#dynasty 18

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Painter's Palette Inscribed with the Name of Amenhotep III New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

This painter's palette was carved from a single piece of ivory. Six oval wells contain cakes of pigments including blue, green, brown (?), yellow, red, and black. The oval cartouche at one end encircles the throne name of Amenhotep III, Nebmaatre, and the epithet "beloved of Re."

Amenhotep III (lit. '"Amun is satisfied"'), also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent or Amenhotep the Great and Hellenized as Amenophis III, was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. According to different authors following the "Low Chronology", he ruled Ancient Egypt from June 1386 to 1349 BC, or from June 1388 BC to December 1351 BC/1350 BC, after his father Thutmose IV died. Amenhotep was Thutmose's son by a minor wife, Mutemwiya.

His reign marked a time of exceptional prosperity and grandeur, during which Egypt reached the height of its artistic and international influence, making him one of ancient Egypt's greatest pharaohs. He is also one of the few pharaohs worshipped as a deity during his lifetime.

[nancydrewwouldnever]

Unknown Egyptian Artist, Nose and Lips of Akhenaten, ca. 1353-1336 BCE, Dynasty XVIII - Amarna Period, limestone (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

[thehereticpharaoh]

The gifted early 20th century artist, Nina de Garis Davies (1881-1965) made vivid facsimiles of many decorated ancient Egyptian tombs. Here we see fine example of her artistic abilities, painted in tempera on paper, which is almost three and half feet long. It is basically a one to one reproduction of the original painting from the tomb of Nebamun, now in the British Museum (EA 37978) that dates to Dynasty 18 (ca. 1350 BCE), although her painting does not include the more fragmentary upper register.

The mural shows birds being presented to the tomb owner Nebamun, who is not pictured here. Some birds are already stacked in baskets, and one is about to be added, while behind them is a large flock of geese over whom several goose herders are attempting to keep order. In the upper right hand corner, one can also see parent geese followed by their goslings. The large figure on the left standing in front of all the birds is the scribe who would have kept track of the birds. He is holding an open papyrus and has a case for his brushes tucked under his arm, presumably ready to read the reports on the birds in the flocks to Nebamun.

[nowoolallowed]

Light tunic with embellished neckline - Museo Egizio Collection

Inventory Number: S. 8543 New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1425–1353 BCE Location Information: Deir el Medina / tomb of Kha (TT8)

[ancientstuff]

Hawass Announces Discovery of 'Lost Golden City' in Luxor - Sada El balad

The Egyptian mission under Dr. Zahi Hawass found the city that was lost under the sands and called: The Rise of Aten. The city is 3000 years

So this has some hyperbole, because it's Zahi Hawass, but it looks like an absolutely incredible find. Betsy Bryan is right about its importance.

[ancientegyptdaily]

Solid gold funerary mask of TUTANKHAMUN (18th Dynasty)

[artthroughtime]

Nina de Garis Davies - Amenhotep III and his Mother, Mutemwia, in a Kiosk, 1914; original ca. 1390-1353 B. C.

This facsimile painting copies the focal point of an offering scene in the tomb of an official (TT 226) at Thebes. It represents Amenhotep III enthroned beneath a kiosk. The king's mother Mutemwia stands behind him. Beneath the kiosk is a row of foreigners from Nubia and western Asia who praise the king with upraised arms. The name of the tomb owner is not preserved.

The facsimile was painted at the tomb in 1914 by Nina de Garis Davis for the Graphic Section of the Museum's Egyptian Expedition

Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Art Through Time

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Mesu Smelling a Lotus

Period:New Kingdom

Dynasty:Dynasty 18

Reign:reign of Amenhotep I

Date:ca. 1525–1504 B.C.

Geography:From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Dra Abu el-Naga, Tomb of Heri (TT 12)

Medium:Limestone

Dimensions:H. 17 cm (6 11/16 in); w. 18 cm (7 1/16 in)

Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Morton C. Nichols, 1950

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