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General view of the chapel's east wall, a feature from the tomb of Khnumhotep II at Beni Hassan in Egypt. The murals depict Khnumhotep II, who was an ancient Egyptian Great Chief of the Oryx nome, hunting in the marshes. 20th century BCE

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General view of the chapel's east wall, a feature from the tomb of Khnumhotep II at Beni Hassan in Egypt. The murals depict Khnumhotep II, who was an ancient Egyptian Great Chief of the Oryx nome, hunting in the marshes. 20th century BCE

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“Khnumhotep II depicted while hunting waterfowl in the marshes”

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“Khnumhotep II depicted while hunting waterfowl in the marshes”

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“Painting of foreign delegation in the tomb of Khnumhotep II mentioning ‘Abisha the Hyksos’ in hieroglyphs”

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“Painting of foreign delegation in the tomb of Khnumhotep II mentioning ‘Abisha the Hyksos’ in hieroglyphs”

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“Many of Khnumhotep's relatives. The sitting woman in the top-middle is his wife Khety”

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“Many of Khnumhotep's relatives. The sitting woman in the top-middle is his wife Khety”

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Reliefs from the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Vizier Ramose, in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, depicting him and his wife. Ramose was Vizier under both Amenhotep III and Akhenaten

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Reliefs from the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Vizier Ramose, in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, depicting him and his wife. Ramose was Vizier under both Amenhotep III and Akhenaten

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A wall painting from the tomb KV6 of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses IX , located in Egypt's Valley of the Kings

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A wall painting from the tomb KV6 of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses IX , located in Egypt's Valley of the Kings

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A colossal limestone sculpture of the ancient Egyptian god Bes. From Cyprus, 7th-6th century BCE, now housed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey

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A colossal limestone sculpture of the ancient Egyptian god Bes. From Cyprus, 7th-6th century BCE, now housed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey

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A 2nd century BCE mosaic from Alexandria, in Egypt, depicting a rooster, a hen and her chicks, symbols of the family. Now located at villa Kérylos in France

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A 2nd century BCE mosaic from Alexandria, in Egypt, depicting a rooster, a hen and her chicks, symbols of the family. Now located at villa Kérylos in France

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The Hall of Annals of Thutmosis III, at the Temple of Karnak in Thebes, Egypt, depicting Thutmosis offering foreign gifts to Amun. Mid 15th century BCE

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The Hall of Annals of Thutmosis III, at the Temple of Karnak in Thebes, Egypt, depicting Thutmosis offering foreign gifts to Amun. Mid 15th century BCE

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“Prince Khaemwaset holding a feather in Tomb QV44”

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“Prince Khaemwaset holding a feather in Tomb QV44”

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“Relief from the Sanctuary of Khonsu Temple depicting Rameses III”

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“Relief from the Sanctuary of Khonsu Temple depicting Rameses III”

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An Eastern Han Dynasty mural tomb from Haotan, in China, depicting mythical beasts dancing and playing music in front of the Queen Mother of the West. 25–220 CE

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An Eastern Han Dynasty mural tomb from Haotan, in China, depicting mythical beasts dancing and playing music in front of the Queen Mother of the West. 25–220 CE

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A 12th century CE capital from the hermitage of Santa Cecilia in Palencia, Spain, depicting the Massacre of the Innocents, a biblical story in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are 2 years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem

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A 12th century CE capital from the hermitage of Santa Cecilia in Palencia, Spain, depicting the Massacre of the Innocents, a biblical story in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are 2 years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem

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Takabuti was an ancient Egyptian married woman who died in her twenties or early thirties in 660 BCE, from an axe blow to her back. A study of the proteins in her leg muscles allowed researchers to hypothesise that she had been running for some time before she was killed

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Takabuti was an ancient Egyptian married woman who died in her twenties or early thirties in 660 BCE, from an axe blow to her back. A study of the proteins in her leg muscles allowed researchers to hypothesise that she had been running for some time before she was killed

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Ancient Roman-era Egyptian linen fragment featuring a swastika in the center, c. 4th-5th century CE.

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Ancient Roman-era Egyptian linen fragment featuring a swastika in the center, c. 4th-5th century CE.

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An ancient Egyptian relief depicting the pharaoh Akhenaten as a sphinx. 1350-1333 BCE, now housed at the August Kestner Museum in Hanover, Germany

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An ancient Egyptian relief depicting the pharaoh Akhenaten as a sphinx. 1350-1333 BCE, now housed at the August Kestner Museum in Hanover, Germany

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The epitaph of Licinia Eucharis, an ancient Roman stage actress who died at the age of 14. She is one of the few ancient actresses known to have achieved fame and respect in her profession during the Roman Republic. The 1st century BCE epitaph on her tomb was written by her father

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The epitaph of Licinia Eucharis, an ancient Roman stage actress who died at the age of 14. She is one of the few ancient actresses known to have achieved fame and respect in her profession during the Roman Republic. The 1st century BCE epitaph on her tomb was written by her father

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A group of ancient Egyptian glass rods, circa 5th-1st century BCE, sold at christie's in 2012

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A group of ancient Egyptian glass rods, circa 5th-1st century BCE, sold at christie's in 2012

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A 2nd century BCE bamboo chest from the Western Han Dynasty, unearthed from one of the Mawangdui Tombs. Now housed at the Hunan Provincial Museum in China

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A 2nd century BCE bamboo chest from the Western Han Dynasty, unearthed from one of the Mawangdui Tombs. Now housed at the Hunan Provincial Museum in China

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Sealed inside a ceramic funerary pot for over 4,500 years, an Old Kingdom man has become the first ancient Egyptian to undergo whole genome analysis. The man had North African Neolithic ancestry, mixed with a 20% genetic contribution from the Eastern Fertile Crescent

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Sealed inside a ceramic funerary pot for over 4,500 years, an Old Kingdom man has become the first ancient Egyptian to undergo whole genome analysis. The man had North African Neolithic ancestry, mixed with a 20% genetic contribution from the Eastern Fertile Crescent

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