Ancient Egypt

ARCE Northern California Chapter

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Odyssey in Egypt

When we think about Egypt, camels, pyramids, and mummies often come to mind! That's not surprising since much of what we know about ancient Egypt comes from the tombs of Egyptians and the objects found buried with them. No one knows exactly what life was like in ancient Egypt, but these objects tell us a lot. Egyptian fashion, religious beliefs, r...

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Reeder's Egyptian Gallery

The Egyptian Portfolio, Cairo: The Islamic Monuments. , The Pharaonic Monuments, Black & White Photography, Digital Egypt Ephemera [General] [Egypt]...

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Tomb of Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep

The Tomb of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep was discovered by Mounir Basta in 1964 in Saqqara. Basta found the tomb by crawling through a series of passages in the escarpment facing the causeway to the pyramid of Unas. [General] [Egypt]...

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Three slaves and a stern Ramses II

Egypt's king, Ramses II, written about in the Old Testament, is now thought to have reigned between 1290-1224 B.C.E. The Egyptian wall art to the right depicts Ramses holding what is suspected to be three slaves. One is black, one appears to be East Asian, and the third, in the foreground, appears to be Semitic. The blacks and Semite came from clos...

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Cleopatra

Photos and images from exhibit: Cleopatra, the queen - egyptian archaeology photographic image of Naples, National Archaeological Musemu, painting of a woman, maybe Cleopatra VII, I century A.D. Cleopatra had the advantages that went with wealth. She was of Macedonia descent -- and whomever the royal Ptolemies mated with....

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Bust of the Goddess Sekhmet

The "Bust of the Goddess Sekhmet" is a remarkable ancient Egyptian artifact that represents Sekhmet, a powerful and complex deity in the Egyptian pantheon. Here's a brief description: Bust of the Goddess Sekhmet: The Bust of the Goddess Sekhmet is a sculpted representation of the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet, a prominent figure in ancient Egyptian m...

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Innermost Coffin of Tutankhamen

Innermost Coffin of Tutankhamen: Medium Sculpture (gold with inlaid semi-precious stones and enamel); Era or Culture Egypt, 18th Dynasty; Site Thebes, Tomb of Tutankhamen; Country Egypt (Ancient); Period Date 1570-1314 BCE. Object Date c. 1325 BCE. Reign dates for Tutankhamen: c. 1334-1325 BCE....

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Map of the Nile Valley

from Talla to Geziret Shandawil...

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Temple of Ramses II

The Temple of Ramses II, also known as the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, is a massive rock-cut temple located in southern Egypt. It was built by the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II in the 13th century BC to commemorate his victory over the Hittites at the Battle of Kadesh. The temple is one of the largest and most impressive ancient Egyptian temples ever ...

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