Mirror case in the form of an ankh, the sign of life, made of gilt wood inlaid with glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of the back of a chair decorated with royal names and with the spirit of millions of years, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Reliefs, Mastaba of Ankh-Ma-Hor, Necropolis of Saqqara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Saqqara, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Ankh symbol, Tomb of Pashedu, TT3, Deir el-Medina Tombs (Worker Tombs), Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Reliefs, Mastaba of Ankh-Ma-Hor, Necropolis of Saqqara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Saqqara, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Ankh symbol, Tomb of Pashedu, TT3, Deir el-Medina Tombs (Worker Tombs), Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief of Ankhs, Temple of Rameses III, Karnak Temple Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Image of God Anubis and Ankh, Tomb of Pashedu, TT3, Deir el-Medina Tombs (Worker Tombs), Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Image of Ankh with other Bas Relief, Luxor Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief of Egyptian Snake God Nehebkau, Tomb of Rameses III, KV11, Valley of the Kings, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Image of God Anubis, Wall Paintings, Tomb of Menna, TT69, Tombs of the Nobles, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of relief carving of the crocodile god, Kom Ombo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Sarcophagus at the Tomb of King Tutankhamun, Tut Ankh Amon, Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa

Guard at the Tomb of King Tutankhamun, Tut Ankh Amon, closed for restoration sign, Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa

Ceiling of the hypostyle hall, Temple of Karnak, near Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The ankh symbol (sign of life), mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue of Middle Kingdom pharaoh, Temple of Amun, Karnak, World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt. February 23, 2022. Caretaker holding a large key in the shape of an Ankh in the Great Temple of Ramesses II.

Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt. February 23, 2022. Caretaker holding a large key in the shape of an Ankh in the Great Temple of Ramesses II.

Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt. February 23, 2022. Caretaker holding a large key in the shape of an Ankh in the Great Temple of Ramesses II.

Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt. February 23, 2022. Caretaker holding a large key in the shape of an Ankh in the Great Temple of Ramesses II.

Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt. February 23, 2022. Caretaker holding a large key in the shape of an Ankh in the Great Temple of Ramesses II.

Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt. February 23, 2022. Caretaker holding a large key in the shape of an Ankh in the Great Temple of Ramesses II.

Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt. February 23, 2022. Caretaker holding a large key in the shape of an Ankh in the Great Temple of Ramesses II.

Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt. February 22, 2022. Caretaker holding a large key in the shape of an anhk at the Great Temple of Ramesses II.

Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt. February 26, 2022. Replicas of ancient art for sale at a tourist shop at the Valley of the Kings at Luxor.

Kom Ombo, Aswan, Egypt. Hieroglyphics carved onto a column at the Kom Ombo temple.

Edfu, Aswan, Egypt. February 25, 2022. Decorative pattern with ankhs in the Temple of Horus at Edfu.

Karnak, Luxor, Egypt. Ruined statue holding two ankhs at the Karnak Temple complex in Luxor.

Karnak, Luxor, Egypt. Statues of Pharoahs at the Karnak Temple complex in Luxor.