Painted Limestone Sarcophagus | Photos by Tales from the Two Lands

Painted Limestone Sarcophagus

From Giza.

Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, c. 2613-2494 BCE.

Hill Path at Deir el-Bersha

Hill Path Past Rock Cut Tombs at Deir el-Bersha

Cliffs at Deir el-Bersha

Looking to Modern Egypt

Climbing the Pathway to the Tombs at Deir el Bersha

Tomb Entrance at Deir el-Bersha

Rocks on the Ridge

Eroded Inscription

Approaching the Amarna Bounday Stela

Heading towards the Village

Desert Sands and Distant Structures

Collapsed and Upright Pillars

Ancient & Modern

Ruins in the Landscape

Decorated Column

Approaching the Amarna Bounday Stela

View from the Boundary Stela

Ancient Column, Modern Scaffolding

Greek Inscription

Ancient Columns

Greek Inscription

Greek Inscription

Inscriptions in the Landscape

Columns at el Ashmunein

Ruins in the Landscape

Eroded Inscription

Hill Path at Deir el-Bersha

Walking Amongst the Ruins

Walking Among the Ruins

Ancient & Modern

Inscription in the Ruins

Precarious Ruins

Desert Cliffs with Tombs

Ruins in the Landscape

Looking Back to Modern Egypt

Approaching Tuna el-Gebel

Columns Rising from the Green

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Ancient & modern

Ancient Brickwork

Inscriptions in the Landscape

Modern Egypt at Tuna el-Gebel

Ruins in the Desert

Mountains of Pottery

Toppled Columns in the Desert

Ancient Brickwork

Columns with People for Scale

Among the Ruins

Behind the Fence

Building amidst the ruins

Columns Amongst the Desert

Scattered Carvings

Columns in the Desert

The Road to Meir

Walking through Meir

Inscriptions in the Landscape

Looking Back Across the Desert

Columns with People for Scale

Across the Cliffs at Meir

Desert Sands at Meir

J on the Cliffs at Deir el-Bersha

Out in the Desert

Mountains of Pottery

Columns in the Desert

An Ancient Quarry with Crosses

Mountains of Pottery

Ruins in the Desert

Ruins in the Landscape

An Ancient Quarry

The Road to Meir

Desert Sands and Distant Ruins

Ruins in the Desert

Toppled Baboon Statue

Columns Against the Sky

Ruins in the Desert

Sand Covered Cliffs

Ancient Ruins, Propped Up

Columns & Tourists

A Fairly Intact Pot Amongst the Sherds

Almost Intact Pot Amongst the Debris

Lost in the Undergrowth

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Coffin with Inscription

Tombstone with Inscription in Coptic

Coptic Icon of the Virgin & Child

Decorated Metal Bowl

3 Ceramic Strainers

Hill Path at Deir el-Bersha

Sarcophagus of Padikem

Decorated Metal Vessel

Rock Cut Tombs at Deir el Bersha

Small Stone Vessels

Anthropomorphic Vessel

About to go up the cliffs at Deir el-Bersha

Looking to Modern Egypt

Looking Along the Wadi at Deir el-Bersha

Signposting the Way

Inscriptions in the Ruins

Police Escort Posing for Photos

The Tomb of Isadora

Mummy of an Ibis

Model Boat from the Tomb of Henu

The Tomb of Isadora

The Tomb of Isadora

Two Feline Headed Figurines

An Ancient Quarry

Tomb Entrance at Beni Hasan

Looking Across the Nile Valley from the Cliffs at Beni Hasan

Coffin Decorated with the Book of the Dead

Looking Down from the Cliffs at Beni Hasan

Cultivation at Beni Hasan

Entrance to the Tomb of Khety

The View up the Nile from the Beni Hasan Cliffs

Looking Across the Nile Valley from the Beni Hasan Cliffs

Down the Steps from Cliffs to Cultivation

Entrance to the Speos Artemidos

Walking Up to the Tombs in the Cliffs of Beni Hasan

A Seat with a View

Looking Across the Nile Valley from the Cliffs at Beni Hasan

Tomb Entrance at Beni Hasan

Looking Across the Nile Valley from the Cliffs of Beni Hasan

Looking Across the Nile Valley from the Cliffs of Beni Hasan

Looking Across the Nile Valley from the Beni Hasan Cliffs

Looking Across the Nile Valley from the Cliffs at Beni Hasan

Cliffs at Beni Hasan

Walking up the Cliffs to the Tombs at Beni Hasan

Statue of Ankh Pepi and His Wife

The Name of Djehutihotep

Tomb of Petosiris

Traces of Paint on the Rock Outside

