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A mummy in Istanbul’s Topkapı Palace combines the head of an unidentified ancient Egyptian princess with a crocodile’s head and body. Legend says the princess was killed by a Nile crocodile, and rulers joined the remains believing she would be resurrected as a crocodile in the afterlife

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A mummy in Istanbul’s Topkapı Palace combines the head of an unidentified ancient Egyptian princess with a crocodile’s head and body. Legend says the princess was killed by a Nile crocodile, and rulers joined the remains believing she would be resurrected as a crocodile in the afterlife

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Mummy Mask of a Man. This mask would have covered the head of the mummy of a an Egyptian man. It is highly decorated with images of protective amulets and gods to aid in the journey towards becoming a glorified spirit in the afterlife.

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Mummy Mask of a Man. This mask would have covered the head of the mummy of a an Egyptian man. It is highly decorated with images of protective amulets and gods to aid in the journey towards becoming a glorified spirit in the afterlife.

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The Abydos boats are the remnants of ancient Egyptian ceremonial wooden boats found in brick-lined boat graves, in Abydos, with their prows pointed towards the Nile. They were probably made for the afterlife journeys of the Pharaoh Hor-Aha or Pharaoh Djer

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The Abydos boats are the remnants of ancient Egyptian ceremonial wooden boats found in brick-lined boat graves, in Abydos, with their prows pointed towards the Nile. They were probably made for the afterlife journeys of the Pharaoh Hor-Aha or Pharaoh Djer

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The ancient Egyptian gold ring of Horemheb with movable bezel, c. 1319-1292 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum. Upon its surface, hieroglyphs elegantly proclaim Horemheb’s coronation name, accompanied by depictions of a scorpion, a crocodile, and a lion

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The ancient Egyptian gold ring of Horemheb with movable bezel, c. 1319-1292 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum. Upon its surface, hieroglyphs elegantly proclaim Horemheb’s coronation name, accompanied by depictions of a scorpion, a crocodile, and a lion

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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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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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The Amman Citadel, in Jordan, is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited places, with evidence of settlement dating back to the Neolithic period . The major remains at the site are the Temple of Hercules, a Byzantine church, and the Umayyad Palace

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The Amman Citadel, in Jordan, is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited places, with evidence of settlement dating back to the Neolithic period . The major remains at the site are the Temple of Hercules, a Byzantine church, and the Umayyad Palace

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This beautiful necklace of Princess Khenmet was found on her mummy, and is formed of a series of amulets made of gold, and set with semiprecious stones, such as carnelian, turquoise and lapis lazuli. Ca. 1932-1898 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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This beautiful necklace of Princess Khenmet was found on her mummy, and is formed of a series of amulets made of gold, and set with semiprecious stones, such as carnelian, turquoise and lapis lazuli. Ca. 1932-1898 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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A 2,000-year-old hat intended to keep Roman soldiers cool in the heat of the desert following their conquest of Ancient Egypt has been painstakingly brought back to life. The artefact, now held at Bolton Museum, is believed to be one of only 3 similar headpieces remaining in the world

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A 2,000-year-old hat intended to keep Roman soldiers cool in the heat of the desert following their conquest of Ancient Egypt has been painstakingly brought back to life. The artefact, now held at Bolton Museum, is believed to be one of only 3 similar headpieces remaining in the world

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A pair of 1,500-year-old lady’s sandals with a sweet message in Greek was recently discovered during digs associated with the Marmaray project in Istanbul. The inscription reads “Use in health, lady, wear in beauty and happiness.”

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A pair of 1,500-year-old lady’s sandals with a sweet message in Greek was recently discovered during digs associated with the Marmaray project in Istanbul. The inscription reads “Use in health, lady, wear in beauty and happiness.”

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Louise de Quengo, buried at the Jacobin convent in the city of Rennes in 1656, was interred with her husband's preserved heart in a lead urn on top of her coffin. Her husband, Toussaint de Perrien, knight of Brefeillac, had died in 1649. Her own heart remains missing.

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Louise de Quengo, buried at the Jacobin convent in the city of Rennes in 1656, was interred with her husband's preserved heart in a lead urn on top of her coffin. Her husband, Toussaint de Perrien, knight of Brefeillac, had died in 1649. Her own heart remains missing.

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Portrait of an unidentified man that was placed over the face and upper torso of his mummy. Dated to 150-170 AD, it is painted in encaustic on a panel of linden wood, and it was originated in Roman Egypt.

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Portrait of an unidentified man that was placed over the face and upper torso of his mummy. Dated to 150-170 AD, it is painted in encaustic on a panel of linden wood, and it was originated in Roman Egypt.

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The mummy of king Tutankhamun was laid inside 3 coffins nested within each, with the innermost coffin made of 110.4 kg of solid gold. For the first time since his tomb was opened 100 years ago, the 3 coffins will be displayed together at the new Grand Egyptian Museum

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The mummy of king Tutankhamun was laid inside 3 coffins nested within each, with the innermost coffin made of 110.4 kg of solid gold. For the first time since his tomb was opened 100 years ago, the 3 coffins will be displayed together at the new Grand Egyptian Museum

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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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Detail of a bas-relief of an Egyptian man, Saqqara, Egypt. The man, who would be seated, wears a wig with triangular sides, a shirt with pleated sleeves and a necklace. The carving has been dated around 1325 BC according to its style

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Detail of a bas-relief of an Egyptian man, Saqqara, Egypt. The man, who would be seated, wears a wig with triangular sides, a shirt with pleated sleeves and a necklace. The carving has been dated around 1325 BC according to its style

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