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  2. Khufu Statuette - Wikipedia

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    The Palermo stone fragment C2 reports the creation of two colossal standing statues of the king - one of copper and the other of pure gold. [2] [8] Head of Khufu. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, c. 2500 BC. State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich. Several statue heads also survive, which are sometimes attributed to Khufu on account of their stylistic ...

  3. Ancient Egyptian architecture - Wikipedia

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    The temple roof, representing the heavens, [31] often bore images of stars and birds, while the columns often bore images of palms, lotuses, and people. The temple complex of Karnak is located on the banks of the Nile River some 2.5 kilometers (1.6 miles) north of Luxor .

  4. Great Sphinx of Giza - Wikipedia

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    The Sphinx is the oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt and one of the most recognizable statues in the world. The archaeological evidence suggests that it was created by ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom during the reign of Khafre (c. 2558–2532 BC). [5] [6] [7]

  5. Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre - Wikipedia

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    Middle Kingdom art, "known for its gold work and statues", moved from realism to idealization; this is exemplified by the schist statue of Amenemhatankh and the wooden Offering Bearer. The New Kingdom and Coptic Egyptian sections are deep, but the statue of the goddess Nephthys and the limestone depiction of the goddess Hathor demonstrate New ...

  6. Colossal statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye - Wikipedia

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    The statue was found in the late 19th century in fragments. [1] In 1897 the fragments were moved by Georges Daressy to the forecourt of the small Amun temple at Medinet Habu nearby; later they were moved to Cairo and reassembled for the opening of the Egyptian Museum in 1902. [8]

  7. British Museum Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan

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    The seven permanent Egyptian galleries at the British Museum, which include its largest exhibition space (Room 4, for monumental sculpture), can display only 4% of its Egyptian holdings. The second-floor galleries have a selection of the museum's collection of 140 mummies and coffins, the largest outside Cairo. A high proportion of the ...

  8. Category:Sculptures of ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Sculptures of ancient Egypt" ... Statues of Amun in the form of a ram protecting King Taharqa; Statuette of Neferefre; T. Thutmose (sculptor)

  9. Architecture of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The Beaux-Arts and Secession (Austrian Art Nouveau) styles of Vienna are widely evident in new buildings around the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. [80] Egypt's first architectural competition was held in 1894 for the design of the Egyptian Museum, housing the country's growing collection of antiquities.

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