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Antiquity


Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Imperial Roman Period, Ancient Middle East.



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Ancient Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Greece

ANCIENT GREECE

Ancient Israel

ANCIENT ISRAEL

Ancient Jordan

ANCIENT JORDAN

Ancient Middle East

ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST

Imperial Roman Period

IMPERIAL ROMAN PERIOD

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Mural from the sun-temple in Abu Ghurab,showing the beginning of the summer-floods in June and July. 5th dynasty, reign of Nyuserre (2390-2360 BCE) Limestone,painted, 72 x 66 cm Inv.20038
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Mural from the sun-temple in Abu Ghurab,showing the beginning of the sum...

"The Lady Hetepheres" torso.4th or 5th dynasty, reign of Khebsekaf or Neferirkare; from the tomb of Reur,Gizah cemetery. Limestone, H:137 Inv.1934-48
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"The Lady Hetepheres" torso.4th or 5th dynasty, reign of Khebsekaf or Ne...

Stele of Reur, from the tomb of Reur,Gizeh. 4th or 5th dynasty, reign of Chepsekaf or Neferirkare. Alabaster,traces of paint, H:85 cm Ent.66626
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Stele of Reur, from the tomb of Reur,Gizeh. 4th or 5th dynasty, reig...

Ituch, secretary of the King and director of the double-treasury. Portrait and inscription. From Saqqara, North of the pyramid of Djoser,mastaba Nr.14. 5th dynasty, reign of Djedkare-Izezi(2350-2310 BCE). Limestone, 42,6 x 74,4 cm 37.25 E
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Ituch, secretary of the King and director of the double-treasury. Portrai...

Woman with sieve.From Gizeh, mastaba of Djacha. Middle 5th dynasty. Limestone with traces of paint, 25 x 23,2 x 13,4 cm Inv. 25642
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Woman with sieve.From Gizeh, mastaba of Djacha. Middle 5th dynasty....

Cook stirring food in a cooking-pot on a fire; in his left hand he holds a fan or pair of bellows. From Giseh, middle 5th dynasty. Limestone with traces of paint, 28,8 x 19 x 14,8 cm Inv. 2562
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Cook stirring food in a cooking-pot on a fire; in his left hand he holds a...

Painted limestone relief from the pyramid of Pharaoh Sahure in Abusir, showing Syrian bears from a booty of exotic animals which the Pharaoh received after his victory over a Libyan chieftain. 5th dynasty,2552-2430 BCE Limestone, 38,5 x 35 cm
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Painted limestone relief from the pyramid of Pharaoh Sahure in Abusir, showin...

The Voyage to Punt: A frieze of Red-Sea fish. Punt can be identified with the legendary Ophir, land of gold and spices. From the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Maat Ka-Re) (1495-1475 BCE) in Deir el-Bahri. 18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom
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The Voyage to Punt: A frieze of Red-Sea fish. Punt can be identified w...

Pharaoh Djozer's step pyramid (27th BCE) and part of the tomb complex, now being reconstructed by French architect Jean-Philippe Lauer.
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Pharaoh Djozer's step pyramid (27th BCE) and part of the tomb complex, now...

Site of the Temple of Kalabsha, built under Emperor Augustus over an earlier sanctuary founded by Pharaoh Amenophis III. When the new high dam was built and Lake Nasser flooded the Nile Valley, the Nubian temples were moved to higher locations around 1968.
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Site of the Temple of Kalabsha, built under Emperor Augustus over an earlier...

The kiosk of Philae,still on its original island, which was partially flooded behind the old Aswan-Dam in 1896.Under a UNESCO project,the temples of philae were removed to the near-by island of Agilkia between 1970-1980. See also:08-01-03/27-32
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The kiosk of Philae,still on its original island, which was partially floo...

The colonnade of the Isis-Temple,still in its old site on the island of Philae,which was flooded behind the Old Aswan-Dam in 1886. Under a UNESCO project,the temples of Philae were removed to the near-by island of Agilkia between 1970-1980.See also 08-01-03/27-32
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The colonnade of the Isis-Temple,still in its old site on the island of Philae,...