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Valley of the Kings, a deep cleft in the limestone hills opposite Luxor, Egypt. The necropolis contains 62 tombs, not all royal, as some high officials were also buried there.
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Valley of the Kings, a deep cleft in the limestone hills opposite Luxor, Eg...

Valley of the Kings, a deep cleft in the limestone hills opposite Luxor, Egypt. The necropolis contains 62 tombs, not all royal, as some high officials were also buried there.
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Valley of the Kings, a deep cleft in the limestone hills opposite Luxor, Eg...

Valley of the Kings, a deep cleft in the limestone hills opposite Luxor, Egypt. The necropolis contains 62 tombs, not all royal, as some high officials were also buried there.
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Valley of the Kings, a deep cleft in the limestone hills opposite Luxor, Eg...

The mortuary temple of the female Pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut (1503-1453 BCE), 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, designed and built by the queen's steward and architect Senenmut. It rises in three terraces to the cliffs behind. Deir el-Bahri, Egypt.
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The mortuary temple of the female Pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut (1503-1453 BC...

Pylon. Great Temple of Ramses III (1193-1162 BCE). The reliefs on its facade show the Pharaoh slaying prisoners. The pylon is 65 m long and 27 m high. 12th BCE, 20th Dynasty, New Kingdom. Medinet Habu, Egypt.
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Pylon. Great Temple of Ramses III (1193-1162 BCE). The reliefs on its facad...

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...

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...

The dead Sennedjem and his wife are clad in white linen wearing cones of funeral ointment on their heads. They receive water for cleansing, bread, and lotus flowers from Isis, who appears in the holy sycamore tree. Workmen's Tombs (13th BCE), Deir el-Medina, Egypt.
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The dead Sennedjem and his wife are clad in white linen wearing cones of funeral...

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...

The dead (in white) adores Osiris; Anubis embalms the mummy. From the tomb of Sennedjem, Workmen's Tombs (13th BCE), New Kingdom. Deir el-Medina, Egypt.
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The dead (in white) adores Osiris; Anubis embalms the mummy...

Falcon-headed Ra performs the "Opening of the Mouth" upon the mummy. Tomb of Sennedjem, Workmen's Tombs (13th BCE), New Kingdom. Deir el-Medina, Egypt.
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Falcon-headed Ra performs the "Opening of the Mouth" upon the mummy. Tomb of...

Cosmetic palettes, small bottles and bowls. Alabaster (21st BCE), 1st Intermediate Period, 10th Dynasty, Egypt. Inv. H 1433
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Cosmetic palettes, small bottles and bowls. Alabaster (21st BCE), 1s...