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QUEEN AHMOSE

Bas-relief from the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut Deir el Bahari Dynasty XVIII, C. 1500 B.C. Painters and sculptors work hand in hand. During the eighteenth dynasty this collaboration achieves some of the great masterpieces of Egyptian art. The paint has faded on this small portion of a bas-relief of Queen Ahmose, mother of Hatshepsut. But the port...

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ISIS, SETY I AS OSIRIS, AND THE PRIEST XUN-MUTEF

From a chapel dedicated to Osiris Temple of Sety I Abydos Dynasty XIX, C. 1304-1290 B.C. Some of the warm subtle color tones remain on this painted tomb relief of King Sety I....

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Detail, SHRINE OF KING SESOSTRIS I

Karnak Dynasty XII, c. 1940 B.C. The limestone pillars are decorated with relief and hieroglyphics....

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SACRED LAKE AND MIDDLE PORTION OF THE TEMPLE

Temple of Amon, Karnak Beyond the sacred lake, a significant part of the temple complex, is the hypostyle hall and to the left Pylon I. Pylon VII is on the far left, part of the processional avenue between the temple of Amon and the temple of Mut. On the far right are the obelisks of Tuthmosis I and Queen Hatshepsut....

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BED

From the tomb of Tutankhamon Valley of the Kings Western Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo Covered in a heavy sheet of gold, this bed has a slightly curved frame with woven mesh. The legs are shaped like the fore and hind legs of a lion. The footboard (which is away from us) is carved with papyrus and lotus patterns. It is...

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GAME TABLE

From the tomb of Tutankhamon Valley of the Kings Western Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo A game table of ebony and ivory. The game played is called senmut. When not in use, the pieces are stored inside the table....

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INNERMOST COFFIN OF TUTANKHAMON

From the tomb of Tutankhamon Valley of the Kings Western Thebes Dynasty XVIII, c. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo Tutankhamon's inner coffin highlights many qualities found throughout Egyptian art. A remarkably simple and sophisticated form is realized in very rich and refined materials. In this combination of form and materials, the Egyptian spi...

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EGYPTIAN FURNITURE

(Canina, arch. ant.)....

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Interior, MASTABA OF MERERUKA

Saqqara Dynasty V, c. 2500 B.C. The mastaba is a tomb for court functionaries. Ordinarily a burial chamber is cut into rock below ground level. Built above the chamber is a simple rectangular flat-topped brick structure with sloping sides. By the fifth dynasty the tomb chamber develops into a network of corridors and rooms. In the chapel of the Ma...

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STATUE OF KING MYCERINUS AND HIS QUEEN

From the Valley Temple of Mycerinus Giza Dynasty IV, 2680-2565 B.C. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Regal and human, the hard-stone sculpture of Mycerinus and his wife is the first known work of a couple. It stood in the valley temple of the king's pyramid at Giza....

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