Artwork/Statues/Objects

PYRAMIDS

  • The Great Pyramid at Giza, largest and most north, built for Khufu

  • Pyramid of Khafre, middle sized and centre

  • Pyramid of Menkaure, smallest and most south

  • The Great Sphynix, believed to be a monument to Khafre

  • The Step Pyramid of Djoser

General

  • Rosetta Stone (Hieroglyphic tablet found by Napolean’s Army, now in the British Museum

  • Colossal statue of Rameses 2, found by Giovanni Battista Belzoni, now in the British Museum

Predynastic (Naquada 1-3)

  • Gold figurines from Tell el-Farkha found in 2006 during the Polish Excavations (Lapis Lazuli inlaid eye, gold rivets

  • Naqada 1 black-top pottery vases, terracotta

  • Naquada 1 bowl, terrecotta with small hippo and aliigator figurines around the rim

  • Naquada 2 beige pottery

The Early Dynastic Period

  • The Narmer Palette (Discovered at Hierakonpolis in the Temple of Horus), has many intricate artworks on both sides, depicts the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt

  • Narmer Macehead (Found along with the Narmer Palette), depicts scene of King Narmer at tribute taking

  • Scorpian Macehead, depicts king performing ritual opening of irrigation canal

  • Stele of Peribsen, artifact showing Seth and Horus as serekh, successor Khasekhem

  • Khasekhem Wy, limestone statuette from main deposiit at Hierakonpolis, depicted wearing white crown and sed-festival robe

Old Kingdom

  • King Djoser limestone statue at Saqqara, earliest life-sized statue from Egypt, found in the serdab of the stepped pyramid

  • Relief of Djoser, large artwork showing King performing rituals of territorual claim, found at stepped pyramid complex in Saqqara

  • Rahotep and Nefert statues from the chapel of Rahotep, painted limestone

  • Ivory statuette (small) of Khufu, from Abydos, Cario Museum

  • Statue of Heminunu (vizier of Kufu), found in a mastaba at Giza

  • Stela of Wepemnefret, painting of the slab stela from Mastaba G in Tomb G

  • Gneiss statue of Khafra from the valley temple, now resides in Cairo

  • Bust of Ankhhaf (son of Sneferu and vizer/architect of Khafra), found in this mastaba

  • Statue of Menjaura and Queen, from Giza Valley Temple