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This is a detail of a large limestone fragment which came from the pyramid complex of the Egyptian pharaoh Sneferu (r. 2613 to 2589 BCE) of the 4th Dynasty of Egypt. This is one of the very few and important legal texts from the Old Kingdom...

The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt has some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. In ancient times, the site was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Source: UNESCO...

The Old Kingdom of Egypt (circa 2613-2181 BCE) is also known as the "Age of the Pyramids" or "Age of the Pyramid Builders" as it includes the great 4th Dynasty when King Sneferu perfected the art of pyramid building and the pyramids of Giza...

Ancient Egyptian architecture is often associated closely with the pyramids of Giza but was actually quite diverse, taking a number of forms in the construction of administrative buildings, temples, tombs, palaces, and the private homes of...

Material Objects & Cultures Material objects convey volumes about the people who possessed them. Cultures and societies in every generation are in part classified - either correctly or incorrectly - by the objects or symbols they select...

The vacillating nature of Ancient Egypt's associations with the Kingdom of Kerma may be described as one of expansion and contraction; a virtual tug-of-war between rival cultures. Structural changes in Egypt's administration led to alternating...

The Red Pyramid at Dahshur, by Sneferu (4th Dynasty), was constructed on a solid base for stability, rising at a 43-degree angle, using reddish limestone.

The Bent Pyramid at Dahshur, built by Sneferu (4th Dynasty), rises at a 55-degree angle and then shifts to 43 degrees of smaller stones giving it the appearance of bending in toward the top.

Striding and standing limestone statue of Ipi. Ipi was a court musician. From Dahshur (Dashur), modern-day Egypt. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, circa 2400 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

Dahshur Pyramid Complex of Senwosret III, Tomb of Mereret Middle Kingdom of Egypt, 12th Dynasty