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Ceiling Fragment from the Palace of Amenhotep III Depicting Pigeons in Flight

From Malkata, Thebes.

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, c. 1390-1353.

Acc. No.: 12.180.257

Painting of a Statue of a King

Faience Tile with Lapwing Motif

The Wilbour Plaque

Relief Showing Akhenaten and His Daughter Offering to the Aten

Statue of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb

Statue of Amun-Re or Amunhotep III

Detail of Relief Showing Akhenaten and His Daughter Offering to the Aten

Statue of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb

Bust of a Statue of Sekhmet

Head of Tutankhamun

Head of Tutankhamun

Posthumous Stela Depicting Amenhotep I and Ahmose-Nefertari

Ivory Ibis-Headed Thoth Figurine

Head of Tutankhamun

Torso of Akhenaten

Battle Axe with Handle, and a Blade from a Battle Axe

Face of Amenhotep II

Head of an 18th Dynasty King, possible Ahmose or Amenhotep I

Counterweight for a Necklace in the Shape of Mut

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Head of an Egyptian Queen

Face of a Lion Statue

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Head of an 18th Dynasty King, possible Ahmose or Amenhotep I

Relief from a Chapel Wall Depicting Amenhotep I Wearing the White Crown

Head of an Egyptian Queen

Stela of a Soldier Named Amenemhat

Relief from a Chapel Wall Depicting Amenhotep I Wearing the White Crown

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Jewellery Box with Lid

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Furniture Attachment in Shape of a Bound Prisoner

Model Food Offering of a Bound Gazelle

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Faience Hes Vase with Cover

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Furniture Inlays in Form of Djed Pillars and Tyt-Amulet

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Head of a Cow Goddess

Kohl Pot with Openwork Design Featuring Falcons

Dish in the Form of a Bound Ibex

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

Relief Showing Temple Courtyard with Incense Burners and Offering Tables

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

Scribe Statue of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Scribe Satute of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Relief Showing Man Feeding Calves

Mirror with Papyrus Handle and Two Ibex Heads

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Magical Pottery Fish

Wooden Statuette of a Woman

Part of a Bowl Inscribed for Amenhotep III and his wife Queen Tiye

Egyptian Relief with Running Spiral

Relief Showing Offering Bearers

Wood & Ivory Chair

Block Statue of Ay

Relief of Soldiers Honouring Their Lord

Cat Bracelet or Armlet

Block Statue of Ay

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Block Statue of Ay

Three Shabtis of Setau

Fragment of the Magic Wand or Clapper

Shabti of Neferptah

Relief Showing a Kitchen Scene

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Tile Fragment with Mandragora Leaves & Flowers

Shabti of Neferptah

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

Spoon with a Handle in the Shape of a Floral Bouquet

Three Shabtis of Setau

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

A Fragment of Relief from Deir el-Bahri Showing Attendants of Hatshepsut

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

Spoon with a Cartouche Shaped Bowl Decorated with a Pond

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

Head & Bust from a Seated Statue

Palace Wall Painting

Three Shabtis of Setau

Shabti of the Lady Sati

A Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Tall Round Bottomed Decorated Pot

Cosmetic Container in Form of a Trussed Goose

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Stela of Pay offering to Re-Horakhty

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Meretseger Represented as a Snake

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Mask of a Man's Face

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Head and Shoulders from an Osiride Statue

Head & Shoulders of an Osiride Statue

Glazed Tile with Palms

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Painted Slender Jar

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Ceremonial Saw in the Shape of a Ma'at Feather

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Sphinx of Thutmose III

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Statue of Amenhotep III

Statue of Amenhotep III

Statue of Thutmose III from Afar

Statue of Thutmose III

Kneeling Statues of Hatshepsut

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Handle of Model Axe Inscribed for Amenhotep III

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Kaemwaset Kneeling with an Emblem of Hatshepsut

Statue of Thutmose III Offering

Coffin of the Mistress of the House, Teti

Model of Woman Lying on a Bed Using a Headrest

Bowl Buried with Rennefer wife of Noferkhawt

Fragment of a Statue of Amenhotep I

Coffin of Ahmose, Son of the Mistress of the House Nahkte

Two Princesses Each Holding a Sistrum & An Ankh Facing Their Enthroned Parents Amenhotep III and Tiye