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb Entrance in the Cliffs at Beni Hasan

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Petosiris

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Entrance to the Tomb of Amenemhat (Ameni) at Beni Hasan

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Entrance to the Tomb of Khnumhotep II at Beni Hassan

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Petosiris

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Looking Down from the Cliffs at Beni Hasan

Outside the Speos Artemidos

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

Hunting in the Marshes

The Tomb of Senbi

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

The Tomb of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

The Tomb of Senbi

Looking from Desert to Cultivation

The Tomb of Senbi

Reconstructed Architecture at the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

View Across the Archaeological Remains at Saqqara

Alcove in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Camel and Guardpost

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Causeway of the Pyramid Complex of Unas

Entrance to 2nd Dynasty Underground Galleries at Saqqara

Looking towards the Causeway of Unas

Anthropoid Coffin

Hut with Distant Pyramids

View Across the Archaeological Remains at Saqqara

Hieroglyphs in the Sand

View Across the Archaeological Remains at Saqqara

Ramadan Hussein Telling Us About His Excavations at Saqqara

View Across the Archaeological Remains at Saqqara

Causeway of the Pyramid Complex of Unas

The Imhotep Museum, Saqqara

Causeway of the Pyramid Complex of Unas

Approaching the Serapeum

Head of a Ptolemaic King

Approaching the Serapeum

Approaching the Serapeum

Looking Out to the Greenery at Saqqara

Palm Tree at Saqqara

Reconstructed Architecture at the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Looking Out to the Greenery at Saqqara

Temple Tombs at Saqqara

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Step Pyramid and Reconstructed Enclosure Wall

Auguste Mariette's Mausoleum

Osirid Statues in the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Reconstructed Architecture at the Step Pyramid

Amarna Boundary Stela

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Approaching the Serapeum

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Walking Across the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Reconstructed Architecture in the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid with the Pyramid of Unas in the Background

Head with Wig and Wig Ornaments

A Queue of Animals

The Outside of the Tomb of Meruka

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Hieratic Graffiti from Ancient Tourists

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Reconstructed Architecture in the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Statue Feet in the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Statue Feet in the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

The Outside of the Tomb of Meruka

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Causeway of the Pyramid Complex of Unas

Wall Around the Step Pyramid Complex

Wall Around the Step Pyramid Complex

Entrance to the Step Pyramid Complex

Ostracon Showing Two Chariots

Reconstructed Architecture at the Step Pyramid

Entrance to the Step Pyramid Complex

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Reconstructed Architecture at the Step Pyramid

Entrance to the Step Pyramid Complex

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Entrance to the Step Pyramid Complex

Ostracon Showing Two Men Herding Cows

The Name of Djehutihotep

Statue of Ankh Pepi and His Wife

Entrance to the Step Pyramid Complex

Entrance to the Step Pyramid Complex

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Wood Ivory and Gilt Box

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Relief with Offering Bearers (?)

Funerary Papyrus

Funerary Papyrus (Book of the Dead?)

