Egyptian art. Relief depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and threEgyptian art. A house altar depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and three of their Daughters. Relief. Limestone. New Kingdom. Amarna period. 18th dynasty. C. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum of Berlin. Germany
Pharaoh Amenhotep I. EgyptPharaoh Amenhotep I. Painting on stucco. New Kingdom. 20th Dynasty. 1152-1145 BC. Thebes. Grave 359. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Egypt. Goddess Nephthys. Relief. MemphisEgyptian Art. Goddess Nephthys wearing a headdress in the shape of a house. Relief. Mit Rahina Open Air Museum. Memphis. Egypt
Stela of Amenemhat I. Table offering. 12th Dynasty. Middle KAmenemhat I. 1st King. 12th Dynasty (1991-1962 BC). Middle Kingdom. Limestone, painted, stela of Amenemhat. Table offerings. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Rebus: a hieroglyphic love letterO sweet sophy, You are to me the only joy under the sun. I cannot rest but in your arms, my dear esteemed soul. You are in my heart above all others. I on my knees implore your hand
Eye of Horus. False door of Senenmut. EgyptFalse door of Senenmut, architect and official government. Detail of the Eye of Horus. Sandstone. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. 1480-1460 BC. West Thebes. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Stela of the royal scribe Ani. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Relief. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum
Temple of Ramses III. The pharaoh Ramses III with Khepresh. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt
Ancient Egypt - Pharaoh Tutankhamun and his Queen huntingAncient Egypt - Pharaoh Tutankhamun and his Queen (Ankhesenamun - his half-sister) out hunting
Ancient Egypt - Amun-her-khepeshefAncient Egypt - Thebes - Amun-her-khepeshef, the firstborn son of Pharaoh Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari
Ancient Egypt - Sakkara - Peasant women bearing offerings
Sacrifice of Pharaoh Rameses II to the Gods of PosterityAncient Egypt - The Sacrifice of Pharaoh Rameses II to the Gods of Posterity (a wall relief from Luxor Temple)
The Beth Shean Gate lintel inscribed with Ramesses IIIThe Beth Shean Gate lintel inscribed with the name of Ramesses III. 12th Century BC. Limestone. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem, Israel. Date: 2014
The Phaistos Disc (1/2)The Phaistos Disc (also spelled Phaistos Disk, Phaestos Disc) is a disk of fired clay from the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the island of Crete
The Phaistos Disc (2/2)The Phaistos Disc (also spelled Phaistos Disk, Phaestos Disc) is a disk of fired clay from the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the island of Crete
Egypt. Painted wooden stele. The deseased before OsirisEgyptian Art. Painted wooden stele. The deseased before Osiris, Isis and Anubis. From Thebes. New Kingdom of Egypt (1550 BC-1977 BC). Egyptian Museum of Turin. Italy. Date:
Guide to afterlife for Amunem-wija. EgyptGuide to afterlife for Amunem-wija, chief of the domain. Papyrus. Third Intermediate Period. 21st Dynasty. 1075-946 BC. Thebes, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Guide to the alterlife for Sesech. EgyptGuide to the afterlife for Sesech, chief of the domain. Papyrus. New Kingdom. 20th Dynasty. 1190-1075 BC. Thebes, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Book of what is in the netherworld (Amduat). EgyptBook of what is in the netherworld (Amduat). Papyrus. Cursive hieroglyphic. Third Intermediate Period. 21st Dynasty. 1075-944 BC. Thebes. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
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Book of the Death of the mistress Neferini. Papyrus. EgyptBook of the Death of the mistress Neferini. Papyrus. Cursive hieroglyphic. Ptolemaic Kingdom. 4th-1st century BC. Achmim, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Djehapimu sarcophagus case. EgyptDjehapimu sarcophagus case. High Royal official. Late Period. 746-332 BC. Granite. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Ancient Egypt. Judgement of the Dead. Book of the Death. Funerary papyri. 3rd-1st BC. Egyptian Museum. Turin. Italy
