brassivydesign:Diadem with Heads of Gazelles and a Stag BetweenStars or FlowersSecond Intermediate P
brassivydesign:Diadem with Heads of Gazelles and a Stag Between Stars or FlowersSecond Intermediate PeriodDynasty 151640-1540 BCEgypt, Eastern Delta possiblyGoldDuring Dynasty 13, late in the Middle Kingdom, people from western Asia now known as the Hyksos (from the Egyptian phrase “rulers of foreign lands”) established themselves in southern Canaan and the eastern Nile Delta. As kings of Dynasty 15, they ruled most of Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period. Hyksos culture combined Egyptian and Middle Bronze Age Canaanite traditions. This diadem, with animal heads alternating with flowers, has Near Eastern affinities and is typical of the commingling of artistic styles.I want this. To wear. In my hair… -- source link