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Tomb of Ptahhotep

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Sculpted Heads of Prisoners

Small Figure of a Bound Captive

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Hieratic Graffiti from Ancient Tourists

Ostracon with Birds and Dog

Pyramid of Unas

Pyramid of Unas

Interior Decoration of the Pyramid of Unas

Relief with Donkeys and Offering Bearers

Ostracon with Depiction of Lion Biting a Man's Head

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Fragments of Floor or Wall Paintings

Khaemwaset's Inscription on the Pyramid of Unas

Pyramid of Unas

The Valley Temple of Unas

Raised Relief of Woman (and Child)

Causeway of the Funerary Complex of Unas

Pyramid of Unas

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Pyramid of Unas

Khaemwaset's Inscription on the Pyramid of Unas

Interior Decoration of the Pyramid of Unas

Pyramid of Unas

Eyes from a Statue (?)

Tomb of Maya at Saqqara

Pyramid of Teti

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Sculpted Heads of Prisoners

Ostracon with a Sketch of a Duck

Predynastic Pot with Boat and Bird Motifs

Wooden Models from the Tomb of Henu

Khaemwaset's Inscription on the Pyramid of Unas

Ostracon with Sketches of Sobek

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Pyramid of Userkaf

Pyramid of Userkaf

Pyramid of Userkaf

Entrance to Tomb of Idut

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

Pyramid of Userkaf

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Pyramid of Userkaf

Relief of Offering Bearers

Pyramid of Userkaf

Pyramid of Userkaf

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

Wooden Coffin of Atef Ib

Interior Decoration of the Pyramid of Unas

TNew Kingdom Temple Tomb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Khaemwaset's Inscription on the Pyramid of Unas

Pyramid of Unas

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

New Kingdom Temple Tomb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Relief With Offering Table, Offering List and Servants Bearing Offerings

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Statue of a Seated Man

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Statue of a King on a Throne with Lion Arms

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Statue of a Family

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Tomb of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep (The Two Brothers)

Tomb of Maya at Saqqara

Entrance to the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Entrance to the Tomb of Maya

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Statue of a Family

Relief With Offering Table, Offering List and Servants Bearing Offerings

Ostracon with a Sketch of a Seated Goddess with Horus Holding a Shen Ring Behind Her

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Entrance to Tomb of Ty

Stela or Relief with Offerings

Pyramid of Userkaf

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Ivory Figurines

Ivory Figurines

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

Ceramic Mask from Hierakonpolis

Pyramid of Userkaf with the Step Pyramid in the Background

Pyramid of Userkaf

Ivory Figurines

Statue of a King on a Throne with Lion Arms

Family Group Statue(?)

Ostracon Showing a Man Being Bitten By a Lion

Clay Head from Merimde Beni Salama

Relief With Offering Table, Offering List and Servants Bearing Offerings

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

Statue of Princess Ankhesenpaaten

Ostraca Depicting Meretseger as a Snake

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Carrying Chair of Queen Hetepheres

Vase Decorated with Crocodiles and Hippos

Carrying Chair of Queen Hetepheres

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Bed of Queen Hetepheres

Statue of Nofret

Sarcophagus of Hatshepsut

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Weighing of the Heart Scene from the Book of the Dead

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Statue of a Seated Scribe

Oil Jar with Narmer's Name

Tomb Relief with Musicians

Labels from Tomb U-j

Pottery Vessel Decorated with Ring of People

Head a of New Kingdom Queen

Statue of a Seated Scribe

Fragment of Paving from Amarna

Box with Cartouche of Tutankhamun

Sarcophagus of Hatshepsut

Box with Cartouche of Tutankhamun

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Statue of Montuhotep II

Painted Limestone Sarcophagus

Outer and Inner Coffin of One of the Fetuses in Tutankhamun's Tomb

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Scene of Men Netting Birds

Silver Bracelets Belonging to Hetepheres

Coffin of Ahmose Meritamun

Game Pieces Shaped Like Lions

Statue of a Bearer

Wadi el Jarf Papyri

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Game Pieces Shaped Like Lions

