EditorialBas-relief depicting Princess Meritites. Old Kingdom. 4th Dynasty, ca. 2500 BC. Polychrome limestone. It shows two female figures, the two daughters of Meritites and Akhtihetep, flanking a cartouche composed of two cords and bearing the name of the Pha...
EditorialFalse door niche block of Merykhufu, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khufu or later, ca. 25512528 B.C., From Egypt, Limestone, H. 54 ? W. 75 cm (21 1/4 ? 29 1/2 in.).
EditorialTemple relief, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khufu, ca. 25512528 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Pyramid Temple of Amenemhat I, 192022, Limestone, h. 25 cm (9 13/16 in); w. 60 cm (23 5/8 in).
EditorialEgypt. The Pyramids of Giza. Great Pyramid of Giza (known as the Great Pyramid and the Pyramid of Cheops or Khufu), the Pyramid of Khafre (or Chephren) and the Pyramid of Menkaure (or Mykerinos). 26th century B.C. 4th Dynasty. Old Kingdom.
EditorialKhufu (Cheops) ship. Intact full-size vessel. Type known as a "solar barge", a ritual vessel to carry the resurrected king with the sun god Ra across the heavens. 4th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Giza pyramid complex. c. 2500 BC. Giza Solar boat Museum. Egypt.
EditorialOld Kingdom of Egypt. Pyramid of second or third wife of pharaoh Khufu, Henutsen. (G1c). 4th Dynasty. In the background, Pyramid of Khufu or Great Pyramid. Giza pyramid complex.
EditorialThe Ghebers of Hebron, an introduction to the Gheborim in the lands of the Sethim, the Moloch worship, the Jews as Brahmans, the shepherds of Canaan, the Amorites, Kheta, and Azarielites, the sun-temples on the high places, the pyramid and temple of Kh...
EditorialEgypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza, called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops. Is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis. Tomb of the fourth-dynasty pharaoh Khufu. Is believed it was constructed by the architect H...
EditorialEgypt. Great Pyramid of Giza, known as the Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops). Is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis. Tomb of the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu. Is believed it was constructed by the architect Hemiunu (f...
EditorialEgypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza, called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops. Is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis. Tomb of the fourth-dynasty pharaoh Khufu. Is believed it was constructed by the architect H...
EditorialEgypt. Great Pyramid of Giza, known as the Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops). Is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis. Tomb of the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu. Is believed it was constructed by the architect Hemiunu (f...
EditorialInterior of the Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu), Giza, Egypt. Arab men with torches climbing walls and staircases in a narrow room. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples...
EditorialEgypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza, called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops. Is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis. Tomb of the fourth-dynasty pharaoh Khufu. Is believed it was constructed by the architect H...
EditorialEgypt. Great Pyramid of Giza, known as the Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops). Is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis. Tomb of the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu. Is believed it was constructed by the architect Hemiunu (f...
EditorialARTE EGIPCIO. IMPERIO ANTIGUO. IV DINASTIA. PIRAMIDE DE HENUTSEN (2589-2566) reina de Egipto, hija del faraon Snefru y hermanastra de Keops. En segundo t?rmino la PIRAMIDE DE KEOPS (KHUFU). Complejo funerario de Keops. EL GIZA. Egipto.
EditorialThe Royal Scribe. Painted limestone sculpture; Saqqara, Egypt. Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty. This statue presents the ideal image of a perfect official. The position of scribe was one of the most honoured in ancient Egypt, therefore many tomb owners from t...
EditorialRed granite block of Khufu (Cheops), Egyptian, 4th Dynasty, c2500 BC. Block bearing the so-called 'Horus name' of Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramids at Gizeh. Kings conventionally bore five different names, each of which defines a different part of t...