KING OF EGYPT tours: 10/26/20

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Detail at Karnak Temple, pillar with lotus flowers.

Neclace of King Thutmose III.

A necklace attributed to one of the wives of King Thutmose III. It is made of gold and inlaid with agate and turquoise. It is made up of five rows of golden Khazar in the form of the hieroglyphic sign Nefer. The necklace ends with a lotus flower, and on both sides, there is a gold piece indicating the name of the king

Period of the Eighteenth Dynasty

Now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York - United States of America.

The opener of the ways.

Rich original colour and delicate carving, Pharaoh Seti I being received and supported by Wepwawet, the opener of the ways. Temple of Abydos built under Seti I.

19th dynasty, 13th century BCE, the New Kingdom in middle Egypt.

Sarcophagus of Seti I

The mummy of Seti I was buried in an elegant alabaster sarcophagus in his tomb (KV17) in the Valley of the Kings, West Thebes.

This sarcophagus in which the mummy of Seti I was found in the mummy cache at Deir el-Bahari in 1881. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Ramesses II dedicated the Small Temple at Abu Simbel

Ramesses II dedicated the Small Temple at Abu Simbel to his Great Royal Wife, Nefertari.

And this is what greets you when you step through the threshold: an elegant pillared hall.

Ancient Egyptian necklace period New Kingdom, . It appears to be made of gold, turquoise, carnelian, banded agate, and amethyst.

Paintings inside the tomb of Sennefer, the Vizier and the Mayor of Thebes (Luxor), during King Amenhotep II's reign,around 1400 BC.

A new painting, depicting scenes of ancient Egyptian life.

was discovered in 2012 in a tomb located about 1,000 feet (300 meters) east of the Great Pyramid at Giza.

Pictured here the tomb is for a man named Perseneb whom inscriptions say was a "priest" and "steward." It dates to the middle or late fifth dynasty (ca. 2450-2350 B.C.).

The tomb contains a central room, offering room and burial chamber. The complex was first recorded in the 19th century and was noted for its 11 statues, which include depictions of Perseneb and his family. Archaeologists were conducting restoration work and did not expect to make a new discovery. This image shows part of the central room with four of the statues.