Most Famous

The Most Famous Artworks of Ancient

The 22 most celebrated works of the Ancient period, ranked by renown across 22 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. Nakhtamun's Funeral Procession, Tomb of Nakhtamun
  2. Laden Donkeys and Ploughing, Tomb of Djar
  3. Women Preparing Food, Tomb of Djari
    Women Preparing Food, Tomb of Djari Nina M. Davies · -2059
  4. Foreigners, Tomb of Menkheperraseneb
    Foreigners, Tomb of Menkheperraseneb Nina M. Davies · -1478
  5. Detail of a Griffin, Tomb of Khety
    Detail of a Griffin, Tomb of Khety Norman de Garis Davies · -2139
  6. Syrians Bringing Vessels and Weapons, Tomb of Rekhmire
  7. Godsvrucht
    Godsvrucht Cornelis Kruseman · -752
  8. Tomb painting depicting two priests, one holding a papyrus roll and the other a vase for libations (...
  9. Untitled
    Untitled Howard Carter
  10. Egyptian Types
    Egyptian Types Lance Thackeray
  11. Papyrus
    Papyrus Marie-Louise Carven · 1959
  12. An Artist sketching Egyptian Antiquities
  13. Street Scene in Cairo, with the dome of a tomb
  14. Colosses de memnon a gourna (thébes)
  15. Bab al-Wazir street and the mosque of Aytmish al-Bajasi, Cairo
  16. Mosque/Tomb in Cairo
  17. Funerary Papyrus of Tayuhenutmut
    Funerary Papyrus of Tayuhenutmut Ancient Egyptian · -1007
  18. Ostracon with a Drawing of a King
    Ostracon with a Drawing of a King Ancient Egyptian · -1182
  19. Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream
  20. An Egyptian Pot Seller at Gizeh
  21. Wall painting: four Nubians armed with shields
  22. Wall painting: below, a sacrifice; above, a coffin