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Zeno of Elea
Image by Carducci / Tibaldi

Zeno of Elea

The Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea showing his followers the doors of Truth and Falsehood. From a 16th century CE fresco at the El Escorial, Madrid.
Thoth as a Baboon
Image by Steven G. Johnson

Thoth as a Baboon

A statue of the Egyptian god Thoth as a baboon. 1400 BCE. (British Museum, London)
Thoth, Abydos Temple Relief
Image by Olaf Tausch

Thoth, Abydos Temple Relief

A relief carving of the Egyptian god Thoth from the Temple of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE), Abydos.
Thoth, Luxor Relief
Image by Jon bodsworth

Thoth, Luxor Relief

A relief carving of the Egyptian god Thoth from the throne back of a seated statue of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE), Luxor.
Palm-Leaf Column of Ramesses II, Pi-Ramesses
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Palm-Leaf Column of Ramesses II, Pi-Ramesses

Palm-leaf column from Bubastis (Tell Basta), Temple of Baset; originally from Pi-Ramesses (Qantir), Egypt, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE) and 22nd Dynasty, reign of Osorkon II (874-850 BCE). In Ramesses II's reign, this...
Shrine of Ptolemy VIII & Cleopatra II
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Shrine of Ptolemy VIII & Cleopatra II

Shrine of Ptolemy VIII & Cleopatra II, originally from the Temple of Isis, Philae, found reused in a Coptic church, Ptolemaic Dynasty, reign of Ptolemy VIII, c. 170-116 BCE. The shrine held a cult statue of the goddess Isis, who is mentioned...
Palm-leaf Column of Ramesses II from Herakleopolis
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Palm-leaf Column of Ramesses II from Herakleopolis

This column is from a temple primarily dedicated to he dam god Heryshef of Herakleopolis. Ramesses II is twice shown making offerings to a local form of Osiris. The god wears his typical feather crown but is in a kilt not his usual mummy...
Ptolemy II & Arsinoe II
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Ptolemy II & Arsinoe II

The stela, from a chapel in the royal couple's honors, shows Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II in a deified form. Their staffs are attribnbutes of Egyptian gods, as is the emblem of life (ankh) held by the queen. Yet, unusually, the King wields a...
Stela of Ptolemy IX & Cleopatra III
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Stela of Ptolemy IX & Cleopatra III

Two thirds of this stela were lost due to reuse as building material. It documents a royal visit to Elephantine. Ptolemy IX and Cleopatra III, his mother and co-regent, granted privileges to the priests of Khnum, a local ram god. The scene...
Detail of Stela of Ptolemy IX & Cleopatra III
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Detail of Stela of Ptolemy IX & Cleopatra III

Greek texts were incised on this granite stela. It documents a royal visit to Elephantine. Ptolemy IX and Cleopatra III, his mother and co-regent, granted privileges to the priests of Khnum, a local ram god. There are hieroglyphic inscriptions...
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