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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        The Old Kingdom (approx. between 2790 and 2181 B.C.) : Ankh-tef Scribe assis Scribe assis Sed-hotep    IVème dynastie (approx. between 2694 and 2563 B.C.) : Mykérinos Triade de Mykérinos    Vème dynastie (approx. between 2563 and 2364 B.C.) : Bossu victime de la madie de Pott Brasseur Brasseuse retrouvée dans le mastaba de Merseânkh Femme écrasant des céréales Fifi La fille de Fifi, Meretites, assise Le boulanger en chef Nefer Le nain Khnoum-hotep Merseânkh et sa femme Merseânkh et ses deux filles Mer-sy-ankh Serviteur au travail Statue assise du chef physicien Me-Ankh-Tê Statue double de Nimaâtsed Statuette de Ak et de sa femme Hétep-her-néfret Statuette d'un homme doté d'une tête anormale Tesen, fils de Fifi, assis Map(s)    The site is the exclusive owner of the structure and the contents. The works on-line are subjected to Intellectual Property Legislations. Insecula is a Thai company based in Pattaya - Chonburi 20260 - Thailand. It is forbidden to use this website for any purpose other than personal use. None of the content of this website may be reproduced, copied, used, communicated to the public or transmitted. Design : Studio AK Contact for insecula : insecula@gmail.com New destinations 2011 : Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - Qin Mausoleum at Xi'ian - Luang Prabang - Songkran in Thailand - Calcutta - Kolkata - Caves of Ajanta - Caves of Elephanta - Goa - Gwailor - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Khajurâho - Mandu - Mumbai - Orchhâ - Udaipur - Ujjain - Bhaktapur - Durbar Square at Kathmandu - Hanuman Dhoka Palace - Kathmandu - Pashupatinath Temple - Swayambhunath - Aspendos - Antalya Museum - Cappadocia : Göreme - Selime - Zelve - Dalyan - Kaunos - Fethiye - Telmessos - Gocek - Kalkan - Kekova - Kaleköy - Ucagiz - Knidos(Cnidus) - Limyra - Marmaris - Myra (Demre - Kale) - Olympos - Chimaera - Patara - Perge (Perga) - Saklikent Gorge - Side - Termessos - Tlos - Hassan II Mosque (Casablanca) - Volubilis - Shwedagon Pagoda Cairo Egyptian Museum Ancient Egypt Amarna Period (Religion Revolution Period) (ca.1365 B.C) (20) Cercueils et momies (6) Daily Life (12) Fayum Portraits (ca.100-250 AD) (55) King Tutankhamen's Collection (ca.1350 B.C) (73) King Tutankhamen's Collection (ca.1350 B.C) (17) King Tutankhamen's Collection (ca.1350 B.C) (3) King Tutankhamen's Collection (ca.1350 B.C) (10) King Tutankhamen's Collection (ca.1350 B.C) (3) King Tutankhamen's Collection (ca.1350 B.C) (2) King Tutankhamen's Collection (ca.1350 B.C) (18) King Tutankhamen's Collection (ca.1350 B.C) (2) Mummies of Ancient Egypt (2) New Kingdom (ca.1550-1075 B.C) (4) New Kingdom (ca.1550-1075 B.C) Old Kingdom (ca.2670-2195 B.C) (3) Old Kingdom (ca.2670-2195 B.C) (23) Old Kingdom (ca.2670-2195 B.C) (62) Room of the Gods (36) Room of the Models (ca.2000 B.C.) (35) Salle 18 Salle 21 (3) Salle 26 (2) Salle 28 Salle 8 (1) The Ancient Egyptian Jewelry Room (23) The tomb of Yuya and Tuya (12) The Treasure of the Royal Tombs of Tanis (ca.1070-712 B.C.) (63)