Egypt, Ancient
Mummies
Steele, Lawrence E.
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Still image
Mural painting and decoration
Valley of the Queens (Egypt)
Wall paintings in the Tomb of Khaemwaset (QV44) depicting the god Shu, Prince Khaemwaset, and Ramesses III. Located in the Valley of the Queens, Egypt.
Wall paintings in the Tomb of Nefertari (QV66), depicting the deities Serket, Isis, Khepri, Osiris (above entrance), Hathor and Horus. Located in the Valley of the Queens, Egypt.
Egypt
Wall paintings in the tomb of Nefertari (QV66), depicting the god Horus and Nefertari. Located in the Valley of the Queens.
Deir el-Bahri Site (Egypt)
Temples
Cliffs of Deir el-Bahari, Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut and Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II. In the foreground, there are three children, two standing with jars on their heads and one sitting on the ground.
Path leading up to an opening in the side of a cliff.
Maps
Floor plans
Valley of the Kings (Egypt)
Map of Tomb KV35, the burial place of Amenhotep II, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt.
View of rocks and cliff of the Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
Tombs
Corridor in Tomb KV11, the burial place of Ramesses III. Located in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
Large rock structures in desert, possibly part of the Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
View of path through Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
Columns
Walls and columns of the Hypostyle Hall at the Karnak Temple Complex at Luxor, Egypt. People can be seen standing in front of the hall.
View of path through Valley of the Kings, Egypt. A man with a donkey is walking on the path.
Entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. A metal grating is visible at the entrance.
Corridor in the tomb of Tutankhamun, with paintings on the wall and people standing at the far end.
Square entrance in the ground to a tomb.
Stone wall and rocks scattered on the ground. The wall is possibly part of a tomb or temple.
One of the six chariots found in the tomb of Tutankhamun on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Sarcophagus
Two sarcophagi in glass cases in Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
The wooden outer sarcophagus of Yuya from the Tomb of Yuya and Thuya (KV46), in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. The sarcophagus is pictured in a glass case in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Drawing of wooden bed with panelled head-piece.
Drawing
Two drawings of the front and back of a coffer (a chest for holding valuables), with a repeated pattern including the ankh symbol along the sides.
Museums
Front entrance of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt.
Pottery
Two glass cabinets both with three levels of shelves filled with a variety of artefacts from Ancient Egypt, including pottery, busts and chairs.
Glass case with two levels, with a white fabric on the bottom and a darker fabric on the top.
Engraved bronze object hanging on wall in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Wooden throne from the tomb of Yuya and Thuya, which belonged to their granddaughter, Princess Sitamun, the daughter of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye of the 18th Dynasty. The throne is displayed in a glass exhibition case.
Hieroglyphics
Relief (Art)
Carving (Decorative arts)
Relief carving of figures in groups and hieroglyphics.
Stone relief portrait of a man, marked with the number 85.
Medinet Habu Site (Egypt)
Large wall beside entryway engraved with hieroglyphics at Medinet Habu, Egypt.
Boats
Painting of a boat on wall of the Tomb of Amenhotep Huy (TT40).
Wall painting of three people carrying trays with cups. The wall has a crack down the middle of the painting.
Outer walls of the Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, Egypt. The wall is engraved with designs and decorated with stone heads.
Drawing of two groups of soldiers with weapons and surrounded by hieroglyphics.
Relief carving of the hunting of a wild bull on the wall of the Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, Egypt.
Drawing of a wall painting in the Tomb of Rekhmara of a Mycenaean bringing gifts to the court of Thothmes III from c. 1150 BC.
Entranceway to the second courtyard (Second Pylon) of Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, Egypt. The walls are engraved with hieroglyphics and figures.
Mycenae (Extinct city)
Two drawings of paintings of Vaphio-type cups from Mycenae on the wall of Senmut's tomb. One is decorated with bulls and the other is decorated with a spiral pattern.
Stone wall with carving of a pharaoh and hieroglyphics. The wall has holes and crack in it.
Silver vessel with flower ornamentation from Mycenae.
Drawing of three Greek amphorae decorated with patterns.
Stirrup jar from Mycenae, c. 1400–1300 BCE. Jar has spout and two handles, decorated in red with broad and narrow bands.
Plan of Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, Egypt. Sections of the temple are marked including the first and second courts, the Great Hypostyle Hall and the outer walls.
Entrance to the Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, Egypt.
The Keftiu-Fresco in the Tomb of Senmut, Egypt. The fresco depicts Vaphio-type cups from Mycenae, animals and people.
Drawings
Drawing of a structure on a hill. It appears that Egyptians are attacking the structure.
Two images of the first pylon's external facade from the Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu. People are walking in from of the pylon in one image.
Columns and walls in the second courtyard of the Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, Egypt. The columns and walls are engraved with figures and hieroglyphics.
