Portrait of Egypt Prince Mantouhichopchf son of Ramses Miamun (Ramesses II the Great XIXth. Dynasty) From the book: Histoire de l’art égyptien: d’après les monuments; depuis les temps les plus… Read More
Ancient Egypt Prince Mantouhichopchf
Category: Middle East
Ramses Miamun (Ramses II. – Nineteenth Dynasty).
Portrait of Ramses Miamun (Ramses II. – Nineteenth Dynasty).
The Islamic prayer. Ar-Rifa’ min Ar-Ruku’, or Inclination.
Rukūʿ, Arabic ركوع, bowing with the upper body’, is a posture prescribed by ritual law during prayer in Islam. A bow is called: rakʿa(do)
The Almeh. Painted by Charles Bargue (1825-1883).
French Almée synonymous with belly dancer.
Costume Arabian Noble man in 1843.
Costume Arabian Noble man in 1843. Gallery: Asian costumes by Auguste Wahlen. Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world.
Arab plucking a thorn from his foot.
Arab plucking a thorn from his foot. Painted by Leon Bonnat. Bedouin in traditional burnous.
Berber woman from Algeria, c. 1900.
Algeria. Berber woman. Photo: Jean Geiser 1902. Berbers are mainly found in present-day Morocco and Algeria
A Bedouin sheikh wearing burnoose.
A Bedouin sheikh wearing burnoose.
Egyptian fellahin watering the gardens near the pyramids.
Water is carried in these closely woven baskets to the gardens in the vicinity.
Fellah girl from Alexandria, Egypt, 19th c.
Fellah is the name given to peasants in the Near East