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Book of the Dead. Tomb of Kha. EgyptEgypt. Book of the Dead. From the tomb of royal architect Kha (Deir el-Medina). 1400 BC. 18th dynasty. New Kingdom. Egyptian Museum. Turin. Italy
Stele of Itenhab. C. 1877-1870 BC. EgyptStele of Itenhab who is seated at an offering table. Opposite her is her son with an older woman, probably the son's nurse. Limestone. Middle Kingdom. Reign of Sesotris II. C.1877-1870 BC
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Tomb stele of the man Ib. Egypt. C. 2150-2050 BCTomb stele of the man Ib. At the top, Ib with a staff and bellow him the members of his family. Limestone. First Intermediate Period. C. 2150-2050 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen
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Relief depicting a bird's hunting scene of the chapel of AteTomb of Nefermaat and Atet. Chapel of Atet, Lady of the Court. Relief's fragment of the right section facade depicting a bird's hunting scene with network. Detail
18th Dynasty 1300 BC 1300BC 1350 1350BC Ancient18th, dynasty, 1300, BC, 1300BC, 1350, 1350BC, ancient, age, Ancient, Egypt, Egyptians, animal, animals, antiquity, Art, bird, broken, Carlsberg, Glyptotek, Copenhagen, death, Denmark, Detail
Funerary stele of Hefrer. EgyptFunerary stele of Hefrer. Painted limestone. 26th-early 27th dynasties. Late Period. C. 600-500 BC. Probably from Abydos, Egypt. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Relief depicting a part of a funeral scene from an official's tomb. Limestone. Detail. Probably at Sakkara. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. C. 1350-1300 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Egyptian art. Fragment of a papyrus with hieroglyphic writing. Egyptian Museum of Turin. Italy
Sarcophagus of Nesi-Hor. 200 B. C. Hieroglyphic writing. CarlEgyptian Art. Sarcophagus of Nesi-Hor. C. 200 B.C. Detail. Hieroglyphic writing. Ptolemaic Egypt. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark
Sarcophagus of Thut-nakht. C. 200 B. C. Ptolemaic Egypt. CarlEgyptian Art. Sarcophagus of Thut-nakht. C. 200 B.C. Ptolemaic Egypt. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark
Coffin of Gua. Detail. EgyptCoffin of Gua. Painted cedar wood. Exterior. Detail. Stresses the pair of eyes on the east side that allowed the deceased look towards the dawn. 1850 BC. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom
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Outer sarcophagus of Hor. EgyptOuter sarcophagus of the priest Hor. 7th century BC. 25th Dynasty. Late Period. From the tomb of Hor. Probably from Deir el-Bahari, Thebes (Egypt). British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Interior coffin of Hor. EgyptInterior painted wooden coffin of the priest Hor depicting the sky goddess Nut with their protective wings outstretched at the front part
Book of the Dead. Fragment. EgyptFragment of a text of the Book of the Dead. Ink on papyrus. Around 1480 BC. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Nyankhre false door stela. EgyptNyankhre false door stela. 2450 BC. Limestone's small false door from the mastaba of the hairdresser's superintendent of the Palace Niankhre
Funerary stela of Intef. EgyptLimestone funerary stela depicting Intef seated before the table of offerings. Beside him, his father, his mother and other relatives and servants
Stela of Wennekhu. EgyptStela of Wennekhu. In the upper register, the god Ra depicted in the solar boat with the falcon-headed. In the lower register
Egyptians writingEgyptian writing. Upper: Letter to a deceased on papyrus. Around 2000 BC. End of the First Intermediate Period. Origin unknown. Lower: Hieratic Papyrus. Ptolemaic Period. 305-30 BC. Origin unknown
Stela of User. EgyptStela of User. Decorated with hieroglyphic inscriptions on the petition of offerings to the Ka of User. Central scene depicts the deceased with his dog and sitting at the table of offerings
Canopic jarsPolychormed canopic jars. Used by the egyptians during the mummification to preserve the viscera. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
