the stylized, upright form of an Egyptian cobra (asp, serpent, or snake), used as a symbol of sovereignty, royalty, deity, and divine authority in ancient Egypt. The Uraeus is a symbol for the goddess Wadjet, who was one of the earliest Egyptian deities and who often was depicted as a cobra.