Images Dated 21st February 2007 (page 2)

The Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, 20th century. The location of tombs of the kings and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt)

Granite pillars with lotus and papyrus decoration, Temple of Amun-Re, Karnak, Egypt, 20th century

Statue of Ramses II, Luxor, Egypt, 20th century. Rameses II was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. His rule, which lasted 66 years from 1279 until 1213 BC

The Colonnade of Amenhotep III, Temple of Luxor, Egypt, 20th century. The construction of Luxor Temple was begun by Amenhotep III in the 14th century BC

The Grand Hall, Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, 20th century. The Temple of Hathor at Dendera was probably built in the 1st century BC in the late Ptolemaic period

Map of the Paris Universal Exposition, 1900. More than 50 million people attended the exposition, designed to celebrate the achievements of the 19th century

Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, 20th century. The Temple of Hathor at Dendera was probably built in the 1st century BC in the late Ptolemaic period

Wolof, or Ouolof village, Senegal, 20th century. French postcard

Serere, the Sahel, Senegal, 20th century. Artist: Albaret
Serere, the Sahel, Senegal, 20th century. French postcard

Mankaigne village, Western Africa, 20th century. French postcard

Weavers, Africa, 20th century. French postcard

Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, 20th century. Colossal statues at the entrance to the Temple of Abu Simbel built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279-1212 BC)

Aswan Dam, Egypt, 20th century. In the late 19th century, the growth of population and agricultural production in the lower Nile Valley led to the decision to build a dam across the river at Aswan

Temple kiosk of Trajan, Philae, Egypt, 20th century. This building contains reliefs depicting the Roman Emperor Trajan (53-117) making offerings to the Egyptian gods Osiris, Isis and Horus

The Temple of Isis at Philae, Egypt, 20th century. The temple dedicated to Isis on the island of Philae was built in the Ptolemaic period

The Great Sphinx of Giza, Giza Plateau, Egypt. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

A Fayum portrait of Aline, also known as Tenos, 1st century
A Fayum Portrait of Aline, also known as Tenos, 1st century. Fayum are personalised mummy portraits that were produced in Egypt during the Roman period, from the 1st to the 3rd century

Ancient Egyptian figure of a seated scribe, 25th-24th century BC. The figure is of painted limestone with inlaid eyes of rock crystal. It dates from the 5th Dynasty

Three Shabtis or servant figures, Tutankhamun funerary object, 18th Dynasty
Three Shabtis or servant figures from the tomb of Tutankhamun, 14th century BC. These figures were buried in tombs in Ancient Egypt

Part of painted limestone stela of Amenemhet, Abydos, Egypt, 11th Dynasty
Part of the painted limestone tomb stela of Amenemhet, Abydos, Egypt, 22nd-20th century BC. Amenemhet was a prominent official of the 11th Dynasty

Fragment of Ancient Egyptian painted plaster depicting the account of the harvest, c1400 BC
Fragment of Ancient Egyptian painted plaster depicting an account of the harvest, c1400 BC. From the collection of the British Museum, London

Tutankhamuns burial chariot, 14th century BC. From the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC), discovered in the pharaohs tomb and today kept at the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Chariot from the tomb of Tutankhamun, 14th century BC. From the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC), discovered in the pharaohs tomb and today kept at the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Miniature canopic coffin from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 14th century BC. From the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC), discovered in the pharaohs tomb and today kept at the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Ancient Egyptian relief, c1300 BC. From the collection of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin, Germany

Tomb of Sethi I, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 13th century BC
Tomb of Seti I, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 13th century BC. Wall painting in the tomb of the 19th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Seti I who ruled Egypt from c1290 until 1279 BC

The Tomb of Amenhotep II, Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Amenhotep (Amenophis) II was the seventh Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He ruled from 1427 until 1400 BC

Mummy portrait of an Egyptian woman, c1st-3rd century. The use of personalised mummy portraits of this type in Ancient Egypt began during the Roman period

Ivory fan trimmed with ostrich feathers, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 14th century BC. From the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC)

Canopic chest from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 14th century BC. Canopic chests contained the organs which had been removed during mummification: the lungs, liver, stomach and intestines

Seated statuette of the Ancient Egyptian goddess Sekhmet, 16th-13th century BC. Portrayed with the head of a lion, Sekhmet was the goddess of war in Egyptian mythology

Gold figure of King Tutankhamun standing on a reed boat and spearing fish, 14th century BC. Funerary object from the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC)

Tomb of Tutankhamun, Karnak, Luxor, Egypt. The tomb of the 18th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC) in the Valley of the Kings

Model boat with rigging, tomb of Tutankhamun, 14th century BC. From the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC), discovered in the pharaohs tomb and today kept at the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Chest from the tomb of Tutankhamun, 14th century BC. From the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC), discovered in the pharaohs tomb and today kept at the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Great Sphinx of Amenemhat II, Ancient Egyptian. Amenemhat II was the third pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, ruling from 1929 until 1895 BC. From the Louvre Museum, Paris

Ancient Egyptian hippopotamus figurine, 16th century BC. The figurine dates from the Seventeenth Dynasty. From the Louvre Museum, Paris

Three sisters, detail from an Ancient Egyptian mural. Located in the Louvre, Paris

Wooden chest from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 14th century BC. From the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC), discovered in the pharaohs tomb and today kept at the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Mural from the Tombs of the Nobles, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are tombs of priests and officials dating from the 17th to the 20th Dynasties of Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian artefact. Relief carving showing a pharaoh beating a captive or enemy. Located in the Egyptian Museum Cairo, Egypt

Statue of Rameses III, Egypt. Rameses portrayed as the god Osiris, flanked by the falcon-headed god Horus and the jackal-headed god Anubis. Rameses III ruled Egypt from 1187 until 1156 BC

Animals grazing beside an irrigation or drainage ditch, Egypt, 20th Century

Pompeys Pillar, Alexandria, Egypt. Probably the best-known ancient monument still standing in Alexandria, the pilliar actually has nothing to do with Pompey but was erected in 293 AD for the Roman

Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Thebes, Egypt. Portrayal of the goddess Isis

Replica canopic chest from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Egypt
Replica canopic chest of gilded wood from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Egypt. The original chest contained the organs which had been removed during mummification: the lungs, liver

General View of the Grand Temple of Amen Ra, Egypt, 20th Century
General view of the Grand Temple of Amun-Re, Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. View of the ruins of the largest temple at the great temple complex of Karnak

Queen Hatshepsut obelisk, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. Queen Hatshepsut reigned together with Tuthmosis III between 1479 and 1458 BC

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