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Egypt

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  • Palette of King narmer from heirakonpolis
    3000 BCE

    Palette of King narmer from heirakonpolis

    The Namar Palette is a Egyptian ceremonial siltstone slab. It was found within the main deposit of the Temple of Horus at Hierakonpolis.
  • Mastaba to Pyramid
    2667 BCE

    Mastaba to Pyramid

    Pharaoh Djoser's architect, Imhotep, stack six successively smaller stone mastabas to create the first step pyramid at Saqqara.
  • The Great Pyramid of Giza
    2580 BCE

    The Great Pyramid of Giza

    The tomb of Pharaoh Khufu, was built during the fourth dynasty. It is the oldest and only surviving wonder of the ancient world. It is the largest of the Giza pyramids.
  • Pyramid of Menkaure
    2510 BCE

    Pyramid of Menkaure

    This is the smallest of the three main pyramids at the Giza Plateau. Built for the fourth dynasty Pharaoh Menkaure.
  • The seated scribe
    2500 BCE

    The seated scribe

    Realistic painted limestone statue from Egypt's Old Kingdom. It was found in Saqqara in 1850. It is currently in the Louvre Museum. This sculpture features lifelike crystal eyes and shows a high ranking official seated cross legged.
  • IT watching a hippopotamus hunt
    2450 BCE

    IT watching a hippopotamus hunt

    Made with Egyptian limestone. This is depicting him standing stoically on a boat, supervising servants hunting hippos in the Nile.