'Ruins at Tanis, Egypt', 1880. Published in L'Egypt, 1880. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images)
EGYPT - MARCH 01: General view in March 1939 on the site at Tanis, in the Nile Delta in Egypt of the archaeological digs undertaken to uncover the vestiges of the tomb of the Pharaoh from the XXIst dynasty, PSUSENNES II. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)
EGYPT - NOVEMBER 01: Exclusive : The Forgotten Treasures Of Tanis On January 11Th, 2002. Philippe Brissaud, Director Of The French Mission For Digs In Tanis (Mfft) In The Sanctuary Of The Temple Dedicated To Amon, Amongst The Heap Of Blocks Of Stone, Obelisks And Columns From The Temple Of Amon. (Photo by Patrick AVENTURIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
EGYPT - JANUARY 01: Vases discovered in the 1930's in the sarcophagus of Pharaoh AMENEMOTHE, king from the XXIst dynasty, in the Ancient Egyptian city of Tanis (capital of the XXIst dynasty), present-day San-el-Hagar in the Nile Delta. Professor MONTET discovered the Pharaoh's unviolated tomb in the presence of King FAROUK. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)
