1000s_BCE*
Psusennes I, 3rd Pharoah of the 21st Dynasty, reigned ca. 1047-1001 BCE, Museum of Fine Arts of Valenciennes, France
Psusennes I, 3rd Pharoah of the 21st Dynasty, reigned ca. 1047-1001 BCE, Museum of Fine Arts of Valenciennes, France

Ramses VI probably, 5th ruler 20th Dynasty of ca. 1143-1136, Musee du Louvre (Photo: Guillaume Blanchard)
Ramses VI probably, 5th ruler 20th Dynasty of ca. 1143-1136, Musee du Louvre (Photo: Guillaume Blanchard)

Rameses VI probably, 5th ruler of the 20th Dynasty, reigned 1145-1137, Egyptian New Kingdom, Musee du Louvre (Photo: Guillaume Blanchard)
Rameses VI probably, 5th ruler of the 20th Dynasty, reigned 1145-1137, Egyptian New Kingdom, Musee du Louvre (Photo: Guillaume Blanchard)

Amun, ca. 1200 B.C.E., Seattle Art Museum, WA, 51.69
Amun, ca. 1200 B.C.E., Seattle Art Museum, WA, 51.69

Merneptah, 4th Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1213-1203 B.C.E.,The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo
Merneptah, 4th Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1213-1203 B.C.E.,The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo

A Woman holding a Sistrum, ca. 1250-1200 B.C.E., Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, 32.9
A Woman holding a Sistrum, ca. 1250-1200 B.C.E., Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, 32.9

Tuya XIX, wife of Seti I, ca. 1279 B.C.E. Musei Vaticani, Roma
Tuya XIX, wife of Seti I, ca. 1279 B.C.E. Musei Vaticani, Roma

Ramesses II, 3rd Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1279-1213 B.C.E., Abu Simbel Temples, Nubia, Egypt
Ramesses II, 3rd Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1279-1213 B.C.E., Abu Simbel Temples, Nubia, Egypt

Ramesses II,The Younger Memnon, 3rd Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty,reigned ca. 1279-1213 B.C.E. The British Museum, London
Ramesses II,The Younger Memnon, 3rd Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty,reigned ca. 1279-1213 B.C.E. The British Museum, London

Nehy, ca.1279-1213 B.C.E., Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, 22.106
Nehy, ca.1279-1213 B.C.E., Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, 22.106

Seti I, 2nd Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1294-1279 B.C.E., Dallas Museum of Art, TX, 1984.50
Seti I, 2nd Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1294-1279 B.C.E., Dallas Museum of Art, TX, 1984.50

Horemheb, reigned ca. 1319-1292, last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, (Photo: by Captmondo, 2010)
Horemheb, reigned ca. 1319-1292, last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, (Photo: by Captmondo, 2010)

Tutankhamun, 13th ruler of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1332-1323 B.C.E., The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo (Photo: MykReeve, 2002)
Tutankhamun, 13th ruler of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1332-1323 B.C.E., The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo (Photo: MykReeve, 2002)

Tutanhkamun possibly, 13th ruler of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1332-1323 B.C.E., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (Photo: Keith Schengili-Roberts, 2007)
Tutanhkamun possibly, 13th ruler of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1332-1323 B.C.E., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (Photo: Keith Schengili-Roberts, 2007)

Tutankhamun,13th ruler of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1332-1323 B.C.E., The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo (Photo: Jon Bodsworth, 2007)
Tutankhamun,13th ruler of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1332-1323 B.C.E., The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo (Photo: Jon Bodsworth, 2007)

Nebamun, The Accountant, Viewing Geese and Cattle, from the Tomb-chapel of Nebamun, Temple of Amun, Karnak, ca 1350BCE, British Museum, London
Nebamun, The Accountant, Viewing Geese and Cattle, from the Tomb-chapel of Nebamun, Temple of Amun, Karnak, ca 1350BCE, British Museum, London

Queen Nefertiti, wife of Akhenaten, lived ca. 1370-1330, Neues Museum, Berlin
Queen Nefertiti, wife of Akhenaten, lived ca. 1370-1330, Neues Museum, Berlin

Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and their children, ca. 1350, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Agyptisches Museum
Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and their children, ca. 1350, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Agyptisches Museum

An Egyptian Queen, ca. 1353-1336, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, 26.7.1396
An Egyptian Queen, ca. 1353-1336, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, 26.7.1396

Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV), 10th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1353-1334, Luxor Museum, Egypt
Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV), 10th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1353-1334, Luxor Museum, Egypt

Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV),10th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1353-1334, Location TBD
Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV),10th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1353-1334, Location TBD

Aein, ca. 1353 B.C.E., Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Aein, ca. 1353 B.C.E., Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Amenhotep III, 9th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1391-1353, The British Museum, London (Photo: A. Parrot)
Amenhotep III, 9th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1391-1353, The British Museum, London (Photo: A. Parrot)

Amenhotep III, 9th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, ]reigned ca. 1391-1353, Neues Museum, Berlin (Photo: Neithsabes, 2007)
Amenhotep III, 9th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, ]reigned ca. 1391-1353, Neues Museum, Berlin (Photo: Neithsabes, 2007)

Queen Tiy, wife of Amenhotep III, ca. 1398-1338 BCE, Altes Museum, Berlin (Photo: Keith Schengli-Roberts, 2006)
Queen Tiy, wife of Amenhotep III, ca. 1398-1338 BCE, Altes Museum, Berlin (Photo: Keith Schengli-Roberts, 2006)

Thutmose IV, 8th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1401-1391 B.C.E., Musee du Louvre, Paris (Photo: Siren, 2005)
Thutmose IV, 8th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1401-1391 B.C.E., Musee du Louvre, Paris (Photo: Siren, 2005)

Thutmose IV, 8th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1401-1391 B.C.E., Location TBD (Photo: Einsamer Schutze, 2006)
Thutmose IV, 8th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1401-1391 B.C.E., Location TBD (Photo: Einsamer Schutze, 2006)

Amenhotep II, 7th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1427-1401 B.C.E., Brooklyn Museum, NY
Amenhotep II, 7th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1427-1401 B.C.E., Brooklyn Museum, NY

Amenhotep II,7th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1427-1401 B.C.E., NY Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (Photo: Museum Website)
Amenhotep II,7th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1427-1401 B.C.E., NY Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (Photo: Museum Website)

Hatshepsut, 5th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, reigned ca. 1479-1458, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Hatshepsut, 5th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, reigned ca. 1479-1458, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Thutmose III, 6th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, reigned ca. 1479-1427 B.C.E., Luxor Museum, Egypt
Thutmose III, 6th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, reigned ca. 1479-1427 B.C.E., Luxor Museum, Egypt

Thutmose III possibly, 6th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, reigned ca. 1479-1427 B.C.E., Seattle Art Museum, WA 52.70
Thutmose III possibly, 6th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, reigned ca. 1479-1427 B.C.E., Seattle Art Museum, WA 52.70

La Parisienne, Minoan Fresco from Knossos, Crete, ca. 1500 BCE, Archaeological Museum of Heraklion
La Parisienne, Minoan Fresco from Knossos, Crete, ca. 1500 BCE, Archaeological Museum of Heraklion

Wadj Shemsi Su, early 18th Dynasty, ca. 1500-1425 B.C.E., Princeton University Art Museum, 1998-37, (Photo: Bruce M. White)
Wadj Shemsi Su, early 18th Dynasty, ca. 1500-1425 B.C.E., Princeton University Art Museum, 1998-37, (Photo: Bruce M. White)

Thutmose I possibly, 3rd Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1506-1493, Amun-Ra Temple, Karnak, The Brititsh Museum, London, 1907.0713.4 (Photo: Capt. Mondo)
Thutmose I possibly, 3rd Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1506-1493, Amun-Ra Temple, Karnak, The Brititsh Museum, London, 1907.0713.4 (Photo: Capt. Mondo)

Ahmose I, founder of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1539-1514 B.C.E., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, 2006.270
Ahmose I, founder of the 18th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1539-1514 B.C.E., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, 2006.270

An Egyptian Woman, ca. 1550 BCE, Field Museum, Chicago
An Egyptian Woman, ca. 1550 BCE, Field Museum, Chicago

A Man Egyptian New Kingdom ca 1550-1070 BCE, Barakat Gallery, London.
A Man Egyptian New Kingdom ca 1550-1070 BCE, Barakat Gallery, London.

