Egypt, Ancient
Statues
Sculpture
Statue of Ramesses II laying on the ground at Mit Rahina, near ancient Memphis, Egypt. A group of people stand in front of the statue.
Steele, Lawrence E.
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Still image
Handwritten title slide of presentation that states, "The exodus of the Egyptian point of view".
Relief of Hatshepsut's expedition to Punt
Deir el-Bahri Site (Egypt)
Relief (Art)
Carving (Decorative arts)
Relief carving on the wall of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. The relief depicts the female pharaoh Hatshepsut's exhibition to Punt.
Dublin Horse Show
Photograph of Paddy McMahon on Pennwood Forge Mill competing for Great Britain in the MSD Equizole Stakes at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1975.
Royal Dublin Society
1975
Nations' Cup
Photograph of the United States team entering the Main Arena to compete in the Nations' Cup at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1974.
1974
Relief carving on the south side of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. The relief depicts metals being weighed and frankincense trees.
Upper court of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
Temples
Stone blocks and walls at the upper court of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Mural painting and decoration
Painted and carved relief of the god Anubis and hieroglyphics on wall of the Chapel of Anubis in the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Distant view of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut with cliffs in the background.
Relief carving of two people sitting across from each other on a wall of a Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Floor plan of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
Maps
Floor plans
Floor plan of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. The middle platform and upper platform are marked on the plan.
Pylons (Gateways)
View of pylon and Coptic tower in the central court of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Relief carving of Hatshepsut's expedition to Punt
Boats
Drawing of relief carving of Hatshepsut's expedition to Punt on wall Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. The relief depicts a large ship with men rowing and fish swimming underneath.
Map of Ancient Egypt and surrounding areas, with settlements marked along the Nile. The map is entitled "Map to illustrate the dawn of civilisation" by Prof. Gaston Maspero. It has been annotated in pen.
Relief carving on wall of the portico of the middle terrace of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. In the upper register is a scene of tribute, and in the lower, the Egyptian fleet.
Remains of stone blocks and stone wall at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Granite statue of Senenmut, 18th Dynasty government offical and architect, with Nefrure, daughter of Hatshepsut.
Chapels
Columns
Facade of the Anubis Chapel, with door flanked by two columns, at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Arches
Hieroglyphics
Arch carved with hieroglyphics at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Painted wall in the sanctuary dedicated to the god Anubis in the upper terrace of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Ancient Egyptian stone structure engraved with hieroglyphics, possibly part of a temple. One person stands and another person sits on the structure.
Western wall of the Hall of the Bark in the Sanctuary of Amun-Re in the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Passageway in temple, likely the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Relief carving of Thutmose II standing between Amon and Harmakhis on wall of the third courtyard of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
View of the west wall of the Hatshepsut Chapel at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Relief carving of three rows of offering bearers on wall of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Cattle
Relief carving of trees and cattle on wall of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Faint drawing of relief carving of animals and trees on wall of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Entrance of the Sanctuary of Amun-Re, flanked by columns, at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Drawing of relief carving depicting workers measuring heaps of incense from Punt on the wall of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Drawing of relief carving depicting trade ship carrying frankincense trees and other objects from the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Relief carving of chiefs bringing commodities
Drawings of relief carving depicting Egyptians, Puntites and other southern chiefs bringing commodities before the pharaoh Hatshepsut on the western wall from the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Relief carving of the transportation of frankincense trees
Drawing of relief carving on the wall of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut depicting the transportation of frankincense trees to the sea shore.
Base of columns and niche with painting depicting figures at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Plan of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
Plan of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, marked with colonnades, courts and recesses.
Relief carving of the Puntite chief and his wife
Drawing of relief carving in the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut depicting Peheru, the Puntite chief, and his wife Eti.
Relief carving of warriors with shields from Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Drawing
Drawing entitled "sailing boat of Queen Chnemtamun on the voyage to the incense-countries", from a book.
Drawing of an Ancient Egyptian garden with fish in a pond and trees.
Colonnade of Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
Views of white columns of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. Two of the views include local Egyptians.
Drawings
Drawing of a relief carving on wall of the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. The relief depicts the naval expedition of Hatshepsut to Punt.
Piece of furniture with four legs on a podium.
Views of Deir el-Bahari, Egypt, with cliffs in the background.
