Egyptian king Djoser
Entrance ColonnadeThis was the first use of columns, with engaged columns on either side of the pathway. Their design was thought to mimic bundles of reeds, which would have been their predecessor....
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Meidum PyramidBuilt at Meidum, this was the first pyramid of Snefru. Began as a seven-step pyramid and expanded to eight steps. Exterior casing added to create a true pyramid. Bent PyramidBuilt at...
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Early Dynastic period Dynasty I artwork Tomb of Den Abydos The most elaborate Dynasty I structure at Abydos, his tomb included space for his own burial and those of many servants. These servants may...
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دير البرشا Deir el-BershaTomb of Djehutyhotep and Tomb of Djehutynakht بني حسن Beni Hasanبني حس Beni Hasan (Arabic, 'Lovely Brown') famous for Temple of Amenemhat (not the king); Temple of Knumhotep...
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Early Dynastic era The First and Second Dynasties were characterized by funerary Enclosures (mainly Abydos) The earliest sacral buildings related to the burials of Egyptian kings are the funerary...
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Like most ancient rulers, the Ptoelemies did not interfere overmuch in local affairs, though they introduced a more streamlined and efficient type of administration that was flexible enough to treat...
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The aim of preservation was to transform the corpse into a sah, an eternal and perfect image of the deceased, a new body endowed with magical attributes. The various stages of embalming had...
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Neolithic Egypt Neolithic Period5450 - 3850 BCThe Neolithic period of eastern North Africa. Early Neolithic5450 - 4250 BC Late Neolithic4250 - 3850 BC Ancient Egypt Predynastic Period4500-3100 BC...
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The dead and living gained supernatural power and/or protected themselves by using amulets. Amulets gained their potency via shape, color, material, rituals, incantations and even position on the...
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Mummy portrait
Mummy portraits tend be so lifelike that they make the viewer take pause, staring into the eyes of someone from millennia ago -- and finding that the eyes stare back. Mummy portrait Encaustic (melted...
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