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All things Egyptian

A group dedicated to Egypt, including Ancient Egyptians, all media welcome.

Featured Work

Little Cleopatra by Karin Taylor

/ / Little Cleopatra is a drawing .. I’ve used a few different pencils, lead and coloured, as well as charcoal, and some coloured marker pens, along with black marker pen and black ink to colour in the large hair area. I’ve also coloured much of this digitally. /
Egyptian series-life's playing on gods checker-board by Marilyns

all digital from the scribe sculpture public domain photo music / New Age Music – Rise of Anubis / This is an original song from Recording Artist, Gale Revilla from her “Pharaohs 3” CD Album
Egypt by Brendan Buckley

An aloof looking camel ignoring the fine view.
Walking Through the Past by UnEasy

This was shot this in the Temple of Dendur Exhibit, in the Sackler Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Originally located about 80 kilometers south of the town of Aswan in Egypt, it was removed from its original site in 1963 in order to save it from being submerged by the construction of the Aswan High Dam, and gifted to the United States in recognition of the American assistance in saving various other monuments threatened by the dam’s construction. In the United States, several institutions made bids for housing the temple, in a competition which was nicknamed the “Dendur Derby” by the press. Alternative plans proposed re-erecting the temple on the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. or on the Charles River in Boston. However, these suggestions were dismissed because it was feared that the temple’s sandstone would have suffered from the outdoor conditions. On April 27, 1967, the temple was awarded to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it was installed in the Sackler Wing in 1978. Inside the Sackler Wing, designed by the architects Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo, and associates, a reflecting pool in front of the temple and a sloping wall behind it, represent the Nile and the cliffs of the original location. The glass on the ceiling and north wall of the Sackler is stippled in order to diffuse the light and mimic the lighting in Nubia. source:Wikipedia and brochure from MMA
Just wandering by inge

/ On a lovely Sunday afternoon i went to Bahjura this little village was like entering ancient times, now after 8 years there where only minor changes and i was happy to see the cafes and the old men playing domino and drinking nana while smoking their shisha’s where still there. Watch this / Bahjura, Egypt / http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:charcoal/framestyle:flat30/mattecolor:off%20white/product:framed-print/size:medium/view:preview/4076822-1-just-wandering.jpg! /
Queen Nefertiti by Wayne Gerard Trotman

© All Rights Reserved – No Usage Allowed in Any Form Without My Written Consent. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Nefertiti (c. 1370 BC – c. 1330 BC) was the Great Royal Wife (chief consort) of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. Nefertiti and her husband were known for changing Egypt’s religion from a polytheistic religion to a henotheistic religion. They revered only one god, Aten, the sun disc. This was not strictly monotheism, as they did not deny the existence of other gods. She had many titles; for example, at Karnak there are inscriptions that read Heiress, Great of Favours, Possessed of Charm, Exuding Happiness, Mistress of Sweetness, beloved one, soothing the king’s heart in his house, soft-spoken in all, Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt, Great King’s Wife, whom he loves, Lady of the Two Lands, Nefertiti’. She was made famous by her bust, now in Berlin’s Neues Museum. The bust is one of the most copied works of ancient Egypt. It was attributed to the sculptor Thutmose, and it was found in his workshop. The bust itself is notable for exemplifying the understanding Ancient Egyptians had regarding realistic facial proportions. Some scholars believe that Nefertiti ruled briefly after her husband’s death and before the accession of Tutankhamun as Smenkhkare, although this identification is a matter of ongoing debate. Digitally enhanced image of sculpture. FEATURED IN: / ‘All things Egyptian’ Group – November 2009.
A monks view by desertman

looking out over Cairo
Sphinx Magic by David Silsbury

Sphinx Magic / MCN: CNG1S-MPFFE-VCPE2 A photoshop composition using two scanned slides originally taken in 1978 and a small set of figures Top ten in All things Egyptian _ Group Calender Challenge – November 2009 / / Featured in Polish Place October 2009 / Featured in All Things Egyptian November 2009 /
The Sphinx and Little Pharaoh by Memaa

