Print
of early explorers in the ruins. |
Entrance to the first gallery. |
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Broken
head with false beard
placed at original height.
I could have reached
above
my head and touched
the beard.
(See photo above and right for
scale.) |
Offering
table. (Seen in background
of photo
above on left side.) |
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Thutmose
III |
Background
detail of Thutmose III.
(See broken
head with beard in background.) |
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Sphinx of Thutmose III. (I really think they
should
have let me bring this one home with me.) |
Nefrure, daughter of Hatshepsut |
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Wife of General Nakhtain |
Stelophore of Nefer-peret, the
royal butler. |
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Amonhotep, son of Hapu, as a scribe. |
Ramesses II (1279-1213 B.C.) |
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Sennefer (mayor of Thebes) and Sentnay,
his wife (1427-1400 B.C. |
Ramesses
II (1279-1213 B.C.) |
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Falcon collar of Princess Neferuptah
(1831-1786 B.C.) |
Coffin lid of Princess Isis-em-akhbit
reign of Psusennes II (959-945 B.C.) |
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Child's chair from the tomb of Yuya and Tuya.
Their daughter, Tiye, was the chief queen of
Amonhotep III. The chair probably belonged to
Princess Sit-Amun. (c. 1390-1352 B.C.) |
Funerary mask from the burial of General
Wenudjebauendjed in tomb of Psusennes I.
(1039-991 B.C.) |
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Coffin lid of the high priest Paduamen
with inner board and lid. (1069-945 B.C.) |
Coffin
lid of the high priest Paduamen
with inner board and lid. (1069-945 B.C.)
(Reverse side.)
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Ushebti box of the priestess Djed-Maat-iuesanka
(1069-715 B.C.) and offering bearer from the tomb
of Nakhat c. 2100 B.C. |
Osiris resurrecting. (664-525 B.C.) |
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Falcon with King Nectanebo III (360-343 B.C.) |
Cat, 664-30 B.C. |
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Mummiform deity in rear. Foreground,
seated statue of goddess Sakkmet.
(1390-1352 B.C.) |
Toth, God of Writing.
(I had an editor once who looked like him.) |