Ancient Egyptian Collection (page 5)

Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt
7058465 Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt; Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Head of Nefertiti, unfinished, 18th dynasty, from el Amarna, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
7058349 Head of Nefertiti, unfinished, 18th dynasty, from el Amarna, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Anoukis, Goddess of the Nile Cataracts
7261248 Anoukis, Goddess of the Nile Cataracts; Private Collection; (add.info.: Anuket, also called Anaka, Anqet or Anoukis. Ancient Egyptian goddess of the Nile cataracts and Lower Nubia)

An agricultural scene
3119172 An agricultural scene; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Egyptian tomb wall painting
3119171 Egyptian tomb wall painting; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Egyptian tomb wall painting depicting a grasshopper
3119137 Egyptian tomb wall painting depicting a grasshopper; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting depicting a grasshopper, Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Egyptian tomb wall painting
3119091 Egyptian tomb wall painting; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Egyptian tomb wall painting
3119090 Egyptian tomb wall painting; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Egyptian tomb wall painting
3119083 Egyptian tomb wall painting; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Egyptian tomb wall painting
3119078 Egyptian tomb wall painting; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Egyptian tomb wall painting
3119075 Egyptian tomb wall painting; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Egyptian tomb wall painting
3119469 Egyptian tomb wall painting; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Egyptian tomb wall painting
3119274 Egyptian tomb wall painting; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Egyptian tomb wall painting
3119272 Egyptian tomb wall painting; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Egyptian tomb wall painting
3119268 Egyptian tomb wall painting; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Various hairstyles and head dresses of the ancient world
5310327 Various hairstyles and head dresses of the ancient world; (add.info.: Engraving depicting various hairstyles and head dresses of the ancient world. Top: Egyptian head dresses and hairstyles)

At the center of the Place de la Concorde
5307619 At the center of the Place de la Concorde; (add.info.: At the center of the Place de la Concorde. Paris is a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of)

At the center of the Place de la Concorde
5307630 At the center of the Place de la Concorde; (add.info.: At the center of the Place de la Concorde. Paris is a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of)

An Egyptian tomb
5305129 An Egyptian tomb.; (add.info.: Fresco depicting a hunting scene from an ancient Egyptian tomb. Dated 13th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting the Hero of Alexandria's method of secretly setting fire to sacrifice on altar: A. fire: C
UIG5425795 Engraving depicting the Hero of Alexandria's method of secretly setting fire to sacrifice on altar: A. fire: C. sliding shutter: D. sacrifice

Engraving depicting the exterior of the Temple of Apollinopolis in Aswan, Egypt. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5426309 Engraving depicting the exterior of the Temple of Apollinopolis in Aswan, Egypt. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving depicting the suggested sites for Cleopatra's Needle in London. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5426304 Engraving depicting the suggested sites for Cleopatra's Needle in London. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving depicting Cleopatra's Needle, an obelisk from Alexandria being transported to England
UIG5426296 Engraving depicting Cleopatra's Needle, an obelisk from Alexandria being transported to England. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving depicting the explanation by Caspar Schott of how he thought the Egyptian priest used the principle of
UIG5426295 Engraving depicting the explanation by Caspar Schott of how he thought the Egyptian priest used the principle of the camera obscura to display miraculous messages

Engraving depicting the inside of a tomb at Thebes, Egypt. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5426288 Engraving depicting the inside of a tomb at Thebes, Egypt. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving depicting the Hero of Alexandria's method of opening and shutting temple doors
UIG5425799 Engraving depicting the Hero of Alexandria's method of opening and shutting temple doors. Hero of Alexandria (10-70) a Greek mathematician and engineer

Egyptian architecture: pyramids of Giza, Sphinx and sarcophagus with hieroglyphs
FLO4620619 Egyptian architecture: pyramids of Giza, Sphinx and sarcophagus with hieroglyphs. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique

A stylized ancient Egyptian city with royal procession and pyramid A sphinx is pulled on a wheeled cart
5669633 A stylized ancient Egyptian city with royal procession and pyramid A sphinx is pulled on a wheeled cart; (add.info)

Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, the pyramid of Kheops (Cheops, Keops, Khufu, Khufu) to Guizeh (Guiseh, Giza)
LUX4778153 Egypt, Cairo: Cook cruise, the pyramid of Kheops (Cheops, Keops, Khufu, Khufu) to Guizeh (Guiseh, Giza, Giza) and the sphinx

Sphinx of Ancient Egypt in Guizeh, 19th century. Colouring engraving of 19th century
NWI4857262 Sphinx of Ancient Egypt in Guizeh, 19th century. Colouring engraving of 19th century.; (add.info.: Sphinx of Ancient Egypt in Guizeh, 19th century)

