Egypt
There are 654 items in Egypt:
Cornelis de Bruijn
Egypt Cornelis de Bruijn, painting by Godfrey Kneller Not many Dutchmen had visited the eastern part of the Mediterranean; few of those…
Bubastis, Relief of Chnum |
Byblos, Statue of pharaoh Osorkon II |
Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire: the continuation of the Roman Empire in the Greek-speaking, eastern part of the Mediterranean. Christian in nature, it was perennially at war with the Muslims. It flourished during the reign of the Macedonian emperors; its demise was the consequence of…
Byzantine funerary stele from Egypt |
Byzantine helmet from Egypt |
Byzantine, Dromedary-shaped lamp |
Byzantine, Peacock-shaped lamp |
Caesarion |
Cairo, "Hanging Church" |
Cairo, Coptic Museum
Museum dedicated to Egypt's late Roman and Christian (Coptic) past. Among the objects is the Gospel of Thomas from Nag Hammadi.Cairo, Egyptian Museum of Antiquities
Cairo's famous museum of antiquities focuses on Egypt's national past. After the glory days of the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms (finds from the tomb of Tutanchamun), there is comparatively little attention for the Libyan, Nubian, and Assyrian periods. There's…