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Throughout the Ages - Egypt

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Image. Egypt. Close-Up of the Great Pyramid. Close-Up of the Great Pyramid, 1933.
A close-up view of the Great Pyramid at Giza showing two entrances, 1933.

Image. Egypt. Step Pyramid at Sakkara. Step Pyramid at Sakkara.
The Step Pyramid at Sakkara (Saqqara)built circa 2700 B.C. during the Third Dynasty by Imhotep, King Djoser's architect.

Image. Egypt. Sphinx and Great Pyramid of Cheops at Gizeh. Sphinx and Great Pyramid of Cheops at Gizeh, 1913.
Egyptians with camels at Gizeh stand next to the Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Cheops in the background, 1913.

Image. Egypt. Front View of the Sphinx. *Front View of the Sphinx, 1927.
A front view of the Sphinx in Egypt showing the paws. Photograph taken in March 1927.

Image. Egypt. Colossal Statue of Rameses II at Luxor. Colossal Statue of Ramses II at Luxor, circa 1896.
A colossal statue of Ramses II at the Temple of Luxor, circa 1896.

Image. Egypt. Predynastic Pottery. Predynastic Pottery.
Predynastic Egyptian pottery, circa 3800-3600 B.C. Photograph taken in 1937.

Image. Egypt. Metal Working. *Metal Working.
A copy of an Ancient Egyptian artwork showing men working with metal.

Image. Egypt. Gathering Flax. *Gathering Flax.
A copy of an Ancient Egyptian artwork showing men harvesting flax, circa 1500 B.C.

Image. Egypt. Ladies at Their Toilet. *Ladies at Their Toilet.
A copy of an Ancient Egyptian artwork showing women putting on make-up and preparing their hair, circa 2000 B.C.

Image. Egypt. Hieroglyphs at Kom Ombo. *Hieroglyphs at Kom Ombo.
A stone relief carving of Egyptian hieroglyphs on an outer wall at Kom Ombo showing servants bringing food to the Pharoah. Photograph taken in 1930.

Image. Egypt. Hieroglyphics with English Translation. Hieroglyphics with English Translation.
Egyptian hieroglyphics with the English translation. From an inscription by Anna (1st half of the 18th dynasty) in Cleopatra's Needles and Other Egyptian Obelisks, by Sir E. A. W. Budge.

Image. Egypt. Rosetta Stone. Rosetta Stone.
The Rosetta Stone, 196 B.C. Photograph taken in 1935 at the British Museum in London.

Image. Egypt. Water Peddler in Cairo. Water Peddler in Cairo, 1928.
A water peddler in Cairo carrying a vessel of water on his back, 1928.

Image. Egypt. Bread Stand and Vegetable Market in Cairo. Bread Stand and Vegetable Market in Cairo.
Bread and vegetables stands at an outdoor market in Cairo.

Image. Egypt. Harrowing with Camels. Harrowing with Camels, 1913.
Two yoked camels pulling a harrow through a field near the road to the pyramids of Giza in Egypt, 1913.