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ENCLOSING WALL AND ENTRANCE

Mortuary Complex of King Zoser Saqqara Dynasty III, 2780-2680 B.C. The entrance to the complex. Like the pyramid, the enclosing wall is made of small stones and the surface is broken up and textured....

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AVENUE OF SPHINXES

Temple of Amon, Luxor Dynasty XXX, 380-363 B.C. This avenue of sphinxes connects the temple at Karnak with the temple at Luxor. Ahead is the pylon of Ramesses II....

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Detail, COLUMNS FROM THE COURT

Temple of Amon, Luxor Dynasty XVIII, c. 1400-1360 B.C. These columns are among the finest achievements of Egyptian architecture. Known as papyrus-bundle columns, they represent bound stalks of the sacred papyrus plant which are capped with a cluster of papyrus buds....

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COLONNADED PROCESSIONAL HALL

Mortuary Complex of King Zoser Saqqara Dynasty III, 2780-2680 B.C. The processional way through the large stone hall is lined with engaged columns. The great court lies ahead....

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THRONE OF KING TUTANKHAMON

From the tomb of Tutankhamon Valley of the Kings Western Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1352 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo The golden throne of Tutankhamon. Sheet gold is worked around a wooden base and inlaid with faience, colored glass, lapis lazuli and calcite. The king and queen are sensitively portrayed on the shaped back. The arms are filled with wi...

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PAINTED CHEST

From the tomb of Tutankhamon Valley of the Kings Western Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo This simple chest on four short legs is elaborately painted, showing Tutankhamon in victorious battle against the Syrians. It was made to hold the king's sandals....

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CLOSED LOTUS CAPITAL

Dating from the Ancient Egyptian Kingdom Found by de Morgan in the tomb of the Ptah-schep-ses near Aboukir Horizontal section of the column is also given Revue arch. 1894. The column consists of 6 principal and 6 intermediate stalks, held together by 5 neck-bands. The capital consists of very sharp-pointed buds. The Intermediate stalks end above ...

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Painting detail, BURIAL VAULT OF SENNOFER

Sheikh Abd 1 Gurna, Thebes Dynasty XVIII, c. 1448-1422, B.C. A detail of the vine. The painting is on plaster....

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HATHOR CHAPEL

From Temple of Hatshepsut Deir el Bahari Dynasty XVIII, c. 1480 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo A variety of painted borders in orange, gold, and blue surround and enhance the large pictorial areas. The chapel roof is covered with a flat barrel vault, an unusual feature in Egyptian architecture, which is painted to look like a night teeming with stars...

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BLOCK STATUE OF SENMUT AND NEFERU-RA

Dynasty XVIII, C. 1500 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo The architect Senmut and Neferu-ra, daughter of Queen Hatshepsut, cut in granite....

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