The Origins Of Amen Ra/Amun-Ra (Egyptian God) Egyptian King Of God's Egyptian Sun God Listen, Learn & Sharë. #heritage #OurHeritage #history #egyptian #tradition #africa #egyptiangods | Awake Afrika

Watch this spotlight on Detroit artist Chinelo "Chi" Amen-Ra, a 2016 Film & Music Fellow from Kresge Arts in Detroit! Amen-Ra is a percussionist focusing on rhythms of the African Diaspora. He was born into the Ngoma Za Amen-Ra Dance Theatre of Detroit, which sparked a life interest in various drums. Learn more about Chi Amen-Ra Here: http://www.kresgeartsindetroit.org/portfolio-posts/chi-amen-ra | Detroit Performs

At least 2,300 years old, this statuette of Amen-Ra is attributed to the Late Period of Egypt, during the Dynasty 26th or later. Made of solid cast bronze with inlay, it depicts Amen-Ra in standing form, with a broken double-feathered headdress. It measures 25.8 × 5 × 7.3 cm (10 3/16 × 1 15/16 × 2 7/8 in). This artifact is now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was purchased in Cairo from R. H. Blanchard’s Egyptian Museum by John L. Severance and entered