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Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, exterior view, west facade, Royal Portal, central doorway, jamb statues, Old Testament kings and queen, upper half of figures.
Architecture; Churches; Cathedrals; Religious facilities; Buildings; Facades; Doors & doorways; Architectural elements; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Religious architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Sculpture;...
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Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, exterior view, west facade, Royal Portal, central doorway, jamb statues, Old Testament kings and queen.
Architecture; Churches; Cathedrals; Religious facilities; Buildings; Facades; Doors & doorways; Architectural elements; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Religious architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Sculpture;...
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Tutankhamen [Tutankhamun], funerary mask, front view, day of discovery.
Sculpture; Coffins; Sarcophagi; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Containers; Goldwork; Metalwork; Ceremonial objects; Funeral rites & ceremonies; Rites & ceremonies; Death & burial; Dead persons; Mummies; Masks; Death mask; Men; Kings;...
Funerary mask of Tutankhamen, from the tomb of Tutankhamen, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, photographed the day it was discovered, October 28, 1925.
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Tutankhamen [Tutankhamun], funerary mask, front view.
Sculpture; Coffins; Sarcophagi; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Containers; Goldwork; Metalwork; Ceremonial objects; Funeral rites & ceremonies; Rites & ceremonies; Death & burial; Dead persons; Mummies; Masks; Death mask; Men; Kings;...
Funerary mask of Tutankhamen, from the tomb of Tutankhamen, Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
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Tutankhamen [Tutankhamun], inner coffin, front view, standing.
Sculpture; Coffins; Sarcophagi; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Containers; Goldwork; Metalwork; Ceremonial objects; Funeral rites & ceremonies; Rites & ceremonies; Death & burial; Dead persons; Mummies; Men; Kings; Rulers; People...
Inner coffin of sarcophagus, from the tomb of Tutankhamen, Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
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Tutankhamen [Tutankhamun], inner coffin, front, slight three-quarter view, standing.
Sculpture; Coffins; Sarcophagi; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Containers; Goldwork; Metalwork; Ceremonial objects; Funeral rites & ceremonies; Rites & ceremonies; Death & burial; Dead persons; Mummies; Men; Kings; Rulers; People...
Inner coffin of sarcophagus, from the tomb of Tutankhamen, Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
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Mastaba, stepped pyramid, pyramid, diagrams.
Architecture; Pyramids; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Funerary facilities; Architectural elements; Rooms & spaces; Passageways; Chapels; Tables; Sculpture; Ceremonial objects; Funeral rites & ceremonies; Rites & ceremonies; Death...
From the "Elements of Architecture: Mastaba to Pyramid" section of the "Art of Ancient Egypt" chapter (Chapter 3). Components highlighted are: mastaba (chapel, offering table, serdab with statue of ka, underground burial...
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Palette of [King] Narmer, back (left), front (right).
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Plaques; Storytelling; History; Inscriptions; Hieroglyphics; Writing systems; Names; Symbols; Myths; Legends; Homicides; Decapitations; Men; Kings; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Heroes; Enemies;...
From Hierakonpolis, Egypt.
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Menkaure and His Wife, Queen Khamerernebty, from Giza [Gizeh, Egypt], diagram, hypothetical grid for canon of proportions in use during Old Kingdom.
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Women; Kings; Queens; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Spouses; Couples; Families; Clothing & dress; Headdresses; Headgear; Hairstyles; Beards; Gestures; Diagrams; Drawings
Diagram of a hypothetical grid for canon of proportions in use during the Old Kingdom overlaid on a simple drawing of the statue of Menkaure and Khamerernebty.
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Menkaure and His Wife, Queen Khamerernebty, from Giza [Gizeh], Egypt, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Women; Kings; Queens; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Spouses; Couples; Families; Clothing & dress; Headdresses; Headgear; Hairstyles; Beards; Gestures
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Khafre, front and profile views.
Sculpture; Men; Kings; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Muscles; Clothing & dress; Headdresses; Headgear; Cobras; Snakes; Reptiles; Beards; Thrones; Chairs; Seating furniture; Furniture; Sitting; Bas-reliefs; Plants;...
From [Gizeh] Giza, [Egypt].
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Great Sphinx, Gizeh [Giza], Egypt, aerial view.
Sculpture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Sphinxes; Supernatural beings; Power (Social sciences); Men; Kings; Rulers; Heads (Anatomy); Clothing & dress; Headdresses; Headgear; Wild cats; Lions; Animals; Bird's-eye views; Aerial...
Possibly Khafre, King of Egypt, r.2520-2494 BCE.
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Pepy II and His Mother, Queen Merye-ankhnes, three-quarter view, right side.
Sculpture; Figurines; Portraits; Men; Kings; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Queens; Women; Mothers; Families; Clothing & dress; Headdresses; Headgear; Sitting
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Senwosret III, three-quarter view, right side.
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Kings; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Generals; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Clothing & dress; Headdresses; Headgear; Sitting; Hieroglyphics; Writing...
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Pectoral of Senwosret II.
Jewelry; Goldwork; Metalwork; Cartouches; Beads; Myths; Legends; Hieroglyphics; Names; Symbols; Sun; Palms; Gods; Supernatural beings; Fictitious characters; Falcons; Birds; Insects; Cobras; Snakes; Reptiles; Animals; Men; Kings; Rulers; Clothing...
Gold and semiprecious stones. From the tomb of Princess Sithathoryunet, el-Lahun.
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Temple of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu, Luxor, [Egypt], pylon of Ramesses II.
Architecture; Archaeological sites; Ruins; Temples; Religious facilities; Buildings; Monuments; Pylons (Gateways); Gates; Walls; Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Kings; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Clothing & dress;...
With obelisk and two colossal statues of the king in the foreground.
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Temples of Ramesses II (left), and Nefertari (right), Abu Simbel, Nubia, aerial view.
Architecture; Rock-cut architecture; Temples; Religious facilities; Monuments; Walls; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Men; Kings; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Portraits;...
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[Akhenaton] Akhenaten and His Family.
Sculpture; Stelae; Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Kings; Rulers; Women; Queens; People associated with politics & government; Couples; Spouses; Fathers; Mothers; Families; Family; Children; Girls; Clothing & dress; Headgear; Headdresses;...
Painted limestone relief, from Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna), [Egypt].
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House of Poseidon, Zeugma [Turkey], mosaic pavement, Achilles Revealed.
Architecture; Buildings; Houses; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Mosaics; Mosaic pavements; Floors; Storytelling; Legends; Myths; Fictitious characters; Men; Women; Heroes; Youth; Kings; Rulers; People associated with politics & government;...
"This mosaic decorated the bottom of a shallow pool […]. The hole at its center belonged to a water jet. […] Its border consists of a band of twisted ribbon between plain bands. The emblema shows one of the popular episodes related to the...
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Hadrian as imperator, from Hierapytna, Greece, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; People associated with military activities; Military officers; Military leadership; Leadership; Standing; Clothing & dress; Military...
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