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Senusret I (1971-1926 BCE, Middle Kingdom of Egypt) is responsible for the White Chapel, a structure significant to archaeologists and scholars for listing all the nomes of the time on it. The White Chapel was destroyed and recycled for use...

Seated figure of the Egyptian governor Hori with an inscription of a prayer to the god Ptah-Soker-Osiris. Basalt. Middle Kingdom, 13th Dynasty, 1750-1700 BCE. From Egypt, precise provenance unknown. It is on display at the Neues Museum...

A seated man is flanked by his son and daughter. Granite. From Western Thebes, Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 13th Dynasty, c. 1900 BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

Seated figure of the Egyptian steward Nemti-hotep. Quartzite. From Asyut, Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, reign of Senusret III, 1872-1853 BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

Egyptian scarab amulets from the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period, 2040-1550 BCE. (Capitoline Museums, Rome).

Granodiorite seated statue of the famous Egyptian physician Sesheshen-sa-Hathor. From Ezbet Rushdi, modern-day Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 12 Dynasty, circa 1800 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

Quartzite head of the Egyptian pharaoh Senusret III (aka Sesostris III) with aged features. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, 1850 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

Limestone fragment of an inscription which mentions the name of the Egyptian pharaoh Senusret I (aka Sesostris I). From Saqqara (Sakkara), modern-day Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, circa 1950 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich...

Limestone head of a falcon god with human ears. The rest of the body is lost. Frpm modern-day Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, circa 1800 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

Quartzite head of god Sopdu (Sopedu or Septu). From modern-day Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, circa 1950-1900 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).