Gold Collars and Pectorals

Gold Collars and Pectorals

Relief Fragment Depicting Akhenaten

Game Board & Pieces and Throwing Sticks

Amenhotep III Seated in a Double Pavilion Representing His Sed Festival, with Tiye Offering Life to Him

Face from a Composite Statue

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Statuette of Two Men & a Boy

Face from a Composite Statue

Coffin of Ahmose, Son of the Mistress of the House Nahkte

Fragment of the Face of a Queen

Coffin of Ahmose, Son of the Mistress of the House Nahkte

Objects from Senenmut's Tomb

Head of Ahmose I

Kneeling Figure of Amenhotep III

Statue of Neferkhawet, Rennefer and Their Family

Head from a Life Size Statue of an Egyptian Official

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Storage Jars from the Tomb of Three Minor Wives of Thutmose III

Hippopotamus Head

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Faience Armlets & Necklaces

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

Game Board and Pieces

Fragment of a Vase Decorated with an Ibex & Plants

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Three Rishi Coffins

A Pottery Human-Headed Lid of a Canopic Jar

Relief Fragment Depicting the Head of Amenhotep I

Ostracon with Sketch of a Sparrow

Storage Jars from the Tomb of Three Minor Wives of Thutmose III

Objects from the Tomb of Tutmosis IV

Pottery Vessels

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Fragmentary Statue of a Vizier

Fragmentary Statue of a Vizier

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Detail of Rishi Coffin

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Three Rishi Coffins

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

Fragment of Leather Painted with Erotic Scene

Hatnofer's Personal Posessions

Rishi Coffin with Scene of Butchering.

Shabtis and Shrines from the Tomb of Yuya & Tuya

Objects Found in Seankhkare Cemetery

Inscribed Funerary Cones

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

Storage Jars from the Tomb of Three Minor Wives of Thutmose III

Pedestal for a Small Statue

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Relief Fragment Depicting Grain

Ceiling Decoration from a Theban Tomb

Girdles, Decorated with Simplified Cowrie Shell Design

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Inscribed Funerary Cones

Funerary Equipment of Maruta, One of Three Minor Wives of Tutmosis III

Gold Sandals, Toe and Finger Stalls Belonging to a minor wife of Thutmose III

Reconstruction of a Foundation Deposit

Door Jambs of Rau

Small Vase with Flower Decoration

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Stela of Userhat and his wife Nefertari

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Perfume Bottle in Shape of a Hes Vessel

Rishi Coffin with Scene of Butchering.

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Statue of a Queen

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Ceiling Fragment from the Palace of Amenhotep III Depicting Pigeons in Flight

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Gold Sandals, Toe and Finger Stalls Belonging to a minor wife of Thutmose III

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Ceiling Fragment from the Palace of Amenhotep III Depicting Pigeons in Flight

Canopic Jar of Maruta, One of Three Minor Wives of Tutmosis III

Tomb Relief Showing the Force Feeding of Cattle

Ostracon from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Dwarf

Reconstruction of Wall Decoration from the Temple of Amun in Malkata

Chair Found in Pieces Outside Sealed Door of Hatnofer's Tomb

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Coffins of the singer Harmose (left) and an anonymous woman (right)

Canopic Jar of Maruta, One of Three Minor Wives of Tutmosis III

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Blue Painted Ware from Malkata

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Alabaster Goblet Inscribed with the Name of Amenhotep IV

Miniature Mask for a Canopic Bundle

Relief of a Battle Scene

Detail from the Coffin of the Singer Hormose

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Alabaster Ungent Vessel with Name of Kiya

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Carved Walking Sticks

Ostraca from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

Miniature Situla of Meketaten

Fragment of an Alabaster Vessel

Spoon in the Shape of a Swimming Woman Holding a Gazelle or Ibex

Carved Walking Sticks

Foundation Deposit of Hatshepsut's Royal Tomb

Carved Walking Sticks

Basket Containing Provisions

Four Carved Plaques

Whip Handle in the Shape of a Horse

Basket Containing Provisions

Goods from the Burial of a Child

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

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