And people wonder why the Great Sphinx is so weather-beaten!
Read More'The silent painting speaks on the walls and does much good.' - Gregory of Nyssa, ca. 370 A.D.
Egyptian art had a quality that most art doesn't: it was designed to DO something.
Read MoreEven a warrior queen likes nice things
The broad collar of a Queen who led the African resistance against Emperor Augustus.
Read MoreHoremheb waited a long time to be king
And when he finally did, there were some scores to settle.
Read MoreGreat temple. Not sure about the Sound and Light Show
Few fail to be impressed with Ramesses II's ancient temples at Abu Simbel. The modern Sound and Light Show however, draws a mixed reaction.
Read MoreThe further you step through the gates, the further back you travel in time.
Karnak Temple dominated Thebes for 2,000 years. Its beginnings, however, were very modest.
Read MoreWhat's 'wrong' with this SCENE?
What did the artist do, 3,300 years ago, to help make this scene 'work'?
Read MoreTHE ROAD TO ETERNITY
Along this causeway was carried the mummified body of the king on his last earthly journey.
Read MoreAkhenaten's Empty Tomb
This is where the 'heretic' pharaoh wanted to spend eternity. His son, however, had other plans.
Read MoreSO WHERE ARE THE MUMMIES?
The excavators nicknamed her 'The Princess', which is a much more romantic label than 'Coffin F'.
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