Ancient Egypt Collection (#94)

Walking cattle across a channel, wall relief, Saqqara, Egypt

The Sun God Ra, Boat Scene. Ra is the most central god of the Egyptian pantheon

Offerings Scene, Wall Painting, Egyptian. British Museum, London

Ostracon Fragment, Cheetah, Bird and Monkey, Egypt. Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Coin of Ptolemy I and Berenice I, Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt, 3rd century BC
Coin of Ptolemy I and Berenice I, Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, 3rd century BC. Eight drachma piece. Berenice I was the third wife of Ptolemy I Soter

Ancient Egyptian costume, 1888. Artist: Chataignon
Ancient Egyptian costume, 1888. An illustration from Le Costume Historique, 1888

Egyptian calendar, Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, 2nd-1st century BC
Egyptian calendar, Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt. This calendar dates from the Ptolemaic Period

Head of the Pharaoh Teos, 4th century BC. Teos, the second pharaoh of the 30th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, ruled from 362 until 360 BC. From the collection of the Philadelphia University Museum

Horus falcon from Thebes, Egypt, 13th-12th century BC
Horus falcon from Thebes, Egypt, 19th Dynasty. Horus falcon from Thebes, Egypt, 13th-12th century BC. This painted wooden figure of the god Horus dates from the 19th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Lintel of Senusret III depicting the Pharaoh making offerings to the God Montu, 12th Dynasty
Lintel of Senusret III depicting the pharaoh making offerings to the God Montu, 19th century BC. Senusret III was the fifth pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Gateway to the Temple complex of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, 20th century
One of the doors of the Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt, 20th century. The gateway was built by Ptolemy III in the 3rd century BC although the temple itself is older

Statue of Ramses II, Luxor, Egypt, 20th century. Rameses II was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. His rule, which lasted 66 years from 1279 until 1213 BC

Temple kiosk of Trajan, Philae, Egypt, 20th century. This building contains reliefs depicting the Roman Emperor Trajan (53-117) making offerings to the Egyptian gods Osiris, Isis and Horus

The Temple of Isis at Philae, Egypt, 20th century. The temple dedicated to Isis on the island of Philae was built in the Ptolemaic period

The Great Sphinx of Giza, Giza Plateau, Egypt. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

Part of painted limestone stela of Amenemhet, Abydos, Egypt, 11th Dynasty
Part of the painted limestone tomb stela of Amenemhet, Abydos, Egypt, 22nd-20th century BC. Amenemhet was a prominent official of the 11th Dynasty

Fragment of Ancient Egyptian painted plaster depicting the account of the harvest, c1400 BC
Fragment of Ancient Egyptian painted plaster depicting an account of the harvest, c1400 BC. From the collection of the British Museum, London

The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, 20th Century. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

Head of Anubis, 13th-12th century BC. Anubis was the jackal-headed god of the dead in Egyptian mythology. This head dates from the 19th Dynasty. Located in the Louvre, Paris

Detail of a bas relief from El-Bahrain, Egypt, 22nd-20th century BC. The bas relief dates from the 11th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. Located in the Louvre, Paris

Ancient Egyptian funerary figurine, 13th-12th century BC. Figurine dating from the 19th Dynasty. Located in the Louvre, Paris

Ancient Egyptian figure of a merchant dignitary. Located in the Louvre Museum, Paris

Great Sphinx of Amenemhat II, Ancient Egyptian. Amenemhat II was the third pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, ruling from 1929 until 1895 BC. From the Louvre Museum, Paris

Three sisters, detail from an Ancient Egyptian mural. Located in the Louvre, Paris

Mural from the Tombs of the Nobles, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are tombs of priests and officials dating from the 17th to the 20th Dynasties of Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian artefact. Relief carving showing a pharaoh beating a captive or enemy. Located in the Egyptian Museum Cairo, Egypt

Statue of Rameses III, Egypt. Rameses portrayed as the god Osiris, flanked by the falcon-headed god Horus and the jackal-headed god Anubis. Rameses III ruled Egypt from 1187 until 1156 BC

Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Thebes, Egypt. Portrayal of the goddess Isis

Temple of Khonsu, Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century
Temple of Khousu, Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. Khonsu (Chons) was an Ancient Egyptian deity associated with the Moon. The temple dates from the New Kingdom (16th-11th century BC)

Gateway in front of the Temple of Khonsu, Karnak, Egypt, 20th Century
Gateway to the Temple of Khonsu, Karnak, Egypt, 20th Century. Khonsu (Chons) was an Ancient Egyptian deity associated with the Moon

Obelisk at the Temple of Rameses II, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. Rameses II was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty

Temple of Rameses II, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. Rameses II was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. His rule, which lasted 66 years from 1279 until 1213 BC

Three statues of Rameses II, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. Rameses II was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. His rule, which lasted 66 years from 1279 until 1213 BC

The Ramesseum, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, 20th Century. Relief carvings inside the Ramesseum, the mortuary temple of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II built in the 13th century BC

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Abydos, Egypt, 1910. Artist: Walter Tyndale
Egyptian hieroglyphs, Abydos, Egypt, 1910. Published in Egypt, by Walter Tyndale

Boat scene, Tombs of the Nobles, Thebes, Egypt. The ram-headed god Khnum being transported in a boat. The Tombs of the Nobles are tombs of priests

Ancient Egyptian palace interior, 1888. Artist: Firmin Didot
Ancient Egyptian palace interior, 1888. Published in Historical Costumes, by MA Racinet. (Paris, 1888)

Offering tribute, Ancient Egyptian relief carving. Artist: R Guillemot
Offering tribute, Ancient Egyptian relief carving

The Victory of Rameses II, Karnak, Egypt, 20th Century. Rameses II was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. His rule, which lasted 66 years from 1279 until 1213 BC

Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, 20th Century. Kom Ombo is actually two temples consisting of a Temple to Sobek and a Temple of Haroeris

Columns, Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt, 20th Century. Dedicated to the falcon-headed god Horus, the temple of Edfu was built during the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BC

Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt, 20th Century. Dedicated to the falcon-headed god Horus, the temple of Edfu was built during the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BC

The Ramesseum, Thebes, Egypt, 20th Century. View of the Ramesseum, the mortuary temple of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II built in the 13th century BC

Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el Bahari, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. Hatshepsut was a female Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt whose rule (as co-regent with Thutmose III)

Necropolis and Memnonium of Thebes, Egypt, c1808. Artist: Berthault
Necropolis and Memnonium of Thebes, Egypt, c1808. Tombs in the Valley of the Kings and the temple, dedicated to the Egyptian god Amon, built by Rameses II in the 13th century BC

Ruins of the Temple of Elephantine, Nubia, Egypt, c1808. Artist: Baltard
Ruins of the Temple of Elephantine, Nubia, Egypt, c1808. Situated in the River Nile on the border of Egypt and Nubia, Elephantine, known to the Ancient Egyptians as Abu or Yebu

The Temple and interior of Apollinopolis at Etfou (Edfu), Egypt, c1808. Artist: Baltard
The Temple and interior of Apollinopolis at Etfou (Edfu), Egypt, c1808. Dedicated to the falcon-headed god Horus, the temple of Edfu was built during the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BC

From the Second Cataract to the Mediterranean, Egypt, 1841. Artist: Himely
From the Second Cataract to the Mediterranean, Egypt, 1841. View showing Ancient Egyptian temples, monuments and tombs along the Nile Valley

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