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11/15/2011

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Geese, detail of fresco in the mastaba tomb of Atet at Medum, Dynasty IV,c.2600-2550 B.C. Tempera on plaster, approx. 18''x68''. Egyption Museum, Cairo
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Great Sphinx (with pyramid of Khafre in backgroun at right), Gizeh, Dynasty IV, c.2575-2525 B.C. Sandstone,approx. 65' high, 240' long.
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Akhenaton, pillar statue from the Temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Dynasty XVIII, c.1355 B.C. Sanstone, approx. 13' high. Egytion Museum, Cairo.
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Rock-Cut tombs, Beni Hasan,c.2000-1900 B.C.
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Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb at Thebes, Dynasty XIX, C.1290-1280 B.C. Painted papyrus scroll, approx. 18'' high. British Museum, London.
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Musicians and dancers, detail of a wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun(?), Thebes. Fragment approx.12''x27''. British Museum, London.
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Following Scene, wall paintintg from the tomb of Nebamun (?), Thebes, Dynasty XVIII, c.1400-1350 B.C Painting on dry plaster, approx. 32'' high. British Museum, London.
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Death mask of Tutankhamen, from his innermost coffin. Gold with inlay of semiprecious stones. Egyption Museum, Cairo.
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Thutmose, Queen Neferiti, from Tell el-Amarna, Dynasty XVIII, c.1355-1335 B.C. Painted limestone, approx. 20'' high. Agyptisches Museum, Berlin
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Temple of Amen-Mut-Khonsu, Luxor. colonnaded court of Amenhotep III, Dynasty XVIII, c.1390-1350 B.C.
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Menkaure and Khamerenebty, from Gizeh, Dynasty IV, c. 2525-2475 B.C. Slate, approx. 4'6 1/2'' high. Coutesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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PylonTemple of Horus, Edfu, begun c.235 B.C.
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Mentemhet, from Karnak, Dynasty XXV, c.650 B.C Granite, approx. 4'5'' high. Egyption Museum, Cairo.
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Great Pyramids (Dynasty IV) of Gizeh. from left: Menkaure, c. 2525-2475 B.C.; Khafre, c. 2575-2525 B.C.;Khufu, c. 2600-2550 B.C.
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Queen Tiye, from Gurob, Dynasty XVIII, c.1355-1335 B.C Ebony, approx. 4'' high. Agyptisches Museum, Berlin.
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Seated Scribe, from a mastaba tomb at Saqqara, Dynasty V, c.2500-2400 B.C Painted limestone, approx. 21'' high.Louvre, Paris.
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Hesire, panel from his mastaba tomb at Saqqara, Dynasty III, c. 2675-2625 B.C. Woods, approx. 45'' high. Egyption Museum, Cairo.
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Senmut with Nefrua, from Thebes, Dynasty XVIII, c.1490-1460 B.C. Granite, approx. 36 1/2'' high. Agyptisches Museum, Berlin.
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Hypostyle hall, Temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Dynasty XIX, c. 1275-1225 B.C.
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Fragmentary portrait head of Sesostris III, Dynasty XII, c.1875-1825 B.C. Quartzite, approx. 6 1/2'' high. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Camarvon Collection, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1926
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Interior of the Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel. Pillar statues approx. 32' high
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Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel (now relocated), Dynasty XIX, c. 1275-1225 B.C. Colossi approx. 65' high
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Imhotep, Stepped Pyramid and Mortuary precinct of King Zoser, Saqqara, Dynasty III, c.2675-2625 B.C.
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Khafre, from Gizeh, Dynasty IV, c. 2575-2525 B.C Diorite, approx. 5'6'' high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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Senmut, MortuaryTemple of Queen Hatshepsut (with the remains of the Middle Kingdom Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II at the left), Deir el-Bahri, Dynasty XVIII, c.1490-1460 B.C.
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King Smenkhkare and Meritaten (?), from Tell el- Amarna, Dynasty XVIII, c. 1335 B.C. Painted limestone relief, approx. 9 1/2'' high. Agyptisches Museum berlin.
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King Narmer and the Unification of Egypt

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