Anysis concealed in the marshes of the delta. Anysis, blind king of Egypt
6867223 Anysis concealed in the marshes of the delta. Anysis, blind king of Egypt, he was deposed by Sabacos and after hiding in marshland for fifty years, returned to power

Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058495 Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058488 Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058473 Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Head of queen Tiye, 18th dynasty, unknown provenance, grey granite, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
7058337 Head of queen Tiye, 18th dynasty, unknown provenance, grey granite, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Triads of king Menkaure, Hathor and Hare, c.2551-2523 BC, from Giza, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
7058313 Triads of king Menkaure, Hathor and Hare, c.2551-2523 BC, from Giza, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Statuette of Atum, 18th dynasty, gesso gilded wood, from the tomb of Tutankhamun, treasury, Egyptian Museum, Cairo
7058306 Statuette of Atum, 18th dynasty, gesso gilded wood, from the tomb of Tutankhamun, treasury, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

King Thutmosis III, 18th dynasty, from Karnak, schist, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
7058352 King Thutmosis III, 18th dynasty, from Karnak, schist, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Fresco from the tomb of Queen Nefetari
5305216 Fresco from the tomb of Queen Nefetari.; (add.info.: Fresco from the tomb of Queen Nefetari, first of the Great Royal Wives of Ramesses the Great)

An ancient Egyptian using a threshing board
3732441 An ancient Egyptian using a threshing board; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an ancient Egyptian using a threshing board. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Egyptian cosmos
3740694 The Egyptian cosmos; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Egyptian cosmos. The Goddess Nut, standing on hands and feet, representing the sky, whilst the God Qeb, lying below)

Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja
3480453 Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja; (add.info.: Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja. The tomb was discovered in a cemetery in West Thebes, overlooking the valley of Deir el-Medina)

Egyptian God Osiris from the sarcophagus of the lady Madja
3480452 Egyptian God Osiris from the sarcophagus of the lady Madja; (add.info.: Egyptian God Osiris from the sarcophagus of the lady Madja)

Pyramids, 1841
3480443 Pyramids, 1841; (add.info.: Pyramids, Egypt 1841. By French architect, Hector Horeau; 1801 - 1872.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1841
3480442 Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1841; (add.info.: Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt 1841. By French architect, Hector Horeau; 1801 - 1872.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The God Osiris
3480459 The God Osiris; (add.info.: The God Osiris, seated 19th dynasty, Egyptian.); Universal History Archive/UIG

18th dynasty funerary statuette
3480456 18th dynasty funerary statuette; (add.info.: 18th dynasty funerary statuette (Shabti), of Ptah or a king, ca. 1370 BC. Louvre Museum.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Temple of Karnak alley of the Sphinxes, 1878
3480241 Temple of Karnak alley of the Sphinxes, 1878; (add.info.: Temple of Karnak alley of the Sphinxes, in Egypt, 1878.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Journey through Ancient Egypt: Unveiling the Mysteries of a Timeless Civilization" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the wonders of ancient Egypt. Along the majestic Nile, towering pyramids stand as testaments to human ingenuity and architectural brilliance. These monumental structures, built as tombs for pharaohs, continue to awe and inspire visitors from around the world. Intricate illustrations depict Horus, an ancient Egyptian god, holding the key of life known as ankh. This symbol represents eternal life and serves as a reminder of the spiritual beliefs that shaped this civilization. Egyptian deities were believed to separate night from day, ensuring harmony in their cosmic realm. Their divine presence can still be felt today through mesmerizing wall paintings found within Tutankhamun's tomb in Luxor's Valley of the Kings. The Book of the Dead offers insights into ancient Egyptian beliefs about death and afterlife, and is a guidebook filled with spells and rituals meant to assist souls on their journey into eternity. Witness Ra, the sun-god embarking on his daily voyage across the sky. The Egyptians revered him as a powerful deity who brought light and warmth to their land. Delve deeper into everyday life with artifacts like a spoon crafted in the form of a nude girl swimming beside a rectangular basin—a testament to artistic craftsmanship that celebrated beauty even in mundane objects. Marvel at Queen Tiy's regal portrait from 14th century BC—an exquisite representation by artist Winifred Mabel Brunton that captures her grace and power. Tetisheri, another queen from centuries before, is also immortalized through artistry that transcends time. Hieroglyphs inscribed within Jean-Francois Champollion's notebook reveal his groundbreaking decipherment efforts—unlocking Egypt's written language after centuries shrouded in mystery. Pharos stands tall amidst Alexandria’s history—a lighthouse guiding ancient sailors through treacherous waters.