Europe's fascination with the art and culture of Ancient Egypt has a long tradition. Even during Roman times, obelisks, statues, and reliefs taken from pharaonic tombs and temples were transported across the Mediterranean. With the rediscovery of Egypt in modern times, the excavation activities of early Egyptologists, and the surge of Egyptomania that flourished in the 19th century, countless treasures of Ancient Egyptian art came into the possession of European museums, private collectors, and amateur archaeologists. Today, the Egyptian Museum in Cairo is the largest museum in the world dedicated to ancient Egyptian art. Other significant artworks from this era can be found in museums such as the Louvre in Paris, the British Museum in London, the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, and the Metropolitan Museum in New York. This volume features, among other things, a statue of Djoser, a pharaoh.