Art of Ancient EgyptArt of Ancient EgyptArt for the Next LifeArt for the Next Life

Step Pyramid of King ZoserStep Pyramid of King Zoser At SaqqaraAt Saqqara C.2600 BCC.2600 BC ImhotepImhotep

The Great Pyramids The Great Pyramids MenkaureMenkaure KhafreKhafre KhufuKhufu

GizaGiza C. 2500 BCC. 2500 BC

The Great Sphinx The Great Sphinx GizaGiza C 2500C 2500 65 feet tall65 feet tall

Nor Can Death Part ThemNor Can Death Part Them Prince Rahotep and Prince Rahotep and

his Wife, Nofrethis Wife, Nofret C. 2580 BCC. 2580 BC Painted limestone,Painted limestone, 47 ¼ inches47 ¼ inches Egyptian Museum, Egyptian Museum,

CairoCairo

Menkaure and His WifeMenkaure and His Wife GizaGiza C. 2515 BC, Slate, C. 2515 BC, Slate,

54 ½ in.54 ½ in. Museum of Fine Museum of Fine

Arts, BostonArts, Boston

““Master of sacred and secret Master of sacred and secret letters”letters”

Seated ScribeSeated Scribe C. 2400 BCC. 2400 BC Painted limestonePainted limestone 21 inches high21 inches high Louvre Museum, Louvre Museum,

ParisParis

Young and In Love ForeverYoung and In Love Forever Mai and His Wife, UrelMai and His Wife, Urel Detail of a Limestone Relief from aDetail of a Limestone Relief from a Tomb in Thebes, c. 1375 BCTomb in Thebes, c. 1375 BC

Feast, Music, Dancing GirlsFeast, Music, Dancing Girls Fragment of a wall painting from aFragment of a wall painting from a Tomb in ThebesTomb in Thebes C. 1350 BCC. 1350 BC British MuseumBritish Museum LondonLondon

The Temple of Queen The Temple of Queen HatshepsutHatshepsut

Deir el-BahriDeir el-Bahri C.1476-1458 BCC.1476-1458 BC

Queen HatshepsutQueen Hatshepsut 1473–1458 B.C.1473–1458 B.C. Deir el-Bahri, Deir el-Bahri,

ThebesThebes limestone; H. 76 limestone; H. 76

3/4 inches high3/4 inches high Metropolitan Metropolitan

Museum of ArtMuseum of Art

Akhenaten Akhenaten AkhenatenAkhenaten C.1350 BCC.1350 BC Limestone reliefLimestone relief

Queen NefertitiQueen Nefertiti C. 1350 BCC. 1350 BC LimestoneLimestone 19 inches high19 inches high BerlinBerlin

Canopic Jar Canopic Jar late reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1340–1336 B.C.late reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1340–1336 B.C.From Valley of the Kings, western ThebesFrom Valley of the Kings, western Thebes

Egyptian alabaster with glass and stone inlays; H. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 Egyptian alabaster with glass and stone inlays; H. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm)cm)

Metropolitan Museum Egyptian GalleriesMetropolitan Museum Egyptian Galleries

King TutankamunKing Tutankamun Gold coffin coverGold coffin cover C 1327 BCC 1327 BC CairoCairo Egyptian MuseumEgyptian Museum

Pylon and Court of Pylon and Court of Ramesses IIRamesses II

Temple of AmunTemple of Amun Luxor, EgyptLuxor, Egypt C. 1279-1212 BCC. 1279-1212 BC

Words to KnowWords to Know PharaohPharaoh HieroglyphHieroglyph Rosetta StoneRosetta Stone MastabaMastaba PyramidPyramid SphinxSphinx KaKa MummyMummy

PortraitPortrait ReliefRelief FrescoFresco Post and LintelPost and Lintel Column Column CapitalCapital PylonPylon SchematicSchematic

Works to KnowWorks to Know The Great The Great

PyramidsPyramids The Sphinx at GizaThe Sphinx at Giza Tomb of Tomb of

HatshepsutHatshepsut King TutankamunKing Tutankamun Head of AkhenatenHead of Akhenaten Bust of NefertitiBust of Nefertiti

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