Cleopatra Bust - Egyptian Queen Cleopatra

Cleopatra Bust - Egyptian Queen CleopatraDuring her reign, Cleopatra was the chief religious authority in her realm, presiding over religious ceremonies dedicated to the deities of both the Egyptian and Greek polytheistic faiths. She oversaw the construction of various temples to Egyptian and Greek gods, a synagogue for the Jews in Egypt, and even built the Caesareum of Alexandria, dedicated to the cult worship of her patron and lover Julius Caesar. Dimensions: Height: 19cm 7. 5 inches

but from then onwards the moon appeared at night in broken pieces

Our prehistoric ancestors knew him as a shape-shifting

may be barefoot

it draws a direct line between the inevitability of death and the ancient Egyptian pursuit of the afterlife

the jackal-headed son of Horus

and Nephthys

Duamutef usually was depicted on coffins and as the lid of canopic jars

overlord of Asia Minor and pharaoh of Egypt became 'great king' of Persia at the age of 25

The fact that his army only refused to follow him once in 13 years of a reign during which there was constant fighting

5cm / 3 inches

When Thutmose came of age

possessing a tactile coolness that mimics aged alloy