Afar men and a bust of a high official from the 5th Dynasty (Old Kingdom) when they were still building pyramids about 4300 years ago...
Afar men and a bust of a high official from the 5th Dynasty (Old Kingdom) when they were still building pyramids about 4300 years ago...Located in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum in Copenhagen…The Afar are a semi-nomadic people primarily inhabiting the Afar Triangle, a region in the Horn of Africa, including parts of Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti... The Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, spanning from c. 2675-2130 BC, marked a significant era in Egyptian history characterized by monumental achievements in architecture, art, and centralized governance. It encompassed the reigns of pharaohs from the Third to the Eighth Dynasties and is...
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