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Pre Dynastic Period (late 6th to late 4th millennium)
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People, boats, and animals, watercolor copy of a wall painting from tomb 100 at Hierakonpolis, Egypt, Predynastic, ca. 3500–3200 BCE. Paint on plaster, approx. 16’ 3” long. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
 
Early Dynastic (c. 3100 - 2686 BCE)

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 The Narmer Palette, The Narmer Palette, Dynasty I, c. 3000 BCE Mudstone, height 25” Egyptian Museum, Cairo
 
Old Kingdom (c. 2686 - 2181 BCE)
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 Section (left), plan (center), and restored view (right) of typical Egyptian mastaba tombs.
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 Tomb of Perneb, ca. 2350-2323 B.C.E.; end of Dynasty 5, Old Kingdom, Egyptian; Lower Egypt, Saqqara, Limestone (partially painted), Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Step Pyramid of Djoser, designed by Imhotep, Saqqara, Egypt
Dynasty III, c. 2630-2611 BCE, limestone, 204' h.

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 Facade of the North Palace of the mortuary precinct of Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, Dynasty III, ca. 2630–2611 BCE

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Great Pyramids, Giza, 4th Dynasty, c.2601-2515BCE, erected by Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaura, granite & limestone, 450'h
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 Model of the pyramid complex, Giza, Egypt. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Semitic Museum.

1. Pyramid of Menkaure, 2. Pyramid of Khafre, 3. Mortuary temple of Khafre, 4. Causeway, 5. Great Sphinx 6. Valley temple of Khafre, 7. Pyramid of Khufu, 8. Pyramids of the royal family and mastabas of nobles
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 Section of the Pyramid of Khufu, Giza, Egypt.

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Great Sphinx (with Pyramid of Khafre in the background at left), Giza, Dynasty IV, ca. 2520–2494 BCE. Sandstone, approx. 65’ high, 240’ long.

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 Khafre, from Giza, Dynasty IV, ca. 2520–2494 BCE. Diorite, approx. 5’ 6” high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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 Menkaure and Khamerernebty (?), from Gizeh, Egypt, Dynasty IV, ca. 2490–2472 BCE. Graywacke, approx. 4’ 6 1/2” high. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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Seated Scribe, from the tomb of Kai, Saqqara. Dynasty 5, c. 2494-2345 BCE, Painted limestone with inlaid eyes of rock crystal, calcite, and magnesite mounted in copper. Height: 21 in. Musee du Louvre, Paris.

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 Ka-Aper, from his mastaba at Saqqara, Egypt, Dynasty V, ca. 2450–2350 BCE. Wood, approx. 3’ 7” high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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 Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt, from the tomb of Ti, Saqqara, Dynasty 5, c. 2510-2460 BCE, painted limestone relief, height approx 46”
 
Middle Kingdom (c. 2055-1650)
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Statuette of a Hippopotamus (known as "William") ca. 1981-1885 B.C.E.; Dynasty 12; Middle Kingdom, Egyptian; Middle Egypt, Meir, Faience; H. 4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm), L. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Stela of Mentuwoser, c. 1955 B.C.E.; Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I, Middle KingdomPainted limestone; 19 5/8 x 41 in., Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Statue of an Offering Bearer, c. 1985 B.C.E.; Dynasty 12, Middle Kingdom.
Gessoed and painted wood; H. 44 1/8 in. , Metropolitan Museum of Art
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 Model of a Riverboat, ca. 1985 B.C.E.; Dynasty 12, Middle Kingdom, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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 Coffin of Khnum-nakht, ca. 1900–1800 B.C.E.; Dynasty 12; Middle Kingdom, Painted wood; L. 82 in., Metropolitan Museum of Art
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 Interior hall of the rock-cut tomb of Amenemhet (BH 2), Beni Hasan, Egypt, Dynasty XII, ca. 1950–1900 BCE.
 
New Kingdom (c. 1550-1069)
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Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut, Dynasty 18, c. 1473-1458 BCE, Deir el-Bahri
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Seated Statue of Hatshepsut, ca. 1473–1458 B.C.E.; Dynasty 18; reign of Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III; New Kingdom, red granite; H. 65 3/4 in., Metropolitan Museum of Art

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 Shawabti of Yuya, ca. 1391–1353 B.C.E.; Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III; New Kingdom, from Thebes, painted cedar, Metropolitan Museum of Art
 
Amarna Period (c. 1352-1336)
(this period, when Akhenaten ruled, falls in the middle of the New Kingdom)
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 Akhenaton, from the temple of Aton, Karnak, Egypt, Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1353–1335 BCE. Sandstone, approx. 13’ high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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Queen Nefertiti, Akhetaten Dynasty 18, c.1348-1336BCE, painted limetone, 20"h, Staatliche Museum zu Berlin
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Tiye, from Gurob, Egypt, Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1353–1335 BCE. Wood, with gold, silver, alabaster, and lapis lazuli, approx. 3 3/4” high. Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin.

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 Akhenaten and His Family, 1348-1336 BCE, painted limestone relief, 31x39cm, Staatliche Museum zu Berlin
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 Akhenaten Sacrificing a Duck, ca. 1353–1336 B.C.E.; Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten; New Kingdom, Metropolitan Museum of Art
 
... more New Kingdom art (after the Amarna period)
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 Innermost coffin of Tutankhamen, from his tomb at Thebes, Egypt, Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1323 BCE. Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones, approx. 6’ 1” long. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Deir el-Bahri, 1323 BCE, gold nlaid with glass and semiprecious stones, c. 21"hx15"w, Egyptian Museum, Cairo
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 Painted chest, from the Tomb of Tutankhamen, Thebes, Egypt, ca. 1333–1323 BCE. Wood, approx. 1’ 8” long. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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Judgement before Osiris, from The Book of the Dead, 1285 BCE, painted papyrus, 40cm, British Museum, London

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 Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt, Dynasty XIX, ca. 1290–1224 BCE. Sandstone, colossi approx. 65’ high.
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 Interior of the temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel (now relocated), Egypt, Dynasty XIX, ca. 1290–1224 BCE. Sandstone, pillar statues approx. 32’ high.
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 Hypostyle hall, temple of Amen-Re, Karnak, Egypt, Dynasty XIX, ca. 1290–1224 BCE.
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 Outer Coffin of Henettawy, ca. 1040–991 B.C.E.; Dynasty 21; Third Intermediate period
Egyptian; Thebes, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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 Mentuemhet, from Karnak, Egypt, Dynasty XXVI, ca. 650 BCE. Granite, approx. 4’ 5” high. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
 
Greek (Ptolemaic) Period (c. 323-30 BCE)
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 Arsinoe II, after 270 B.C.E.; Ptolemaic period, Egyptian, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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 The Rosetta Stone, with hieroglyphic, demotic, and Greek writing. 196 BCE, the British Museum, London
 
Roman Period (c. 30 BCE - 395 CE)
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 Portrait of a Boy, 2nd century C.E.; Roman period, Egyptian, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Temple of Dendur, ca. 15 B.C.E.; Roman period. From Dendur, Nubia. Sandstone; Given to the United States by Egypt in 1965, awarded to The Metropolitan Museum in 1967, installed in The Sackler Wing in 1978

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