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Hippopotamus Head

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, c. 1391-1353.

Acc. No.: 1997.375

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 Amun-Re or Amunhotep III

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

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

Counterweight for a Necklace in the Shape of Mut

Face of a Lion Statue

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Jewellery Box with Lid

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Model Food Offering of a Bound Gazelle

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Furniture Attachment in Shape of a Bound Prisoner

Faience Hes Vase with Cover

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Furniture Inlays in Form of Djed Pillars and Tyt-Amulet

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Head of a Cow Goddess

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

Dish in the Form of a Bound Ibex

Relief Showing Temple Courtyard with Incense Burners and Offering Tables

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

Relief Showing Man Feeding Calves

Magical Pottery Fish

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Mirror with Papyrus Handle and Two Ibex Heads

Wooden Statuette of a Woman

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

Wood & Ivory Chair

Egyptian Relief with Running Spiral

Relief Showing Offering Bearers

Block Statue of Ay

Relief of Soldiers Honouring Their Lord

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Block Statue of Ay

Block Statue of Ay

Three Shabtis of Setau

Fragment of the Magic Wand or Clapper

Shabti of Neferptah

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Tile Fragment with Mandragora Leaves & Flowers

Relief Showing a Kitchen Scene

Shabti of Neferptah

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

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

Spoon with a Cartouche Shaped Bowl Decorated with a Pond

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Head & Bust from a Seated Statue

Three Shabtis of Setau

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Palace Wall Painting

Tall Round Bottomed Decorated Pot

Cosmetic Container in Form of a Trussed Goose

Stela of Pay offering to Re-Horakhty

Mask of a Man's Face

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Glazed Tile with Palms

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

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

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Statue of Amenhotep III

Statue of Amenhotep III

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Female Monkey Holding Its Baby and Hippopotamus

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Ostracon Depicting a Layout for a Relief

Kaemwaset Kneeling with an Emblem of Hatshepsut

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

Model of Woman Lying on a Bed Using a Headrest

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

Relief Fragment Depicting Akhenaten

Game Board & Pieces and Throwing Sticks

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Statuette of Two Men & a Boy

Face from a Composite Statue

Face from a Composite Statue

Fragment of the Face of a Queen

Kneeling Figure of Amenhotep III

Head from a Life Size Statue of an Egyptian Official

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Hippopotamus Head

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Glass Vessels and Ostraca from the Ramesside Period

Statuette of The Great Craftsman in the Place-of-Truth, Karo

Statuette of The Great Craftsman in the Place-of-Truth, Karo

Fragment of a Vase Decorated with an Ibex & Plants

Ostracon depicting an animal fable or myth in the upper register and a princess in the lower

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

Ostracon with Fighting Bulls

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

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Fragmentary Statue of a Vizier

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

Shabtis and Shrines from the Tomb of Yuya & Tuya

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

Pedestal for a Small Statue

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Ceiling Decoration from a Theban Tomb

Relief Fragment Depicting Grain

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Stela of Userhat and his wife Nefertari

Small Vase with Flower Decoration

Perfume Bottle in Shape of a Hes Vessel

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

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

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

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

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Tomb Relief Showing the Force Feeding of Cattle

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Dwarf

Reconstruction of Wall Decoration from the Temple of Amun in Malkata

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Blue Painted Ware from Malkata

Alabaster Goblet Inscribed with the Name of Amenhotep IV

Alabaster Ungent Vessel with Name of Kiya

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Miniature Situla of Meketaten

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

Whip Handle in the Shape of a Horse

Four Carved Plaques

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