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The jar was precious, not only because of the golden handles, but also because of the material it is made of; malachite. Only one other example is known. It came from the tomb of pharaoh Djer, making it likely that...

This fragment of a stela shows two women before tablets of offerings. From Abydos, Late Middle Kingdom, circa 1750 BCE. (National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland)

This is a part of a painted limestone stela with different colors. A man sits on a lion-legged chair before offerings and a offering table. There is one line of hieroglyphic inscription at the upper part with offering...

An ivory lable fragment depicting the Egyptian king Den (c. 2990 BCE) who ruled during the First Dynasty. He is the first ruler to be depicted wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Abydos, Umm el Qaab, tomb T, the Tomb of Horus...

The kings of Egypt's 6th Dynasty from the Abydos King List.

Ramesses the Great (also known as Ramesses II, as well as the shorter form of his name Ramses) was the third Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, and not only lived for 96 years but reigned...

Mask from a complete cartonnage consisting of mask and three breast pieces. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society at Abydos. Ancient Egyptian, dating to the Ptolemaic period, 323-30 BCE. The gold colouring reflects...