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An old picture of the ancient Egyptian rock cut temple of Gerf Hussein, that was dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II and built by Setau in 1241-1216 BCE. Most of the temple is now submerged beneath the waters of the Nile after the building of the Aswan dam project in the 1960s

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An old picture of the ancient Egyptian rock cut temple of Gerf Hussein, that was dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II and built by Setau in 1241-1216 BCE. Most of the temple is now submerged beneath the waters of the Nile after the building of the Aswan dam project in the 1960s

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This gold bracelet of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Shoshenq IIa is crafted in two hinged sections, and set at its center with a lapis lazuli Mesopotamian cylinder seal dating to the Akkadian Empire . Now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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This gold bracelet of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Shoshenq IIa is crafted in two hinged sections, and set at its center with a lapis lazuli Mesopotamian cylinder seal dating to the Akkadian Empire . Now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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The 23 cm long dagger of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Kamose , made of wood, copper and gold. Now housed at the Royal Library of Brussels in Belgium

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The 23 cm long dagger of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Kamose , made of wood, copper and gold. Now housed at the Royal Library of Brussels in Belgium

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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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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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A colossal limestone sculpture of Meritamen, daughter and later Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses the Great born by his first queen Nefertari. Located at Akhmim in Egypt

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A colossal limestone sculpture of Meritamen, daughter and later Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses the Great born by his first queen Nefertari. Located at Akhmim in Egypt

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Granite sculpture of king Ramesses III, flanked by Horus and Seth. From Medinet Habu, c. 1186-1155 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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Granite sculpture of king Ramesses III, flanked by Horus and Seth. From Medinet Habu, c. 1186-1155 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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The 2575-year-old Cancho Roano, in Spain, is the best preserved Tartessian site. The evident sacred character of the building and the presence of multiple cells have attracted the idea of a temple dedicated to sacred prostitution, possibly dedicated to the Phoenician deity Astarte

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The 2575-year-old Cancho Roano, in Spain, is the best preserved Tartessian site. The evident sacred character of the building and the presence of multiple cells have attracted the idea of a temple dedicated to sacred prostitution, possibly dedicated to the Phoenician deity Astarte

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The colossal 3,200-year-old statue of Ramesses II, which is 11 meters tall and weighs 83 tons. It was discovered in 1820, broken into six pieces at Mit Rahina near ancient Memphis, where it lay for several decades. It is now in the entrance hall of the Grand Egyptian Museum.

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The colossal 3,200-year-old statue of Ramesses II, which is 11 meters tall and weighs 83 tons. It was discovered in 1820, broken into six pieces at Mit Rahina near ancient Memphis, where it lay for several decades. It is now in the entrance hall of the Grand Egyptian Museum.

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The Luxor statue cache is a grouping of ancient Egyptian statues unearthed in 1989 beneath the solar court of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor. The cache was buried during the Roman conversion of the area into a military camp, with a total of 26 statues being found

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The Luxor statue cache is a grouping of ancient Egyptian statues unearthed in 1989 beneath the solar court of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor. The cache was buried during the Roman conversion of the area into a military camp, with a total of 26 statues being found

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Temple of Concordia, built in 440-430 BC, is one of the most well-preserved and outstanding examples of ancient Greek architecture located in Sicily.

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Temple of Concordia, built in 440-430 BC, is one of the most well-preserved and outstanding examples of ancient Greek architecture located in Sicily.

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The leather cuirass of the pharaoh Tutankhamun . Painstakingly restored and now on display at the Grand Egyptian Museum, it is the only complete piece of body armor to survive from Ancient Egypt

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The leather cuirass of the pharaoh Tutankhamun . Painstakingly restored and now on display at the Grand Egyptian Museum, it is the only complete piece of body armor to survive from Ancient Egypt

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“Ceiling relief at the temple entrance to the first pillared hall in the Mortuary Temple of Ramses III”

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“Ceiling relief at the temple entrance to the first pillared hall in the Mortuary Temple of Ramses III”

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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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Located at the granite quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan, not far from the famous unfinished obelisk, another huge piece of rock was even closer to being freed

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Located at the granite quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan, not far from the famous unfinished obelisk, another huge piece of rock was even closer to being freed

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One of the two Obelisks carved to stand at the sides of the portal of the Temple of Luxor by Ramesses II, c. 1250 BC. The western piece, 75 ft high, was "gifted" by Egypt to France in the 1830s and stands at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The other one remains in Luxor...

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One of the two Obelisks carved to stand at the sides of the portal of the Temple of Luxor by Ramesses II, c. 1250 BC. The western piece, 75 ft high, was "gifted" by Egypt to France in the 1830s and stands at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The other one remains in Luxor...

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Gold sandals that belonged to a queen of the pharaoh Thutmose III, ca. 1479-1425 B.C. Most ancient Egyptians wore footwear fashioned from animals hides or woven from plant material; members of the royal elite wore more elaborate sandals.

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Gold sandals that belonged to a queen of the pharaoh Thutmose III, ca. 1479-1425 B.C. Most ancient Egyptians wore footwear fashioned from animals hides or woven from plant material; members of the royal elite wore more elaborate sandals.

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Located in the desert of Faiyum, in Egypt, is a small unfinished and uninscribed temple known locally as Qasr el-Sagha. The date of the temple is a source of debate among scholars, but its plan suggests that the structure was built no later than the Middle Kingdom

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Located in the desert of Faiyum, in Egypt, is a small unfinished and uninscribed temple known locally as Qasr el-Sagha. The date of the temple is a source of debate among scholars, but its plan suggests that the structure was built no later than the Middle Kingdom

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Roman mosaic depicts a man lying in bed and his partner standing. The object is dated to 1st BCE - 1st century CE.

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Roman mosaic depicts a man lying in bed and his partner standing. The object is dated to 1st BCE - 1st century CE.

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