Boy 8 yrs looking at tomb of Tutankhamun at th Egyptian Museum Cairo Today Tutankhamun is the most famous Egyptian pharaoh The boy king died in his late teens and remained at rest for over 3300years EGYPT Cairo

Hatshepsut Temple carved stone columns in Chapel of Hathor built by the female pharaoh queen West Bank Luxor Egypt North Africa

Hatshepsut Temple carved stone columns in Chapel of Hathor built by the female pharaoh queen West Bank Luxor Egypt North Africa

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Statue inside the mortuary temple of Ramses II dedicated to Re Herakhte in the interior of Abu Simbel Great Temple Egypt North Africa

Granite pillar with papyrus decoration and statue in Temple of Amun Re Karnak Egypt North Africa Karnak Temple is the largest temple complex ever built and was gradually enlarged by successive pharoahs over a thirteen hundred year period

Hypostyle Hall Temple of Amun Karnak in Luxor Egypt North Africa Karnak Temple is the largest temple complex ever built and was gradually enlarged by successive pharoahs over a thirteen hundred year period

Folding headrest in painted ivory decorated with the head of the protective spirit Bes, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue of Ramses II in summer sun sunshine Karnak Temple Luxor Egypt Africa Karnak Temple is the largest temple complex ever built and was gradually enlarged by successive pharoahs over a thirteen hundred year period

Dummy head of the young king, made from stuccoed and painted wood, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Luxor. Temple of Amon. Pylon of Ramses II, 1290-1224 BC. Colossal statues of pharaoh

The ecclesiastical throne, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

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Mirror case in the form of an ankh, the sign of life, made of gilt wood inlaid with glass_paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The gilt shrine which originally contained the statuettes of the royal couple in the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Model of the pharaoh's boat, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Temple of Re_Herakhte for the pharaoh Ramses II The Great, moved when Aswan High Dam built, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Abu Simbel, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Gilt wood statuette of Tutankhamun on a boat with a harpoon, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Votive shield showing the king slaying two lions, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail from the ceremonial footstool of the king, showing conquered adversaries and enemies of Egypt, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail from a state chariot showing the king as a sphinx trampling the enemies of Egypt underfoot, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The painted box of stuccoed wood showing the king in his chariot, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Akhenaton (Amenhotep IV), Egyptian Pharaoh (1364-1347 BCE) Artist Unknown Limestone Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, (Agyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung), Berlin, Germany

Detail showing the destruction of the black Africans painted on the box of stuccoed wood, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Luxor. Temple of Amon. Court of Ramses II, 1290-1224 BC. Detail of colossal statue of pharaoh with cartouche

Egypt - Dandarah (Dendera). Temple of Hathor. Celebrating royal birth 'mammisi' building, reigning Trajan. Relief of pharaoh offering to gods Hathor and Horus. Initiated Ptolemaic dynasty, Ptolemy XII, 88-51 BC

Bezel of a ring showing the king venerating the sun_god, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Interior of the tomb of the pharaoh Amenophis II, Valley of the Kings, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Temple of Re_Herakhte for the pharaoh Ramses II The Great, moved when Aswan High Dam built, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Abu Simbel, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of the exterior of the gilt shrine showing the queen bringing unguents and flowers to the king, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral decorated with the vulture of Upper Egypt, made of gold cloisonne inlaid with glass paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Temple of Re_Herakhte for pharaoh Ramses II, moved when Aswan High Dam built, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The king's two daggers, one with a blade of gold, the other of iron, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail showing the destruction of Asians painted on the box of stuccoed wood, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral in gold cloisonne with semi_precious stones and glass_paste, with winged scarab, symbol of resurrection, in centre, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Earrings which show the king flanked by two sacred serpents in the centre of the clip, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discoverd in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Valley of the Kings. Funerary temple of Ramses II 'Ramesseum' at Dayr al-Bahri (Deir el-Bahri). Hypostyle hall. Pharaoh before Amon and Isis. New Kingdom, Ramses II, 19th Dynasty

Lid of an alabaster jar decorated with a bird in a nest and eggs in a bowl, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of a painted alabaster unguent jar, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue of the pharaoh Ramses II at entrance to the Temple of Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

One of the four small gold mummiform coffins placed in the canopic urns, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

An African adversary carved on the lower end of a ceremonial cane, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

A board game of senet, in ebony and ivory, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Valley of the Kings. Tomb of Ramses VI. Painted relief depicting figure of pharaoh

Temple of Amun Karnak in Luxor Egypt North Africa Karnak Temple is the largest temple complex ever built and was gradually enlarged by successive pharoahs over a thirteen hundred year period

Close_up showing the ankh, symbol of life, being offered to Sethos I, pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, Temple of Sethos I, Abydos, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Star ceiling in the interior of the tomb of the pharaoh Amenophis II, Valley of the Kings, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Temple of Re_Herakhte for the pharaoh Ramses II, moved when the Aswan High dam was built, Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Calcite drinking cup in shape of lotus flower, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Temple of Re_Herakhte for pharaoh Ramses II, moved when Aswan High Dam built, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue of the goddess Serket protecting the canopic chest or shrine, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa