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22 Cards in this Set
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Hieroglyphics from Greek for “Sacred Writhing’
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The Rosetta Stone, c. 196 BCE, discovered
In 1799 by Napoleon |
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Early Dynastic, The Palette of Narmer, 2950-2775 BCE, Dynasty 1, schist
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papyrus
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an ancient form of paper, made from the papyrus plant
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Early Dynastic
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Old Kingdom mastaba
Serdab (cold water) sarcophagus |
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Early Dynastic, Imhotep, Stepped Pyramid of Djoser, Funerary complex at Saqqara, Dynasty 3,
c. 2667-2648 BCE |
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Old Kingdom, Great Pyramids, Giza, Dynasty 4, c. 2575-2450BCE, built for Khufu,
Khafra, and Menkaure |
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veneer
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Wood
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ashlar masonry
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rectangular units of burned clay or shale, or stone,
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Old Kingdom, Menkaura and a Queen, Dynasty 4, c. 2500 BCE/Old Kingdom, Graywaeke
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Old Kingdom, Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt, from the tomb
of Ti, Dynasty 5, c. 2510-2460 BCE, painted limestone genre scene |
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Old Kingdom, Seated Scribe, c.2450
Dynasty 5, painted limestone with stone |
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Middle Kingdom, Senusret III,
Quartzite, 12th Dynasty, c.1938- 1755 BCE |
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Middle Kingdom, Pectoral of Senusret II, 12th Dynasty, c. 1938-1755 BCE, gold and stones
Ankh, cartouche |
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Middle Kingdom, Model of a House
And Garden, 11th Dynasty, c.2125- 2055 BC |
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New Kingdom, Akhenaten and his Family, Dynasty 18, c. 1348-1336 BCE/New Kingdom,
Limestone Amenhotep IV, Amarna Period, Aten, Ma’at |
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Hatshepsut’s Temple
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Hatshepsut’s Temple
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New Kingdom, Funerary Mask of Tutankhamn, Dynasty 18, c. 1336-1327 BCE, gold inlaid
With glass and precious stones; above: Tut’s second funerary sarcophagus |
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Colossal Statue of Akhenaten, Dynasty
18, limestone |
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New Kingdom, Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, 19th Dynasty, c. 1279-1213
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