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The Pharaoh, wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt, is seen walking behind a plough in a mural in one of the side chapels of Great Temple of Ramses III (12th BCE), 20th Dynasty, Late New Kingdom. Medinet Habu, Egypt.
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The Pharaoh, wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt, is seen walking behind a...

The Pharaoh in his war chariot. Outer wall of the temple of Ramses III (1193-1162), 20th Dynasty, New Kingdom. Medinet Habu, Egypt.
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The Pharaoh in his war chariot. Outer wall of the temple of Ramses III (11...

Anubis, the jackal-god of the necropolis, holds the sceptre Zekhem between his forepaws and the whip Nekhekh between his hindlegs. Tomb of Sennedjem "Servant in the Place of Truth", Workmen's Tombs (13th BCE), New Kingdom. Deir el-Medina, Egypt.
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Anubis, the jackal-god of the necropolis, holds the sceptre Zekhem betwe...

Various divine representations of the sun: "Khepri", rising between two trees; "Harkhty Atum, like a young calf"; and the falcon-headed Ra with the cobra. Tomb of Sennedjem, Workmen's Tombs (13th BCE), New Kingdom. Deir el-Medina, Egypt.
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Various divine representations of the sun: "Khepri", rising between two trees...

Kheper the scarab, symbol of the rising sun and of growth, carries a golden necklace in his mouth. Tomb of Sennedjem, Workmen's Tombs (13th BCE), New Kingdom. Deir el-Medina, Egypt.
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Kheper the scarab, symbol of the rising sun and of growth, carries a gol...

A rider with lance on a horse. Mural on a house in a village of Upper Egypt. The subject may be legendary or tell of the owner's voyage to the Holy Places of Mecca.
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A rider with lance on a horse. Mural on a house in a vi...

Head of a lion, sculpture at the walls of the Hathor Temple, Dendera, Egypt.
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Head of a lion, sculpture at the walls of the Hath...

The god Horus, wearing the red crown of Lower Egypt. Shown as a falcon, Horus is the sky-god, image of the living pharaoh. The Pharaoh is represented as Osiris after his death. Relief from one of the chapels off the Hypostyle Hall, Great Temple of Seti (13th BCE), Abydos
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The god Horus, wearing the red crown of Lower Egypt. Shown as a falcon, Horus...

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...

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...

The sphinx, a mythical animal with the body of a lion and the head of a man. The monument is partly sculpted out of a natural knoll, and partly built up. It wears a pharaoh's ritual wig, the pharaoh's beard is missing. (26th BCE), 4th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, Egypt.
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The sphinx, a mythical animal with the body of a lion and the head of a man. T...