History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.
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Amenhotep III wearing the Khepresh
Relief depicting the pharaoh Amenhotep III wearing the Blue Crown, from the Tomb of Khaemhat (TT57). New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550-1292 BC. Now in the Neues Museum, Berlin.
