Oct
27
Ancient Egypt Transformed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom is a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It collects artifacts from around 2030–1650 B.C. Here is a collection of statues shot in monochrome.
Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II
Thirteenth Dynasty King
Khaneferre Sebekhotep IV
Senwosret III Sphinx
Senwosret III
Senwosret III
Queen or Princess as a Sphinx
High Steward Gebu
A reporter in Thebes
Fecundity figure
Senwosret III
Sobek
Amenemhat III
Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom runs through January 24, 2016 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
(Fact .1.)The Great Sphinx of Egypt is part of the funerary coplmex of the Egyptian pharaoh Khafre, builder of the second Giza Pyramid, who reigned between 2558 and 2532 B.C. more than 4,000 years ago.(Fact.2.)The face of the Sphinx is believed to represent Khafre, which makes it the oldest large-scale royal portrait known.(Fact.3.)The Great Sphinx of Egypt is the largest free-standing sculpture. It is 57 metres (260 feet) long, 6 m (20 ft) wide, and has a height of 20 m (65 ft)(Fact.4.)The body of the Sphinx is part of a lion and the head is the head of a man wearing a royal head cloth called the nemes!