The Meidum Geese

Statue of a Bearer

Flooring from Amarna

Limestone Sarcophagus with Representation of Panther Skin on Lid

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Wadi el Jarf Papyri

Limestone Sarcophagus with Representation of Panther Skin on Lid

Decoration on the Second Shrine of Tutankhamun

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Walking Stick Decorated with a Nubian and an Asiatic

Triad Statue of Menkaure Flanked by Hathor (left) and the Nome Deity of Thebes (right)

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

3 Wooden Shabti of Tutankhamun

Outer Shrine of Tutankhamun

Decoration on the Second Shrine of Tutankhamun

Inner Coffin and Mask of One of the Fetuses from Tutankhamun's Tomb

Canopic Jar of Tjuyu

Wadi el Jarf Papyri

Limestone Sarcophagus with Representation of Panther Skin on Lid

The Meidum Geese

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Shabti of Tutankhamun

Stela of Amenemhat

Reliefs from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Itet at Meidum

Pottery Vessel Decorated with Ring of People

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Flooring from Amarna

Reliefs from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Itet at Meidum

Copper Statue of Pepi I

Triad Statue of Menkaure Flanked by Hathor (left) and the Nome Deity of Thebes (right)

Box with Name of Amenhotep III, plus Beads

Reliefs from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Itet at Meidum

The Meidum Geese

Copper Statue of Pepi I

Shabti of Tutankhamun

Statues of Rahotep and Nofret

Bust of Queen Meritamun

Reliefs from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Itet at Meidum

Model Boat from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Statue of Montuhotep II

Outer Shrine of Tutankhamun

Reliefs from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Itet at Meidum

Copper Statue of Pepi I

Statue of a Bearer

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Funerary Bed with Hippo Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Flooring from Amarna

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Osirian Pillar of Senwosret I

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Coffin of Ahmose-Nefertari with J for Scale

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Alabaster Vessel and Statuette

Funerary Bed with Cow Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Canopic Jar of Tjuyu

Furniture of Queen Hetepheres

Funerary Bed with Lion Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Funerary Bed with Lion Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Canopic Jars of Kiya

Decoration on the Third Shrine of Tutankhamun

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Chair with Legs in the Shape of Duck Heads

Calcite Cup in the Form of a Lotus Flower

Coffin of Ahmose Meritamun

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Canopic Jars of Kiya

Senet Board and Pieces

Statue of Meryre and Iniuia

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Funerary Bed with Hippo Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Sarcophagus of Prince Thutmose's Cat

Statue of Khafre

Statue of Amenemhat III

Detail from Coffin of Khui, Depicting Him and His Dog Iupu

Statue of Khafre

Amenemhat III in Priestly Costume

Statue of the Ka of Wahibre Hor

Statue of Khafre In Front of a False Door

Bust of Queen Meritamun

Statue of Meryre and Iniuia

Ostracon of a Cat Herding Geese

Alabaster Basin with Boat with Antelope-Headed Bow and Stern

Anubis On a Shrine

Amenemhat III in Priestly Costume

Alabaster Vase in the Form of an Ibex

Bed of Tutankhamun

Bed of Tutankhamun

Lion Shaped Vessel

Calcite Cup in the Form of a Lotus Flower

Anubis On a Shrine

Statue of Meryre and Iniuy

Ornamental Alabaster Vase

Statue of the Ka of Wahibre Hor

Double Statue of Amun and Mut

Anubis On a Shrine

Statue of Khafre

Double Statue of Amun and Mut

Cosmetic Jar with Lions, Hunting Scenes and Captives

Statue of Amenhotep IV

Statue of Amenhotep IV

Double Statue of Amenemhat III as a Nile God

Face of a Statue of Thutmose III with a Modern Cast of the Body

Double Statue of Amenemhat III as a Nile God

Colossal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Colossal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Collosal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Collosal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Double Statue of Amenemhat III as a Nile God

Facade of a Small Shrine

Facade of a Small Shrine

Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Two Princesses Worshipping the Aten

Facade of a Small Shrine

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

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