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| People, boats, and animals, detail of a watercolor copy of a wall painting from Tomb 100 at Hierakonpolis, Predynastic, ca. 3500-3200 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. |
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| Palette of King Narmer (left, back; right, front); from Hierakonpolis, Predynastic, ca. 3000-2920 B.C. Slate, approx. 2' 1" high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo |
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| Section (top), plan (middle), and restored view (right) of typical mastaba tombs |
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| Imhotep, Stepped Pyramid and mortuary precinct of Djoser, Saqqara, Dynasty III, ca. 2630-2611 B.C. |
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| Restored plan (top) and view drawing (bottom) of the mortuary precinct of Djoser, Saqqara, Dynasty III, ca. 2630-2611 B.C. |
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| Imhotep, columnar entrance corridor to the mortuary precinct of Djoser, Saqqara, Dynasty III, ca. 2630-2611 B.C. |
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| Imhotep, Facade of the North Palace of the mortuary precinct of Djoser, Saqqara, Dynasty III, ca. 2630-2611 B.C. |
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| Great Pyramids, Gizeh, Dynasty IV. From left: Pyramids of Menkaure, ca. 2490-2472 B.C.; Khafre, ca. 2520-2494.; and Khufu, ca. 2551-2528 B.C. |
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| Section of the Pyramid of Hufu, Gizeh |
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| Reconstruction drawing of the Dynasty IV Pyramids of Khafre, ca. 2520-2494 B.C., and Khufu, ca. 2551-2528 B.C., Gizeh. |
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| Great Sphinx (with Pyramid of Khafre in the background at left), Gizeh, Dynasty IV, ca. 2520-2494 B.C. Sandstone, approx. 65' high, 240' long. |
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| Khafre (right side and front), from Gizeh, Dynasty IV, ca. 2520-2494 B.C. Diorite, approx. 5' 6" high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo |
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| Menkaure and Khamerenebty, from Gizeh, Dynasty IV, ca. 2490-2472 B.C. Slate, approx. 4'6 1/2 " high. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. |
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| Ka-Aper, from his mastaba at Saqqara, Dynasty V, ca. 2450-2350 B.C. Wood, approx. 3'7" high Egyptian Museum, Cairo |
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| Ti watching a hippopotamus hunt, relief in the mastaba of Ti, Saqqara, Dynasty V, ca. 2450-2350 B.C. Painted limestone, hunting scene approx. 4" high. |
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| Rock-cut tombs, Beni Hasan, Dynasty XII, ca. 1950-1900 B.C. |
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| Interior hall of the rock-cut tomb of Amenemhet, Beni Hasan, Dynasty XII, ca. 1950-1900 B.C. |
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| Senmut, Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut (with the Middle Kingdom mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II at left), Deir el-Bahri, Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1473-1458 B.C. |
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| Hatshepsut with offering jars, from the upper court of her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri, ca. 1473-1458 B.C. RED GRANITE, AAPROX. 8'6" HIGH. METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK. |
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| Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel (now relocated), Dynasty XIX, ca. 1290-1224 B.C. Colossi approx. 65' high. |
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| Interior of the temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel (now relocated), Dynasty XIX, ca. 1290-1224 B.C. Pillar Statues approx. 32' high. |
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| Plan of the temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Dynasty XIX, ca. 1290-1224 B.C. (after Sir Bannister Fletcher). Begun fifteenth century B.C. |
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| Hypostyle hall, temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Dynasty XIX, ca. 1290-1224 B.C. |
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| Model of hypostyle hall, temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Dynasty XIX, ca. 1290-1224 B.C. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (Levi Hale Wilard Bequest, 1890). |
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| Temple of Amen-Mut-Khonsu, Luxor. Left: pylon and court of Ramses II, Dynasty XIX, ca. 1290-1224 B.C.; right: colonnaded court of Amenhotep III, Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1390-1353 B.C. |
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| Temple of Horus, Edfu, ca. 237-47 B.C |
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| Senmut with Princess Nefrua, from Thebes, Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1470-1460 B.C. Granite, approx. 3' 1/2" high. Agyptisches Museum, Berlin. |
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| Fowling scene, from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1400-1350 B.C. Fresco on dry plaster, approx. 2'8" high. British Museum, London |
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| Musicians and dancers, detail of a fresco from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1400-1350 B.C. Fragment approx. 1' X 2'3". British Museum, London. |
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| Akhenaton, from the temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1353-1335 B.C. Sandstone, approx. 13' high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. |
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| Thutmose, Nefertiti, from Tell el-Amarna, Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1353-1335 B.C. Painted limestone, approx. 1'8" high. Agyptisches Museum, Berlin. |
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| Tiye, from Gurob, Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1353-1335 B.C. Wood, with gold, silver, alabaster, and lapis lazuli, approx. 3 3/4" high. Agyptisches Museum, Berlin |
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| Smenkhkare and Meritaten (?), from Tell el-Amarna, Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1335 B.C. PAINTED LIMESTONE RELIEF, APPROX. 9 1/2" HIGH. Agyptisches Museum, Berlin. |
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| Death mask of Tutankhamen, from his innermost coffin, Thebes, Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1323 B.C. Gold with inlay of semiprecious stones, 1'9 1/4" high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. |
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| Painted chest from the tomb of Tutankhamen, Thebes, ca. 1333-1323 B.C. WOOD, APPROX. 1' 8" LONG. EGYPTIAN MUSEUM, CAIRO. |
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| Last judgment of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb at Thebes, Dynasty XIX, ca. 1290-1280 B.C. Painted papyrus scroll, approx. 1'6" high. British Museum, London. |
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| Mentuemhet, from Karnak, Dynasty XXVI, ca. 650 B.C. Granite, approx. 4'5" high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. the late period |
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