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Limestone stela of Usekhu, the overseer of the cabinet. From Abydos, modern-day Egypt. Middle Kingdom, circa 11th to 12th Dynasty, circa 2000 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

The name Narmer, written as a catfish within a serekh (royal name box), has been impressed with a large cylinder seal several times onto this conical jar lid. The chisel, the second element of Narmer's name and perhaps originally...

Marble slab inscribed in Greek. This is the law of the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I Dicorus (reigned 491-518 CE), regulating the passage through Dardanelles customs. Byzantine Period, 6th century CE. From Abydos, Çanakkale...

Currently located in the Louvre Museum, this Funerary stela was found at Abydos. It is an example of an Egyptian Royal Serekh from the 1st Dynasty. This writing format indicated that the name inside the rectangular enclosure was...

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...

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...