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The Persians ruled Egypt from 525 BC, successfully fighting off the Libyans.
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Statue of Shebenhor was created introducing Egypt to block-form seated statues.
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Ancient Egyptians used mummy cases to hold the body of deacesed men. It was thought that the bodies needed to be preserved in order to have life after death.
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Ramesses II was the Pharaoh of Egypt from 1279 to 1212 B.C. He was thought of as the greatest and most celebrated pharoh of Egypt. He was called the "Great Ancestor" by his successors. Watch this VIDEO for more information or visit the following resources:
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King Tutankhamun was a young pharaoh who ruled briefly, but is famous for his treasure-filled tomb that was discovered in 1922. Tutankhamun means "Living Age of Amun" and his burial mask remains a popular symbol to the public.
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This glass vessel in the form of a palm tree, was made to contain a powdered eye liner, called kohl.
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This wall fragment hangs from the tomb of an Ancient Egyptian tomb. It depicts a man and woman with food offerings which are believed to bring life after death.
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This model of a boat, complete with its crew, was placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to insure that the deceased would have transportation in the afterlife.
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Re Horakhty is a bronze structure of a man with the head of hawk. It represents the Egyptian god of the sun.
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These first great structures of stone were used as royal tombs during the Old Kingdom period. Watch this VIDEO for more information or visit the following resources:
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The carved decoration on this slab of slate is thought to mark King Narmer's union of Lower Egypt (north) and Upper Egypt (south).
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