Egyptian art and culture

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A beginner's guide to ancient Egypt
Predynastic and Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom
Ptolemaic
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A beginner's guide to ancient EgyptPredynastic and Old KingdomMiddle Kingdom and New KingdomPtolemaicUnit test
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A beginner's guide to ancient Egypt
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Ancient Egypt, an introduction
Egyptian Art
Materials & Techniques
Predynastic and Old Kingdom
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Palette of King Narmer
The Great Pyramids of Giza
Pyramid of Khufu
Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx
Pyramid of Menkaure
King Menkaure (Mycerinus) and queen
Seated Scribe
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Palette of Narmer
7 questions
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The Great Pyramids at Giza
7 questions
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Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom
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Hippopotamus
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut and Large Kneeling Statue, New Kingdom, Egypt
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (UNESCO/TBS)
The tomb-chapel of Nebamun
Paintings from the Tomb-chapel of Nebamun
A bottle and a toy: Objects from daily life
Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Three Daughters
Portrait head of Queen Tiye with a crown of two feathers
Thutmose, Bust of Nefertiti
Tutankhamun’s tomb (innermost coffin and death mask)
Head of Tutankhamun from the Amarna Period of Egypt’s New Kingdom
Last Judgement of Hunefer, from his tomb
Ancient Egyptian papyrus in the Book of the Dead Exhibition
Temple of Amun-Re and the Hypostyle Hall, Karnak
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Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Three Daughters
6 questions
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Thutmose Bust of Nefertiti
5 questions
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Last Judgement of Hunefer
6 questions
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Ptolemaic
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The Rosetta Stone
History uncovered in conserving the Rosetta Stone
Egyptian mummy portraits
The mummification process
Ancient Egyptian coffin prepared for the Book of the Dead exhibition at the British Museum
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About this unit
Brought to you by Smarthistory. The art of the ancient Egyptians was (for the most part) never meant to be seen by the living—it was meant to benefit the dead in the afterlife.