Seated cross-legged, with rolls of belly fat, this painted statue differs from the ideal statues of pharaohs.
Predynastic and Old Kingdom
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 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.