Egypt

A finely cast blue faience ushabti from the Egyptian Late Period (664–332 BCE), inscribed with Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead to serve the deceased in the fields of Osiris. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Built around 2560 BC as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu, the Great Pyramid stood as the tallest man-made structure on Earth for over 3,800 years.