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Birth and Death,Cult and Gods,Pharaos and Officials,Pyramids and Temples,Daily Life.



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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

Bronze vessel with handle and relief of god Min. Min, possibily of African origin, is an ityphallic god of fertility and the harvest festival. He is always shown with an erected phallus.
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Bronze vessel with handle and relief of god Min. Min, possibily of Africa...

Amon-Min, Egyptian ityphallic god of fertility and the harvest festival; from the White Chapel, Karnak, dedicated to Amon-Minh. Built under Pharaoh Sesostris I (1970-1936 BCE) Middle Kingdom (2065-1785)
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Amon-Min, Egyptian ityphallic god of fertility and the harvest festival...

God Amon-Ra with double feathercrown and ankh, the symbol of life, in his hand.
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God Amon-Ra with double feathercrown and ankh, the symbol of life, in h...

Musical scene. A woman with short-cropped hair, earrings and a perfume cone on her head, plays the harp. A man and a woman bring offerings. From Thebes-West, Middle XVIII the dynasty, 1554-1305 Limestone 58 x 86 cm AEO11032
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Musical scene. A woman with short-cropped hair, earrings and a perfume c...

Men gathering figs, monkeys sit in the tree. Beni Hassan, tomb of Khnemhotep, No.3; period of Amenenmes II or Sesostris II, about 1920-1900 BCE. Ancient Egyptian Paintings selected,copied & described by Nina M.Davis,plate VII.
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Men gathering figs, monkeys sit in the tree. Beni Hassan, tomb of Khn...

A scribe registering Nubian tribute. Thebes, tomb of Rekhmere, No.100. Period of Tuthmosis III (1475-1448 BCE) Ancient Egyptian paintings selected,copied & described by Nina M.Davies,plate XVI
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A scribe registering Nubian tribute. Thebes, tomb of Rekhmere...