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Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

From Malkata, Thebes.

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

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

Statue of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb

Statue of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb

Head of Tutankhamun

Head of Tutankhamun

Bust of a Statue of Sekhmet

Ivory Ibis-Headed Thoth Figurine

Posthumous Stela Depicting Amenhotep I and Ahmose-Nefertari

Head of Tutankhamun

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

Torso of Akhenaten

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

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Face of a Lion Statue

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

Stela of a Soldier Named Amenemhat

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

Head of an Egyptian Queen

Four Statues of Sekhmet

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

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Jewellery Box with Lid

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Furniture Attachment in Shape of a Bound Prisoner

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Model Food Offering of a Bound Gazelle

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Furniture Inlays in Form of Djed Pillars and Tyt-Amulet

Head of a Cow Goddess

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Faience Hes Vase with Cover

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Dish in the Form of a Bound Ibex

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

Kohl Pot with Openwork Design Featuring Falcons

Relief Showing Temple Courtyard with Incense Burners and Offering Tables

Scribe Satute of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Scribe Statue of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Mirror with Papyrus Handle and Two Ibex Heads

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Magical Pottery Fish

Relief Showing Man Feeding Calves

Egyptian Relief with Running Spiral

Cat Bracelet or Armlet

Relief of Soldiers Honouring Their Lord

Wood & Ivory Chair

Block Statue of Ay

Relief Showing Offering Bearers

Three Shabtis of Setau

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

Block Statue of Ay

Wooden Statuette of a Woman

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Block Statue of Ay

Fragment of the Magic Wand or Clapper

Three Shabtis of Setau

Shabti of Neferptah

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Relief Showing a Kitchen Scene

Spoon with a Handle in the Shape of a Floral Bouquet

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Shabti of Neferptah

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Spoon with a Cartouche Shaped Bowl Decorated with a Pond

Tile Fragment with Mandragora Leaves & Flowers

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

Three Shabtis of Setau

A Sphinx of Hatshepsut

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

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Head & Bust from a Seated Statue

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Palace Wall Painting

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Head and Shoulders from an Osiride Statue

Head & Shoulders of an Osiride Statue

Stela of Pay offering to Re-Horakhty

Cosmetic Container in Form of a Trussed Goose

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Tall Round Bottomed Decorated Pot

Meretseger Represented as a Snake

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Mask of a Man's Face

Glazed Tile with Palms

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Painted Slender Jar

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Sphinx of Thutmose III

Statue of Amenhotep III

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 Thutmose III from Afar

Statue of Thutmose III

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Kneeling Statues of Hatshepsut

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Statue of Thutmose III Offering

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Handle of Model Axe Inscribed for Amenhotep III

Coffin of the Mistress of the House, Teti

Kaemwaset Kneeling with an Emblem of Hatshepsut

Model of Woman Lying on a Bed Using a Headrest

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

Fragment of a Statue of Amenhotep I

Game Board & Pieces and Throwing Sticks

Bowl Buried with Rennefer wife of Noferkhawt

Gold Collars and Pectorals

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

Relief Fragment Depicting Akhenaten

Gold Collars and Pectorals

Face from a Composite Statue

Face from a Composite Statue

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

Statuette of Two Men & a Boy

Objects from Senenmut's Tomb

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Fragment of the Face of a Queen

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

Kneeling Figure of Amenhotep III

Head from a Life Size Statue of an Egyptian Official

Statue of Neferkhawet, Rennefer and Their Family

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Game Board and Pieces

Head of Ahmose I

Hippopotamus Head

Faience Armlets & Necklaces

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

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

A Pottery Human-Headed Lid of a Canopic Jar

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Three Rishi Coffins

Ostracon with Sketch of a Sparrow

Fragment of a Vase Decorated with an Ibex & Plants

Pottery Vessels

Relief Fragment Depicting the Head of Amenhotep I

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

Fragmentary Statue of a Vizier

Objects from the Tomb of Tutmosis IV

Three Rishi Coffins

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Detail of Rishi Coffin

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Fragmentary Statue of a Vizier

Fragment of Leather Painted with Erotic Scene

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

Rishi Coffin with Scene of Butchering.

Shabtis and Shrines from the Tomb of Yuya & Tuya

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Hatnofer's Personal Posessions

Objects Found in Seankhkare Cemetery

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

Inscribed Funerary Cones

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

Ceiling Decoration from a Theban Tomb

Girdles, Decorated with Simplified Cowrie Shell Design

Inscribed Funerary Cones

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Relief Fragment Depicting Grain

Pedestal for a Small Statue

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

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Small Vase with Flower Decoration

Door Jambs of Rau

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Perfume Bottle in Shape of a Hes Vessel

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Statue of a Queen

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

Stela of Userhat and his wife Nefertari

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Rishi Coffin with Scene of Butchering.

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

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

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

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

Ostracon from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

Reconstruction of Wall Decoration from the Temple of Amun in Malkata

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

Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Dwarf

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Tomb Relief Showing the Force Feeding of Cattle

Detail from the Coffin of the Singer Hormose

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

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

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

Blue Painted Ware from Malkata

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Alabaster Goblet Inscribed with the Name of Amenhotep IV

Alabaster Ungent Vessel with Name of Kiya

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Miniature Mask for a Canopic Bundle

Carved Walking Sticks

Relief of a Battle Scene

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

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

Ostraca from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

Miniature Situla of Meketaten

Carved Walking Sticks

Carved Walking Sticks

Basket Containing Provisions

Fragment of an Alabaster Vessel

Goods from the Burial of a Child

Four Carved Plaques

Foundation Deposit of Hatshepsut's Royal Tomb

Whip Handle in the Shape of a Horse

Basket Containing Provisions

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

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