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Relief from the inner chamber of the tomb chapel of Petosiris, a high priest of Toth, the Ibis-headed god of Hermopolis. Detail from a sacrificial procession: the man carries a calf on his shoulders, the woman follows with a bouquet of flowers and some fruit.
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Relief from the inner chamber of the tomb chapel of Petosiris, a high priest...

Relief from the inner chamber of the tomb chapel of Petosiris, high priest of Toth, the ibis-headed god of Hermopolis. Kepher, the beetle-god, with two sun disks.
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Relief from the inner chamber of the tomb chapel of Petosiris, high priest o...

The Christian basilica at Hermopolis, whose Ptolemaic columns survived, while the walls were used in the local lime kilns.
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The Christian basilica at Hermopolis, whose Ptolemaic columns survived, while th...

Stone baboon (17th BCE), from the main gate of a former temple of Toth, moon god and god of Hermopolis. 2nd Intermediate Period, Egypt.
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Stone baboon (17th BCE), from the main gate of a former temple of To...

Overall view of the limestone cliff at Beni Hassan, with its rock tombs for the governors of the Oryx Nome (Province) (22nd-20th BCE), First Intermediate Period, Egypt.
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Overall view of the limestone cliff at Beni Hassan, with its rock tombs for...

View from the rock tombs of Beni Hassan towards the Nile. Below the limestone cliffs, some of the causeways remain, lined with huge bolders.
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View from the rock tombs of Beni Hassan towards the Nile. Below the limeston...

A corner of the pyramid of Mycerinus (Menkaure) (26th BCE), the smallest of the three pyramids at Gizeh, constructed for three Pharaohs of the 4th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, Egypt.
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A corner of the pyramid of Mycerinus (Menkaure) (26th BCE), the smallest...

Walls and two columns of the reconstructed tomb chapels near the step pyramid of Pharaoh Zozer (27th BCE).
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Walls and two columns of the reconstructed tomb chapels near the step pyramid of...

The colonnaded court of the Mastaba of Ptahshepses, chief of works of Pharaoh Sahure. In the background the pyramid of Pharaoh Nyuserre (both 25th-24th BCE), 5th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, Egypt.
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The colonnaded court of the Mastaba of Ptahshepses, chief of works of Pharao...

The brick core of the pyramid at Hawara, built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III (19th BCE). The outer casing has disappeared. 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, Egypt. Original size 58 m high, on a base of 100 m2.
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The brick core of the pyramid at Hawara, built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III (1...

The brick core of the pyramid at Hawara, built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III (19th BCE). The outer casing has disappeared. 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, Egypt. Original size 58 m high, on a base of 100 m2.
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The brick core of the pyramid at Hawara, built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III (1...

Sunset behind the pyramid of Hawara, built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III (19th BCE), 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, Egypt. Original size 58 m high, on a base of 100 m2.
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Sunset behind the pyramid of Hawara, built by Pharaoh Amenemh...