Drawing of side-profile portrait of Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh in the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Handwritten slide stating, "My daughter Maatkara, King of Upper and Lower Egypt, whomst thou lovest, bestowest her on the land of Egypt- thou choosest her as King". These words relate to Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Relief carving of Ahmose, mother of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, in the Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Large stone blocks with painted figures and hieroglyphs in Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Sarcophagus with engraving of Hatshepsut, female pharaoh from the Eighteenth Century, and hieroglyphics.
Remains of columns at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt, with cliffs in the background.
Remains of wall with relief carving of woman wearing long dress.
Wall relief of Hatshepsut presenting an offering to the Egyptian god Horus in the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Carving of Hatshepsut in male attire. Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh in the Eighteenth Dynasty. Hieroglyphics are carved next to the pharaoh.
Head of colossal statue of Thothmes III on podium in the Egyptian Museum Cairo.
Handwritten slide stating "the majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt Maatkara" and "The good god, the Lady of the two Lands, living like Ra, her joy, for ever". These words relate to Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Drawing of the Luxor Temple and the Nile River.
Tombs
Rectangular entrance to a tomb with part of back wall made of small stones.
Plans and sections of the tomb of Hatshopsitu (KV20), also known as the Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt, marked with chambers and passages.
Side-profile portrait painted and carved on a wall, possibly of Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh in the Eighteenth Century. The portrait is damaged in multiple places.
Handwritten title slide of presentation that states, "Hatasu: the Story of a Great Egyptian Queen".
Photograph of Paul Darragh being passed by an unknown rider in the Pony Club Gallop at the Pony Club Games at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1977.
1977
Groundsmen raise the wall at the Shell Puissance at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1977.
Photograph of Eddie Macken on Boomerang competing for Ireland at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1977.
Two photographs of Con McElroy on Spideog, competing for Ireland in the MSD Equizole Stakes at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1977.
Three photographs of Eddie Macken on a pony, participating in the Pony Games, at the Dublin Horse Show 1977. In one photograph, Macken holds a bottle of champagne.
Nations Cup
Photograph of James Kernan on Spring Trout competing in the Nations Cup at the RDS Dublin Horse Show 1977.
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Crete (Greece)--Civilization
Pottery
Three decorated Ancient Egyptian jugs with numbers.
Relief portrait of a man with a beard and hieroglyphics above his head.
Relief portrait of a man wearing a necklace.
Drawing of Egyptian ship of the expedition to Punt, from a rock-carving at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.
Paintings
Mythology
Painting entitled "The Minotaur" by George Frederic Watts.
Mediterranean Sea
Historic map of lands around the Mediterranean.
Asia
Detailed map of Asia Minor about the time of the 14th century BC.
Historic map of trade routes across the Mediterranean. The map includes Asia Minor, Greece, Germania and Sicily.
Statue
The 21cm upper part of the statuette of Henuttawy, the wife of Menna, discovered by Robert Mond during the clearance of the tomb of Menna in the Theban Necropolis of 1550–1069 BCE.
Egypt
Nile River
View of the Nile River and the riverbank, with cloudy sky above.
Necklaces
Wall painting of the bottom halves of three male bodies and hieroglyphics.
View of rock-cut tombs in hilly landscape. Two white tents are visible in the distance.
View of the Precinct of Amun-Re in the Karnak Temple Complex.
Entrance to the Precinct of Amun-Re in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt. Two pillars carved with the lotus flower are visible.
Group of people excavating beside engraved columns and walls in Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.
Relief depicting rows of captives tied together on wall in Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.
Obelisks
Obelisk and hall of columns in the Precinct of Amun-Re in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.
Relief carving of pharaoh on wall in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.
Palm tree and large stone pylon in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.
Three doorways in the Precinct of Amun-Re at the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.
Stone statue of Amun-Re in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.
Legs of two Ancient Egyptian statues with walls and stones around them.
Relief carving of people and hieroglyphics on wall in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.
View of pylons in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt, from a distance.
Ninth pylon of the precinct of Amun-Re in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt. The white limestone colossus of Ramesses II is visible.
Child standing on Egyptian sculpture surrounded by rocks and sand.
Row of statues of Ramesses III in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.
Engraved columns at the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.
Row of engraved pillars in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.
Gateway to Karnak Temple Complex, engraved with images of people.