I adored this replica of the sphinx with what I assume is the Pharaoh standing below him. The lovely Egyptian art (replicas) at the Luxor were excellent. Photo taken in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Various Scripts on Facade of Modern Library of Alexandria, Egypt by Petr Svarc

Diverse Letters, Scripts and Symbols of International Languages Carved on Facade of Modern Library (Bibliotheca) of Alexandria, Egypt
Mosque of Muhammad Ali by Wayne Gerard Trotman

© All Rights Reserved – No Usage Allowed in Any Form Without My Written Consent. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque (Arabic: مسجد محمد علي, Turkish: Mehmet Ali Paşa Camii) is a mosque situated in the Citadel of Cairo in Egypt and commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha between 1830 and 1848. Situated on the summit of the citadel, this Ottoman mosque, the largest to be built in the first half of the 19th century, is, with its animated silhouette and twin minarets, the most visible mosque in Cairo. The mosque was built in memory of Tusun Pasha, Muhammad Ali’s oldest son, who died in 1816. This mosque, along with the citadel, is one of the landmarks and tourist attractions of Cairo and is one of the first features to be seen when approaching the city from no matter which side. Canon EOS 50e FEATURED IN: / “All things Egyptian” Group – November 2009.
Giza Necropolis by Wayne Gerard Trotman

© All Rights Reserved – No Usage Allowed in Any Form Without My Written Consent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Giza Necropolis stands on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. This complex of ancient monuments is located some 8 km (5 mi) inland into the desert from the old town of Giza on the Nile, some 25 km (15 mi) southwest of Cairo city centre. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only remaining monument of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Canon EOS 50e. FEATURED IN: / “All things Egyptian” Group – November 2009.

Recent Work

Tutt the pharaon by Gerard Rotse

Magic Tutt
Goddess Bastet by Evita

Composite of 2 images / One image taken with Canon 350D / The The Bast figure by Canon 500D In Egyptian mythology, Bast (also spelled Ubasti, Baset], and later Bastet) is an ancient solar and war goddess, worshipped at least since the Second Dynasty. In the late dynasties, the priests of Amun began to call her Bastet, a repetitive and diminutive form after her role in the pantheon became diminished as Sekhmet, a similar lioness war deity, became more dominant in the unified culture of Lower and Upper Egypt. In the Middle Kingdom, the cat appeared as Bastet’s sacred animal and after the New Kingdom she was depicted as a woman with a cat’s head carrying a sacred rattle and a box or basket. Bast or Bastet was the cat goddess and local deity of the town of Bubastis (Per-Bast in Egyptian), where her cult was centered Bubastis was named after her. Originally she was viewed as the protector goddess of Lower Egypt, and consequently depicted as a fierce lioness. Indeed, her name means (female) devourer.[citation needed] As protector, she was seen as defender of the pharaoh, and consequently of the later chief male deity, Ra, who was also a solar deity, gaining her the titles Lady of Flame and Eye of Ra. The goddess Bast was sometimes depicted holding a ceremonial sistrum in one hand and an aegis in the other – the aegis usually resembling a collar or gorget embellished with a lioness head. Bast was a goddess of the sun throughout most of Ancient Egyptian history, but later when she was changed into a cat goddess rather than a lion, she was changed to a goddess of the moon by Greeks occupying Ancient Egypt toward the end of its civilization. In Greek mythology, Bast is also known as Aelurus. Due to the threat to the food supply that could be caused by simple vermin such as mice and rats, and their ability to fight and kill snakes, especially cobras, cats in Egypt were revered highly, sometimes being given golden jewellery to wear and were allowed to eat from the same plates as their owners. Consequently, later as the main cat (rather than lioness) deity, Bastet was strongly revered as the patron of cats, and thus it was in the temple at Per-Bast that cats were buried and mummified. When the owner died they would put the owner next to the mummified cat. More than 300,000 mummified cats were discovered when Bast’s temple at Per-Bast was excavated. Herodotus writes that when a cat in the family dies, Egyptians shaved their eyebrows and took the body to Bubastis to be embalmed.[3] As a cat or lioness war goddess, and protector of the lands, when, during the New Kingdom, the fierce lion god Maahes of Nubia became part of Egyptian mythology, she was identified, in the Lower Kingdom, as his mother. This paralleled the identification of the fierce lioness war goddess Sekhmet, as his mother in the Upper Kingdom. / Informatiom from / Wikipedia)
Cheeky by inge

