The Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara is a vital crux that represents both the culmination of royal funerary architectural development of the 1st to 2nd Dynasties and the spark of Egypt’s glorious Age of the Pyramids that would follow.
Dr. Amy Calvert
This serene statue of the pharaoh and the queen is from a temple of the Pyramid of Menkaure, undisturbed for millennia.
King Menkaure (Mycerinus) and queen
Smallest of the Giza Pyramids, the Pyramid of Menkaure still rises to 213 feet—and was home to stunning sculpture.
Pyramid of Menkaure
Carved from bedrock, the Great Sphinx is one of the largest statues in the world—does it have the face of a pharaoh?
Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx
Largest of the Pyramids of Giza, the outer casing of this engineering marvel once shone bright white in the sun.
Pyramid of Khufu
Rising out of the Western Desert—the only remaining monument of the ancient Seven Wonders, the Great Pyramids.
The Great Pyramids of Giza
The Narmer Palette is so valuable that it has never been allowed to leave Egypt.
Palette of King Narmer
Ancient Egyptians mastered a variety of techniques and materials—some that suggest trade with far-away nations.
Materials and techniques in ancient Egyptian art
How was the funerary and monumental art of Egypt meant to be seen and interpreted?
Ancient Egyptian art
Ancient Egypt had an enormous impact on ancient cultures—even today Egyptian culture permeates society.
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