Nikita Owens نــيكـيتـا

Headdress of Osiris

Headdress of Osiris https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/118234

Tomb of prince Waser-If-Re unearthed in Saqqara - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities The Egyptian archaeological mission, a collaboration between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Archaeology and Heritage, headed by renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass...

Another report on the wonderful discovery of the tomb of Userefre, son of king Userkaf of Dynasty V

english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/...

Ancient secrets revealed: Egypt discovers Prince Waserif Re’s tomb, King Djoser’s statue in Saqqara Renowned archaeologist and former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass noted that the mission discovered statues of King Djoser, along with his wife and ten daughters, according to a statement by the M...

#Egyptology

Page 54 of EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGY #66 Spring 2025 containing the writer’s Obituary for Professor Emeritus Kenneth Anderson Kitchen (1932-2025).

Cover of issue 66 Spring Edition of EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGY, published by the Egypt Exploration Society.

For those who may not subscribe to @theees.bsky.social’s EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGY magazine - and you really should! - here’s my brief but heartfelt tribute, reprinted with permission, to my dear friend Professor Kenneth Kitchen, published in the current, Spring 2025, edition. It was an honour.

How to cross thin ice, #polar #bear edition: spread out wide to distribute weight and reduce pressure. This clever move helps avoid breaking the fragile surface.
A survival tactic perfected in the Arctic
#physics

Sound on 😽🤍 #cat #purr

A sculpted head carved from dark stone, portraying a bald male figure with detailed facial, rather realistic features. Despite damage to the nose, ear, and base, the sculpture's lifelike quality remains evident. It is displayed on a light stone pedestal in a museum, with other artifacts visible in the background.

The Berlin Green Head - a masterpiece dating to the Late or Ptolemaic period (350-30 BC), named after the colour of its stone. The head of a bald man made from greenschist is believed to be a representation of an #Egyptian priest

On display at Neues Museum, Berlin

📷 me

🏺 #AncientEgyptBluesky

A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

Irish is UK’s ‘second-fastest growing language’, London college claims Only Swedish is more popular for language learners according to enrollment data

❤️ #gaeilge #irishlanguage

‘Asterisk’ comes from a Geek word meaning “little star.”

*Greek

This is Ripley. He was nervous about taking the stairs. May have panicked a bit. 12/10

A beautiful #Roman necklace, made largely from gold twisted into a thick collar, with an emerald pendant at the front & a large clasp at the back shaped like a flower, stuffed with a garnet. It was made some 1700-1900 years ago, probably in Egypt (📷 Art Institute Chicago) AncientBlueSky #Archaeology

NANCY BY BUSHMILLER NANCY-- YOU'VE BEEN NICE AND QUIET TODAY, SO YOU MAY TAKE ONE OF YOUR TOYS TO BED WITH YOU THANK YOU, AUNT FRITZI BOOM BOOM BAM BOOM

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 9,1946

A loosely modelled clay figurine of a human, sat kneeling, with right hand on their head, a dazed pained look sketched in their face. Details of toes visible.

This figurine looks incredibly contemporary even though it was made in ancient Egypt. For me, it symbolises the universality of certain feelings.

Unknown provenance but possibly XI Dynasty, held in the Petrie Museum 🏺 AncientBluesky #Egyptology

Sherlock Holmes 1 (4823)

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

News reader at a desk. Transcribed Text: Left bubble: "Next up we will discuss the topic with someone whose job is to be a well researched and respected expert in the area." Right bubble: "And in the interest of balance we will also talk to an idiot."

In the interest of balance #news

I mean, did Simone Martini get the teenage contempt posture right or what? ‘Christ Discovered in the Temple [and returned to his anxious mother by his irked father]’. (Walker Art Gallery, in the fab ‘Siena’ exhibition at the National Gallery.)

Cartoon. Medieval looking king sits on a throne with a steward behind him. A forlorn, skinny looking young fellow stands on the left. The king says "But you told me this news an hour ago!" The steward says "Sir, you need to refresh the page"

Refresh the page

If you like this cartoon, I can draw one for you. www.worldofmoose.com/products/ref...

Very excited to be hosting these amazing scholars in Swansea on the 7th of June for an in-depth study day on Pre - and Early Dynastic Egypt. To participate online, scan the QR code or register at sites.swansea.ac.uk/egyptcentre/...
Attendance online and in-person is free.

Part of the funerary trousseau of Queen Amanishakheto found in her pyramid in 1832 by the Italian explorer Giuseppe Ferlini in Meroe.

#Ancient #art #artwork
#jewellery #History #Archaeology #Egypt

A cluster of oyster shells lies on a stone-paved seafloor, partially covered in sediment. A yellow triangular marker and a black-and-white measuring stick are placed nearby for scale.

New discovery: Venice lagoon reveals submerged #Roman oyster farm: In the heart of the Venetian lagoon, a submerged area has revealed a secret: a brick and wood tank containing about 300 oyster shells, dating back to the first century AD

www.finestresullarte.info/en/archaeolo...

🏺 #archaeology

A square Limestone relief of Isis and Serapis as snake-gods.

I was reminded by @johnjjohnston.bsky.social that today is the birthday of Alexandria. The guardian of this city was the friendly snake, Agathos Damon, who became associated with Serapis and joined with Isis. Here’s an image of the two from Naukratis.
Held in Ashmolean 🏺 AncientBluesky #Egyptology

“I get melancholy if I don't [write]. I need the company of people who don't exist.”

― William Trevor

37 cm tall, marble portrait head of Alexander the Great, said to have been discovered in Alexandria and acquired by the British Museum in 1827, where it is currently displayed.

Colossal pink granite statue of a Ptolemaic king, wearing the Double Crown and chendyt kilt, excavated from the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria between 1995-6, now displayed outside the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

Egyptianising, 41” tall, black basalt statue of Cleopatra VII, wearing a tight ankle-length shift dress, a tripartite wig, topped by a triple uraeus and holding a double cornucopia. Held by the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, since 1929.

Ancient map of Alexandria, according to Mahmud Bey, superimposed over a nineteenth century map of the city, created by Wagner & Debes for Baedeker’s Guide to Egypt, 1885.

According to Plutarch, on 7 April c.331 BC, Alexander the Great founded the Egyptian city of Alexandria, which, became the site of his own tomb, home to the Ptolemaic dynasty, the famed Library, and the Pharos lighthouse; a bustling metropolis of high culture and higher drama. #Egyptology

The Anti-Haydn League unveils its new slogan.

why do I always have to rise to the occasion. why can’t the occasion stoop to me every now and then

WOW this is a super big deal. Huge congrats to the team.

Clocks to go forward to mark the start of summer time The clocks will go forward by one hour overnight marking the official start of 'Summer time' in Ireland.

The clocks will go forward by one hour overnight marking the official start of 'summer time' in Ireland