One of the four small gold mummiform coffins placed in the canopic urns, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Ushabti of Tutankhamun, showning king wearing the red crown of the North, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral in gold cloisonne with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, with winged scarab, symbol of resurrection, in centre, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pendant in gold cloisonne depicting Nekhabet, vulture-goddess of the South, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue of the goddess Serket protecting the canopic chest or shrine, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Life size statue of Tutankhamun made from black wood with applied gilded plaster, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Alabaster canopic shrine, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Stopper in the form of the king's head from one of the four canopic urns, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Stopper in the form of the king's head from one of the four canopic urns, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Stoppers in the form of the king's head from the four canopic urns, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tutankhamun's funeral mask in solid gold inlaid with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tutankhamun's funeral mask in solid gold inlaid with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

One of the double doors of the gilt shrine showing the goddess Isis, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Head of a funerary couch in the form of a sacred cow, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Head of a funerary couch in the form of the goddess Thouries (in the form of a hippopotamus, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Model of the pharaoh's boat, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The king in the form of the god Anubis, from the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Bezel of a ring showing the king venerating the sun-god, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tutankhamun's funeral mask in solid gold inlaid with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tutankhamun's funeral mask in solid gold inlaid with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tutankhamun's funeral mask in solid gold inlaid with semi-precious stones and glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Calcite drinking cup in shape of lotus flower, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Alabaster lamp in shape of three lotus flowers, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Ivory jewel chest from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Prow of the alabaster boat showing the head of a Syrian ibex and a figure thought to be princess Mutnedjmet, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Alabaster boat showing the head of a Syrian ibex and a figure thought to be princess Mutnedjmet on the prow, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The king's fly-whisk, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Mummiform coffin of gold with inlaid semi-precious stones and glass-paste, depicting the god Osiris, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of the gold sheath of one of the king's daggers showing animals in a hunting scene, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The king's two daggers, one with a blade of gold, the other of iron, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The hilt of one of the king's daggers, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Red-gold openwork object, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

An African adversary carved on the lower end of a ceremonial cane, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

An Asian adversary carved on the lower end of a ceremonial cane, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail from a state chariot showing the king as a sphinx trampling the enemies of Egypt underfoot, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail from a state chariot showing the vanquished and enslaved enemies of Egypt, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The king's fly-whisk, 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

Mummiform coffin of gold with inlaid semi-precious stones and glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valey of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Votive shield showing the king slaying two lions, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The painted box of stuccoed wood showing the king in his chariot, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail showing the destruction of the black Africans painted on the box of stuccoed wood, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail showing the destruction of Asians painted on the box of stuccoed wood, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail from the ceremonial footstool of the king, showing conquered adversaries and enemies of Egypt including a Syrian, Libyan, Nubian and Sudanese, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The gilt throne, the back decorated with a scene showing the royal couple, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The back of the gold-plated throne, showing queen Ankhesenamun putting the finishing touches to the king's toilet, from the tomb of the pharoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Royal diadem found on the king's mummy, with the vulture of the South and the cobra of the North on the forehead, from the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail from the ceremonial footstool of the king, showing conquered adversaries and enemies of Egypt, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail from the ceremonial footstool of the king showing the enemies of Egypt conquered and beneath the yoke of the pharaoh, from the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The ecclesiastical throne, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Unguent box in the shape of a double cartouche, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of the exterior of the gilt shrine showing the queen bringing unguents and flowers to the king, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Sarcophagus from the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of the exterior of the gilt shrine showing the queen fastening a necklace around the king's neck, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of the exterior of the gilt shrine showing the king pouring perfumed liquid into the queen's hand, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of the exterior of the gilt shrine showing the queen helping the king in a ritual hunting scene, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

A footstool used by the boy-king at the beginning of his reign, from the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

A scribe's palette in ivory and a case for writing-reeds made of wood plated with gold and inlaid with glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Painted ivory plaque from the lid of a coffer showing Tutankhamun and Ankhesenamun in a garden, the lower frieze shows young women plucking mandrakes, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The gilt shrine which originally contained the statuettes of the royal couple in the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Head of a funerary couch in the form of a cheetah or lion, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Gilded and stuccoed wooden head of the sacred cow, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Head of the child king emerging from a lotus flower, found at the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tiny solid gold statuette of Amenophis III found in a small mummiform coffin in the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Earrings which show the king flanked by two sacred serpents in the centre of the clip, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discoverd in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Hieroglyphics in the interior of the pyramid of Unas, Sakkara (Saqqarah), Egypt, North Africa, Africa

San Sebastian Fort, City of Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, Atlantic Ocean, Africa

Colonial buildings on independence square in the city of Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, Atlantic Ocean, Africa

Panorama over Antananarivo, Madagascar, Africa

Daisy, (Asteraceae), West Coast N.P., Langebaan, South Africa

Daisy, (Asteraceae), West Coast N.P., Langebaan, South Africa

Daisy, (Asteraceae), West Coast N.P., Langebaan, South Africa

African Elephant, (Loxodonta africana), Chobe River, Chobe N.P., Botswana

Jackass Pinguin, (Spheniscus demersus), Boulder's Beach, Capetown, South Africa

Lion, (Panthera leo), Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Leopard, Panthera pardus, Duesternbrook Private Game Reserve, Windhoek, Namibia

Leopard, (Panthera pardus), Duesternbrook Private Game Reserve, Windhoek, Namibia

Desert-dwelling Elephant, (Loxodonta africana), Dry River, Hoanib, Kaokoland, Namibia

Cheetah, (Acinonyx jubatus), Duesternbrook Private Game Reserve, Windhoek, Namibia

Cheetah, (Acinonyx jubatus), Okonjima Private Game Reserve, Windhoek, Namibia

Flap-necked Chameleon, (Chamaeleo dilepsis), Etoscha National Park, Namibia

Jackass Pinguin, (Spheniscus demersus), Boulder's Beach, Capetown, South Africa

Leopard, (Panthera pardus), Duesternbrook Private Game Reserve, Windhoek, Namibia

Ancient drawings (petroglyphs) on sandstone rock, dating back 6000 years to the early stone age, of camels and also animals no longer found in the area, Twyfelfontein, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Namibia, Africa

Pond, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar, Africa

Former Queen's palace, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Africa

View over a hillside, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Africa

Malagasy fishermen coming back from a fishing trip, Morondava, Toliara province, Madagascar, Africa

First light on fortified mud houses in the kasbah, Ait Benhaddou, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ouarzazate, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Ruins of Glaoui kasbah at Telouet, with the High Atlas mountains in the distance, Telouet, near Ouarzazate, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Ruins of Glaoui kasbah at Telouet, with the High Atlas mountains in the distance, Telouet, near Ouarzazate, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Camel guide and camels, rolling sand dunes of the Erg Chebbi dune sea, Sahara Desert, near Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Coptic Christian Christmas service, Church of St. Barbara, Old Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Traders haggling, Darow camel market, near Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Nubian man in desert, near St. Simeon's monastery, Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Food stalls, Place Jemaa El Fna (Djemaa El Fna), Marrakesh (Marrakech), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Place Jemaa El Fna (Djemaa El Fna) at dusk, Marrakesh (Marrakech), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Looking out for wildlife, Mala Mala Game Reserve, Sabi Sand Park, South Africa, Africa

Woman carrying small child on her back, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, Africa

Dhow in silhouette on the Indian Ocean at sunset, off Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa