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Tomb of Seti I in the Valley of the Kings. Egypt.

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The Great Pyramid of Giza

A stunning perspective showing just how enormous the Great Pyramid of Giza is with a woman sitting at the bottom.

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest of the Egyptian pyramids and the most famous landmark of the Giza pyramid complex in Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact. The Great Pyramid served as the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu ("Cheops"), who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. It was built c. 2600 BC over a period of about 26 years.

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Sunken limestone relief of Pharaoh Merenptah smiting Asiatic enemies. Excavated from his palace in the ruins of Memphis, Egypt. Housed at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia. Dated to 1213-1204 BCE. Dynasty 19.

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Khonsu is an ancient Egyptian god of the Moon, time, and healing. He was the son of Amun and Mut, forming the Theban triad. His name means “traveler,” referring to the Moon moving across the sky. Khonsu was usually shown as a young boy with a side lock of hair and a lunar disk on his head. People believed he could heal the sick and drive away evil spirits. He was worshipped mainly in Thebes.

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A Sem-Priest in a leopard skin shawl, presents Inherkhau and his wife Wabet with a libation offering from a Hes-Vase.

New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses III - Ramesses IV, ca. 1186-1149 BC. Tomb of Inherkhau (TT359), Deir el-Medina, Thebes.

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Inside the burial chamber of Nefertari (QV66), Valley of the Queens, Thebes.

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Ankh Mirror Case of Tutankhamun

The ankh mirror case of Tutankhamun is carved in gilded wood and the king’s name is inlaid on the lid with colored glass and semiprecious stones. The interior of the case is lined with silver. The mirror it once contained was not found.

Mirrors, made of polished gold, silver, copper, or bronze, were part of the cosmetic accessories of women and men. They were sometimes preserved in cases such as this elaborate one in the form of an Ankh, or life sign.

The ankh sign is perhaps the most well known and most represented hieroglyphic in Egyptian art. It was often depicted as a cross with a loop at the top, resembling a key. In the shape of a T surmounted by an oval ring, perhaps reminiscent of the lace with which the sandals were tied to the feet, it is a sign that means “life”, “living” or “alive”.

New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty, ca. 1332-1323 BC. Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 62349

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"Anubis Who presides over the God's Shrine", Jnpw ḫnty sḥ-Nṯr

(translation of the two rows of hieroglyphs above Anubis, in the middle)

Detail from the “House of Eternity” of King Horemheb, KV57, Valley of the Kings, west ‘Uaset’-Thebes

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Photographs of the temple of Isis and western colonnade on the island of Philae by Félix Teynard

French, taken 1851-1852, printed 1853-1854 by H. de Fonteny et Cie

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Photographs of the façade of the temple of Hathor at Dendera, including the figures of Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XV Caesarion, by Félix Teynard 

French, taken 1851-1852, printed 1853-1854 by H. de Fonteny et Cie

salted paper print from paper negative

Metropolitan Museum of Art x x 

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El-Kab (Éléthya), Architecture Hypogéenne - Tombeau de Phapé - Sculptures Pientes by Félix Teynard 

French, 1851-1852, printed 1853-1854 by H. de Fonteny et Cie

salted paper print from paper negative

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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One of the two sem, or funerary, priests is dressed in leopard’s skin and wears a side braid, indicating his youth. The priests received the queen and were in charge of the funeral rites.

Tomb of Nefertari (QV66), Valley of the Queens, Thebes.

Photo: Sandro Vannini

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Relief of Ramesses II and Horus

Chapel of Osiris, Temple of Ramesses II, Abydos.

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Anubis attends the mummy of the deceased

New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1292-1189 BC.

Tomb of Sennedjem (TT1), Deir el-Medina, Thebes.

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Pashedu is drinking from a sacred pool beneath a palm tree

New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1292-1189 BC.

Tomb of Pashedu (TT3), Deir el-Medina, Thebes.

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Relief fragment of Amenhotep III wearing the blue crown New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1391-1353 BC. From the tomb of Khaemhat (TT57), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Thebes. Now in the Neues Museum, Berlin. ÄM 14442