And the scarab in this pectoral of #Tutankhamun is desert glass produced by meteoric impact! buff.ly/2fFdAJy

Pond in a Garden from the Tomb, Thebes. #history #egypt

Pectoral of Amenemhat III, tomb of Mereret.

The Temple of Khnum at Esna

Tomb stela of Merneith from the Umm el-Qa'ab. Reign 2970.BC

This bronze statue had one job: to carry a prayer between the earthly realm and the divine. #giftsforthegods

Sarcophagus of Prince Thutmose's cat, Ta-miu

Cleopatra with her son Cesarean at the Temple of Dendera.

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Worthy of a selfie! The British Museum's Sunken Cities exhibition curators capture the moment as a giant statue of Hapy is raised in place.

In A.D. 130, the Roman Empress Sabrina got very upset with one of the Colossi of Memnon. The famous "Singing Memnon" wasn't working.

Who is The Louvre’s Seated Scribe? One of Egypt’s most famous faces is also one of her greatest mysteries.

As the Egyptian sun fell below the western horizon, it entered the Underworld - and it wasn't guaranteed that it would rise again.

This baby-faced statue tells us that King Amenhotep III was keen to be seen as flushed with youthful energy (and rampant virility).

"Take the two Eyes of Horus, the black and the white one ... so they may illuminate your face." (Utterance 43; Pyramid Texts)

A new discovery at the centre of the universe! Evidence of a new temple of Ramesses II at Heliopolis; the place where creation began.

From the International Space Station, the Nile looks like a brilliant, long-stemmed lotus, symbol of creation and rebirth.

Luxor Temple was all about renewal: for the gods, the king, and Amenhotep III's statues recarved for Ramesses II.

"Who's a good boy?" Mereruka's hunting dogs.

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