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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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BANQUETING SCENE WITH FOUR LADIES

From the tomb of Neferronpet Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1450-1425 B.C. Four formal figures move in a musical rhythm. This is achieved through color as well as line....

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LADIES IN THE SHADE OF THE SYCAMORE

From the tomb of Userhet Thebes Dynasty XIX, C. 1298-1235 B.C. Typical of the nineteenth dynasty, this painting is elegant, precise, rich and elaborate....

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Sen-Mut

TEMPLE OF HATSHEPSUT Deir el Bahari, Thebes Dynasty XVII, c. 1480 B.C. The Unique temple of Queen Hatshep is built upward in three stage against the towering mountain cliffs. It is dedicated to the God Amon with parts also dedicated to the goddess Hathor and the god Anubis. In spite of the temple's setting and its very different open feeling, it f...

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AVENUE OF SPHINXES

Karnak Dynasty XIX, c. 1275 B.C. Ram-headed sphinxes line the processional way from the river to the entrance of the temple of Amon-Ra. The route is laid out on a direct east-west axis....

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GILDED LIONESS COUCH

From the tomb of Tutankhamon Valley of the Kings Western Thebes Dynasty XVIII, C. 1350 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Cairo A lioness couch with carved heads and long curving tails....

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CASKET

Dynasty IV, C. 2590 B.C. Egyptian Museum, Turin This wooden casket held a woman's toiletries. It is decorated with ivory and blue and black enamel. The height is eleven inches....

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