The golden diadem of the Scythian princess Meda, found in the tomb of Philip II of Macedon. Aigai, Macedonia, Greece. 4th century BC [960x700]
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Alejandro Canedo, (Mexican-American, 1902-1978), Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1930s
Henry Miller Fine Art
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Ready for the Ball by Sophie Gengembre Anderson (French-born, 1823–1903)
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Khafre Enthroned
The purpose of the statue was to legitimize and celebrate the universal authority of the king, of whom the throne was one of the most powerful expressions, as the guarantor of the stability and unity of the country.
The concept is further emphasized by the presence of the falcon-god Horus, who protects the head of the king between his wings as though to underline the perfect symbiosis of the man and the god.
Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, around 2570 BC. Made out of anorthosite gneiss (related to diorite). Excavation by Auguste Mariette (1860)From the Valley Temple of Khafre. To be in the Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza. JE 10062
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