Statues
Sculpture
Five statues in the First Court of the Temple of Ramesses at Medinet Habu, Egypt.
Upper terrace of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri, Egypt.
Wall paintings inside the tomb of Ramesses V and Ramesses VI (K9) depicting Thoth and Ptah on the columns. Located in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
Mummy of Ramesses III wrapped in a burial cloth.
Nile River
A felucca (wooden sailing boat) on the Nile. In the background is the Temple of Amun, located in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.
Stationary wooden passenger train with shades over the windows. A number of men are standing and sitting around it.
Entrance to the Great Temple at Abu Simbel, featuring four statues of Ramesses II carved out from the cliff face.
Statue of Ramesses II seated on a throne, wearing a khepresh crown and holding the heqa sceptre.
Gilded chair from tomb of Yuya and Thuya
Gilded chair from the tomb of Yuya and Thuya (KV46), located in the Valley of Kings. The decoration depicts Queen Tiye (Yuya and Thuya's daughter), Sitamun, and another princess.
Throne (or chair) of Princess Situman, daughter of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye, from the tomb of Yuya and Thuya (KV46), located in the Valley of Kings. The decoration depicts two images of Sitamun enthroned while a young woman brings her gifts.
Statues of Ramesses II at Pylon of Luxor Temple
Sculptures
Pylons (Gateways)
Two seated statues of Ramesses II outside the first pylon (entrance) of Luxor Temple. One of the Luxor Obelisks is in the background.
A group of people carrying baskets on their head walk through one of the pylons of the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III in Luxor, Egypt.
Transporting antiquities in Theban region
A group of men carry various crates and antiquities across the Theban region.
The Avenue of Sphinxes, connecting Karnak Temple and Luxor temple, viewed from above.
Pyramids
Pyramid of Djoser, part of the Saqqara Necropolis.
Relief of bound slaves at Abu Simbel, with hieroglyphics above their heads.
Pyramids G 1-b and G 1-c, two of the Queen's Pyramids, located in the Giza Necropolis.
Group of men standing next to numerous horses and carriages.
Small stream or river in Egypt, with a pyramid in the far background.
Map and measurements of Great Pyramid of Giza
Charles Piazzi Smyth's map and measurements inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, from "Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid" (1864).
Great Pyramids of Giza with three men standing and sitting in the foreground. Original print by Newton & Co., c.1890.
Map of the Pyramids of Giza and surrounding tombs. Original map from Dr. Percival Lowell in Popular Science Monthly, Volume 80, May 1912.
Pyramids in the distance behind palm trees and the Nile.
Diagram of King's Chamber in Great Pyramid of Giza
Two diagrams of the King's Chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza, showing a cross-section from two different angles.
View from a distance of the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Nile River. Three people sit at the bank and look at the view.
Sudan
Engraving of the Great Pyramid of Meroe in Sudan in 1821 by Frederick Cailliaud.
Pyramids on the Giza Queens archaeological site
Two small pyramids on the Giza Queens archaeological site,
Desert in the foreground and pyramid in the distance in Egypt.
Two images of the point at the top of one of the pyramids of Giza.
Stone wall and trench beside pyramid, possibly the Pyramid of Senusret III.
Walls
Walls made of large stone bricks in Egypt.
View of the Nile River and the riverbank with foliage.
Vertical section of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Drawing of a section of the Great Pyramid of Giza by Piazzi Smyth.
Distant view of the Temple of Gournou, Egypt. A pile of rocks is in the foreground.
Two images of stone wall carved with images of figures and hieroglyphics. Foliage is visible in front of the wall in one image.
Pyramid of Khafre, the second largest pyramid in Egypt.
Columns at the entrance of the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.
Floor plan of Great Hypostyle Hall in Karnak, Egypt. Court, pylon and columns are marked on the floor plan.
Excavation of the entrance of a temple or a tomb in Egypt. The entrance is still mostly underground. A man is visible next to the structure.
Colonnade of the mortuary temple of Ramesses II at Luxor, Egypt, known as the Ramesseum.
Relief carving of battle of Kadesh on wall of the Ramesseum, the mortuary temple of Ramesses II.
Row of columns of the Ramesseum, the mortuary temple of Ramesses II.
Section of remains of columns of the Temple of Thutmose III at Deir al-Bahara, Egypt.
Sphinxes (Mythology) in art
Avenue lined with sculptures of sphinxes leading to the pylons of Haremheb in the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt. One image includes a crowd of people.
Two images of section of the columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Karnak, Egypt.
Excavation involving wooden planks with bases of large columns visible.
Relief carving of horses and people on wall of the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak, Egypt.
Columns engraved with hieroglyphics in the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak, Egypt.