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Asymmetrical lyre. Wood, 18th dynasty (1580-1314 BCE) New Kingdom
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Asymmetrical lyre. Wood, 18th dynasty (1580-1314 BCE) New Kingdom

Arrows. 12th dynasty, 2000-1785 BCE Middle Kingdom
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Arrows. 12th dynasty, 2000-1785 BCE Middle Kingdom

Temple of Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE) at Abu Simbel, on the shores of Lake Nasser. When the new high dam was built and the new lake flooded the banks of the Nile valley, the temple was relocated, under a UNESCO project, to a site 65 m higher and 210 m inland.
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Temple of Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE) at Abu Simbel, on the shores of Lake Na...

Colossal statue of Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE) from the facade of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel. The four statues of the pharaoh are 20m tall. Sun-god Ra with sun-disk in a niche in the background.
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Colossal statue of Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE) from the facade of the G...

Colossal statue of Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE), from the facade of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel. Statues of the pharaoh are 20 m tall. After the flooding of the new high dam, the temple was trans- ferred to a higher site under a UNESCO project in 1968.
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Colossal statue of Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE), from the facade of the G...

Facade of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel: a seemingly small statue of Queen Nefertari, Ramses II wife, stands against the colossal leg of the 20 m-high statue of the pharaoh.
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Facade of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel: a seemingly small statue of Queen Ne...

Horus-falcons guard the entrance to the Great Temple at Abu Simbel. Legs of the colossal statues of Pharaoh Rames II can be seen behind the falcons.
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Horus-falcons guard the entrance to the Great Temple at Abu Simbel. Legs of t...

Second temple at Abu Simbel, dedicated to the goddess Hathor and to Queen Nefertari, wife of Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE). The statues are roughly 10 m high and show Ramses II, Queen Nefertari with the attributes of Hathor, and their children.
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Second temple at Abu Simbel, dedicated to the goddess Hathor and to Queen Nefe...

Interior of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel: Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224) smites his enemies.
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Interior of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel: Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-...

A frieze of squatting baboons runs across the facade of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel.When the waters of the new high dam flooded the Nile Valley, the temple was transferred to a higher site under a UNESCO project in 1968.
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A frieze of squatting baboons runs across the facade of the Great Temple at A...

Palette in form of a fish, limestone. Pre-dynastic, 3.600-3.500 BCE
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Palette in form of a fish, limestone. Pre-dynastic, 3.600-3.50...

Double vase with animal ornaments. Negade I
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Double vase with animal ornaments. Negade I