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11 figures

Marble bust identified as Cleopatra VII

Cleopatra VII

Egypt · 69–30 BCE

Pharaoh & diplomat

Medieval coin bearing the name of Saladin

Saladin

Egypt · c. 1137–1193

Sultan of Egypt and Syria

Ancient seated statue of Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut

Egypt · c. 1507–1458 BCE

Pharaoh of Egypt

Statue of Pharaoh Ramesses II

Ramesses II

Egypt · c. 1303–1213 BCE

Pharaoh of Egypt

Official portrait of Anwar Sadat

Anwar Sadat

Egypt · 1918–1981

President of Egypt

Portrait of Gamal Abdel Nasser

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Egypt · 1918–1970

President of Egypt

Portrait of Umm Kulthum

Umm Kulthum

Egypt · 1904–1975

Singer and actress

Historical relief depicting Sultan Baybars

Baybars

Egypt · c. 1223/1228–1277

Sultan of Egypt and Syria

Painted limestone bust of Nefertiti in the Neues Museum

Nefertiti

Egypt · c. 1370–c. 1330 BCE

Queen of Egypt

Ancient Egyptian statue depicting Akhenaten

Akhenaten

Egypt · c. 1353–1336 BCE

Pharaoh of Egypt

Gold burial mask of Tutankhamun

Tutankhamun

Egypt · c. 1341–1323 BCE

Pharaoh of Egypt