Cheeky Abrahim who left his village to work in Hurghada to sell souvenirs,Egypt
Thoth, Sacred Ibis ( small ) by Gregory John O'Flaherty

Tshirt design, copyright Gregory John O’Flaherty
Felucca man by Anne Kingston

Felucca boatman and felucca sailboats, Luxor, Egypt
Old Egyptian chair by Anne Kingston

Old chair in an Egyptian cafe
Roadworkers, Luxor, Egypt by Anne Kingston

Two roadworkers taking a break, Luxor, Egypt
The pyramids of Gyza, Egypt by Teresa Dominici

The pyramids of Gyza are among the most recognizable symbols of the civilization of ancient Egypt. The three pyramids are located 5 miles inland into the desert from the old town of Gyza on the Nile, 15 miles southwest of Cairo city centre. Thank you for all your comments on this painting.
Sekhmet of the Scorching Sun by Lynnette Shelley

Sekhmet means “The Mighty One.” Sister Goddess to Bast, the lion-headed Sekhmet was the avenger / warrior Goddess in ancient Egypt and one of the most powerful of the Egyptian mythological gods and goddesses. She embodied the destructive force of the sun and she meted out divine punishment on behalf of the gods and the pharoahs. Conversely, she was also a goddess of healing and of surgery and medicines. She is usually depicted in red dress to denote her avenging nature and she is also known as the “Eye of Ra”. Original artwork measures 12.5×19 inches and was created with liquid copper leaf, gold paint pen, oil pastels, colored pencils, black art marker on heavy textured Strathmore paper. This artwork is a companion piece to my depiction of Sekhmet’s gentler sister Bast Bast of the Rising Sun View more of my artwork online at www.lynnetteshelley.com
Bast of the Rising Sun by Lynnette Shelley

Bast is the Egyptian goddess with the body of a maiden and the head of a cat. She is the Goddess of cats, the rising sun as well as the moon, truth, enlightenment, sexuality and birth, fertility and the harvest, the home, music, dance and the arts, among many other attributes. She is also sometimes considered to be the Egyptian version of the Greek Artemis and Roman Diana. Halloween was originally celebrated as the Feast of Bast and Sekhmet. Sekhmet is Bast’s twin sister, who has a lion head. While Bast is associated with life, Sekhmet is associated with death and is the destroyer goddess). In this stylized, abstracted portrait, I portrayed Bast with a golden corona or solar disc to represent the rising sun and life. The triangles are a symbol of fertility as well as the creative power. Mixed Media (liquid copper leaf, gold acrylic, oil pastels, colored pencils, and black art marker) on tan Canson pastel paper. Original work measures 19×12.5 inches. View more of my artwork at www.lynnetteshelley.com Also check out my companion piece to this artwork – Bast’s sister goddess Sekhmet
Shisha men - Luxor, Egypt by Anne Kingston

Three men smoking shisha in Luxor, Egypt
El Tannoura - Cairo, Egypt by Anne Kingston

Sagat (cymbal) player with the El Tannoura whirling dervish ensemble, Cairo.

This group made the Daily wrap, on the 11th feb 2009, well done everyone

To all those artists who love Egypt in Modern day and Ancient Egyptian times.
There are so many fabulous works on the Bubble that would fit into this group.
We would like to see your Photographs of Egypt.
We would like to see your creative ideas, of how Pharahos and Queens looked in this time line, their lifestyle, tombs, pyramids, sphinx, their Gods and Goddess’. .
Your art work or written piece must have be of the Egyptian subject, or mentioned at least once.
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