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Mourning Activities
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Mourning activities, Thebes, Egypt, ca. 1380 BCE. Sitting on the ground and putting dust on the head are expressions of mourning, as in this mural showing a widow with the mummy of her husband…

Places:

Thebes, Egypt (Luxor, Egypt)

Date:

ca. 1380 BCE

Subjects:

Mourning, Family, Archaeology

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Painting
Mural of crouching woman with hand on her head next to upright mummy held up by figure in tunic, as another figure in tunic raises arms above woman, with hieroglyphic text in background.
Idol Manufacturing
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Idol manufacturing, Thebes, Egypt, 15th century BCE. This is a modern artist’s rendering of a mural from the tomb of the vizier Rekh-me-re. It shows craftsmen making idols, much like the idol…

Places:

Thebes, Egypt (Luxor, Egypt)

Date:

15th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Crafts, Monotheism

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Painting
Drawing of figures creating large sculptures of men and sphinx.