Sobkhotep I (Sekhemre Khutawy) I possibly, 1st ruler 13th Dynasty reigned ca. 1803-1800 BCE, Second Intermediate Period, Musee du Louvre E12924
Sobkhotep I (Sekhemre Khutawy) I possibly, 1st ruler 13th Dynasty reigned ca. 1803-1800 BCE, Second Intermediate Period, Musee du Louvre E12924

Sobekhotep I (possibly), ruler of the 13th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1806-1804, Second Intermediate Period, Musée du Louvre, Paris, E 12924 (Photo: Juan R. Lazaro, 2007,
Sobekhotep I (possibly), ruler of the 13th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1806-1804, Second Intermediate Period, Musée du Louvre, Paris, E 12924 (Photo: Juan R. Lazaro, 2007,

Amenemhat IV, 7th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1815-1804 B.C.E., The British Museum, London
Amenemhat IV, 7th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1815-1804 B.C.E., The British Museum, London

A King, ca. 1842-1795, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (Photo: Museum Website)
A King, ca. 1842-1795, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (Photo: Museum Website)

Amenemhat III, 6th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca 1860-1814 B.C.E., George Ortiz Collection, Genève
Amenemhat III, 6th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca 1860-1814 B.C.E., George Ortiz Collection, Genève

Amenemhat III, 6th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca 1860-1814 B.C.E., Neues Museum, Berlin (Photo: kairoinfo4u)
Amenemhat III, 6th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca 1860-1814 B.C.E., Neues Museum, Berlin (Photo: kairoinfo4u)

Amenemhat III, 6th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca 1860-1814 B.C.E., The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Amenemhat III, 6th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca 1860-1814 B.C.E., The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Amenemhat III, 6th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca 1860-1814 B.C.E., Musee du Louvre, Paris
Amenemhat III, 6th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca 1860-1814 B.C.E., Musee du Louvre, Paris

possibly Amenemhat III, 6th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca 1860-1814 B.C.E., Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien Inv.-Nr. AE_INV_6
possibly Amenemhat III, 6th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca 1860-1814 B.C.E., Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien Inv.-Nr. AE_INV_6

Senusret III (Sesostris III) 5th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca.1878-1839, Luxor Museum, Egypt
Senusret III (Sesostris III) 5th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca.1878-1839, Luxor Museum, Egypt

Sesostris III as Sphinx, 5th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca.1878-1839, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien, Inv AE_INV_5813 (Official Website Photo)
Sesostris III as Sphinx, 5th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca.1878-1839, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien, Inv AE_INV_5813 (Official Website Photo)

Senusret III (Sesostris III), 5th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca.1878-1839, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Senusret III (Sesostris III), 5th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca.1878-1839, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD

A Nobleman (The Josephson Head), ca. 1878-1841 BCE (late XII Dynasty) possibly from Memphis, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 2003.244
A Nobleman (The Josephson Head), ca. 1878-1841 BCE (late XII Dynasty) possibly from Memphis, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 2003.244

Senusret III (Sesostris III), 5th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca.1878-1839, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, 26.7.1394
Senusret III (Sesostris III), 5th Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca.1878-1839, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, 26.7.1394

Canopic Jars of the Lady Nepthys ca. 1900 BCE 12th Dynasty, Khashaba Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY 11.150.17e
Canopic Jars of the Lady Nepthys ca. 1900 BCE 12th Dynasty, Khashaba Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY 11.150.17e

Amenemhat II, 3rd Pharoah of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1929-1895 B.C.E., Neues Museum, Berlin
Amenemhat II, 3rd Pharoah of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1929-1895 B.C.E., Neues Museum, Berlin

Amenemhat II,3rd Pharoah of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1929-1895 B.C.E., Location TBD
Amenemhat II,3rd Pharoah of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1929-1895 B.C.E., Location TBD

Amenemhat II, 3rd Pharoah of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1929-1895 B.C.E., Musée du Louvre, Paris (Photo: Captmondo, 2005)
Amenemhat II, 3rd Pharoah of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1929-1895 B.C.E., Musée du Louvre, Paris (Photo: Captmondo, 2005)

Senusret I, 2nd Pharoah of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1971-1929, Altes Museum Berlin
Senusret I, 2nd Pharoah of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1971-1929, Altes Museum Berlin

Senusret I, 2nd Pharoah of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1971-1929, Agyptisches Museum der Universität Leipzig (Photo: Einsamer Schutz)
Senusret I, 2nd Pharoah of the 12th Dynasty, reigned ca. 1971-1929, Agyptisches Museum der Universität Leipzig (Photo: Einsamer Schutz)