Egypt


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Ramses III (1193-1162 BCE) wearing the crown of        
Upper Egypt, smiting enemies with his club.            
Relief from the main temple of Ramses III, south       
tower, 1st pylon, Medinet Habu, Thebes, Egypt.         
20th Dynasty (1196-1080 BCE), New Kingdom
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Ramses III (1193-1162 BCE) wearing the crown of Upper Egypt, smiting ene...

Nakht with his family hunting in the Nile marshes.     
Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb of Nakht, scribe  
and priest under Pharaoh Tuthmosis IV (18th Dynasty,   
16th-14th BCE),in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah.
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Nakht with his family hunting in the Nile marshes. Detail of a wallpainting...

Enemies,depicted as conquered and paying homage,were   
a standard decoration of pharaonic monuments. In the   
palace of Ramses III at Tel el Yahudia,the foreigners  
were shown in glazed clay reliefs set into the walls of
the throne room. H:approx.13 cm Inv.3896 F
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Enemies,depicted as conquered and paying homage,were a standard decoration of...

Semitic tribe asks permission to enter Egypt.
Their leader brings a gazelle.
Mural from the tomb of Chnum-Hotep,Beni-Hassan
19th BCE,Middle Kingdom. Detail of 08-01-03/17.
#08010553

Semitic tribe asks permission to enter Egypt. Their leader brings a gazelle. Mur...

Isis on a throne, suckling the child Horus.            
Bronze, 26th Dynasty (664-525 BCE),                    
Late Period, Egypt. See also 08-01-09/67               
Height 23 cm
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Isis on a throne, suckling the child Horus. Bronze, 26th Dynasty (66...

Pharaoh sacrificing                                    
Ptolemaic, 30th dynasty, 4th-3rd BCE                   
Bronze, H: 28 cm                                       
Inv.4195
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Pharaoh sacrificing Ptolemaic, 30th dynasty,...

Butchers carving an ox, foodcarriers.                  
Wallpainting from the tomb of Ounsou                   
from Luxor-Thebes, Egypt.                              
18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom              
N 1393
#08010559

Butchers carving an ox, foodcarriers. Wallpainting from the to...

Foodcarriers carrying a hare and an antelope for the   
deceased. Wallpainting from the tomb of Ounsou         
from Luxor-Thebes, Egypt. Detail of 08-01-05/59.       
18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom              
N 1393
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Foodcarriers carrying a hare and an antelope for the deceased. Wallpainting f...

Slaves loading wheat on a boat.                        
Wallpainting from the tomb of Ounsu,                   
Luxor-Thebes, Egypt.                                   
18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom              
N 1430
#08010561

Slaves loading wheat on a boat. Wallpainting from the to...

Farmhands harvesting. Wallpainting                     
in the tomb of the Scribe Mennah,                      
Deir el-Medina, Thebes, Egypt.                         
18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom
#08010562

Farmhands harvesting. Wallpainting in the tomb of the Scrib...

Semitic tribe asks permission to enter Egypt.
Their leader brings a gazelle.
Mural from the tomb of Chnum-Hotep,Beni-Hassan
19th BCE,Middle Kingdom. Detail of 08-01-03/17.
#08010563

Semitic tribe asks permission to enter Egypt. Their leader brings a gazelle. Mur...

Farmhands in the fields. Wallpainting                  
in the tomb of the Scribe Mennah,                      
Deir el-Medina, Thebes, Egypt.                         
18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom
#08010564

Farmhands in the fields. Wallpainting in the tomb of the Scrib...