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Egypte > Le Caire > Cairo Egyptian Museum > Old Kingdom (ca.2670-2195 B.C) Old Kingdom (ca.2670-2195 B.C) Old Kingdom (ca.2670-2195 B.C) Section 9 on 28 Cairo Egyptian Museum Ancient Egypt Egypte antique The Old Kingdom (approx. from 2790 to 2181 B.C.) Area related : Egypte The term "Old Kingdom" designated the period from Dynasties III to VI. This period is also called the "Pyramid Age" where the kings' tombs took the form of a pyramid. See the tabloid Classification by : names artists places periods Description    The most notable objects on display from this period are: the limestone statue of king Djoser, the owner of the Step Pyramid at Saqqara; three schist triads of king 'Menkaure' who built the third pyramid at Giza (Corr.47); a statue of king 'Khafre', builder of the second pyramid and the Sphinx at Giza (Room 42); statues of prince 'Rahotep' and his wife 'Nofret' (Room 32). The contents of the tomb of queen Hetepheres, the mother of king Khufu, who built the Great Pyramid at Giza, and a statuette of Khufu, the only complete image identified for that king until today is also found here (Room 37). Site's content     Ankh-tef Anonyme Statuette The Old Kingdom Bossu victime de la madie de Pott Anonyme Statue Vème dynastie Brasseur Anonyme Statuette Vème dynastie Brasseuse retrouvée dans le mastaba de Merseânkh Anonyme Statuette Vème dynastie Sizes : 10 cm x 28 cm x 16 cm Femme écrasant des céréales Anonyme Statuette Vème dynastie Fifi Anonyme La famille memphite de Nefer-herenptah Statuette Vème dynastie Sizes : 65 cm high La fille de Fifi, Meretites, assise Anonyme La famille memphite de Nefer-herenptah Statuette Vème dynastie Sizes : 39 cm high Le boulanger en chef Nefer Anonyme Statuette Vème dynastie Le nain Khnoum-hotep Anonyme Statuette Vème dynastie Merseânkh et sa femme Anonyme Groupe Vème dynastie Sizes : 28 cm x 50 cm x 18 cm Merseânkh et ses deux filles Anonyme Groupe Vème dynastie Sizes : 21 cm x 44 cm x 21 cm Mer-sy-ankh Anonyme Statuette Vème dynastie Mykérinos Anonyme Statue IVème dynastie Scribe assis Anonyme Statuette The Old Kingdom Anonyme Statue The Old Kingdom Sed-hotep Anonyme Statuette The Old Kingdom Serviteur au travail Anonyme Statuette Vème dynastie Statue assise du chef physicien Me-Ankh-Tê Anonyme Statuette Vème dynastie Statue double de Nimaâtsed Anonyme Groupe Vème dynastie Sizes : 30 cm x 57 cm x 18 cm Statuette de Ak et de sa femme Hétep-her-néfret Anonyme Groupe Vème dynastie Statuette d'un homme doté d'une tête anormale Anonyme Statue Vème dynastie Tesen, fils de Fifi, assis Anonyme La famille memphite de Nefer-herenptah Statuette Vème dynastie Sizes : 37 cm high Triade de Mykérinos Anonyme Groupe IVème dynastie Sizes : 47 cm x 93 cm x 43 cm Map(s)    The site is the exclusive owner of the structure and the contents. 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