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Pyramid of the Niches, El Tajin
The Pyramid of the Niches, El Tajin, Veracruz, 6th century CE.
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Relief from the Pyramid of Sahure
This large fragment came from the Pyramid of Pharaoh Sahure (25th Century BCE) at Abusir, Egypt. Four registers can be recognized. The gods Seth and Sopdu present captives or prisoners to Sahure; Sahure was the 2nd...
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Fragment of Pepi I Meryre's Pyramid Texts
This fragment of limestone contains text in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics that was found in the pyramid of Pharaoh Pepi I Meryre (r. c. 2335–2285 BCE). (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
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Relief Showing Pepi II's Pyramid Text
The hieroglyphic signs on this painted limestone fragment show parts of spells 354 and 225 of the pyramid texts of the Egyptian Pharaoh Pepi II (2284 - c. 2216 BCE). Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, 2279-2219 BCE. From...
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Staircase, Pyramid of the Niches
The eastern facade with stairway of the Pyramid of the Niches, El Tajin, Veracruz, 6th century CE.
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Pyramid, Cuicuilco
The circular pyramid or temple mound of Cuicuilco, Mexico. Late Preclassic Period, after 500 BCE. The mound is 118 m in diameter and 23 m high.
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Battle of Moscow in 1941-2 - The USSR's First Victory
The Battle of Moscow (Oct 41 to Jan 42) was Germany's first major land defeat in the Second World War (1939-45). Although Axis panzer divisions reached within 20 miles (32 km) of the Soviet capital...
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Egyptian Gods - The Complete List
The gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt were an integral part of the people's everyday lives for over 3,000 years. There were over 2,000 deities in the Egyptian pantheon, many whose names are well known - Isis, Osiris...
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WWII Red Cross Parcel
A Red Cross food parcel. Such parcels were sent to Allied prisoners-of-war during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)
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Red Cross Ambulance, WWI
A photograph of a British Red Cross ambulance in difficulties on the Italian Front during the First World War (1914-18).
Imperial War Museums, London.