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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

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

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Jewellery Box with Lid

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Furniture Attachment in Shape of a Bound Prisoner

Model Food Offering of a Bound Gazelle

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

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

Faience Hes Vase with Cover

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Head of a Cow Goddess

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Dish in the Form of a Bound Ibex

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

Relief Showing Man Feeding Calves

Mirror with Papyrus Handle and Two Ibex Heads

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Magical Pottery Fish

Egyptian Relief with Running Spiral

Wooden Statuette of a Woman

Wood & Ivory Chair

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

Relief Showing Offering Bearers

Relief of Soldiers Honouring Their Lord

Block Statue of Ay

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Three Shabtis of Setau

Block Statue of Ay

Block Statue of Ay

Fragment of the Magic Wand or Clapper

Shabti of Neferptah

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Relief Showing a Kitchen Scene

Three Shabtis of Setau

Spoon with a Handle in the Shape of a Floral Bouquet

Tile Fragment with Mandragora Leaves & Flowers

Shabti of Neferptah

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Spoon with a Cartouche Shaped Bowl Decorated with a Pond

Three Shabtis of Setau

Head & Bust from a Seated Statue

Palace Wall Painting

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Cosmetic Container in Form of a Trussed Goose

Tall Round Bottomed Decorated Pot

Stela of Pay offering to Re-Horakhty

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Mask of a Man's Face

Glazed Tile with Palms

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Ceremonial Saw in the Shape of a Ma'at Feather

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Statue of Amenhotep III

Statue of Amenhotep III

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Kaemwaset Kneeling with an Emblem of Hatshepsut

Model of Woman Lying on a Bed Using a Headrest

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

Game Board & Pieces and Throwing Sticks

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

Relief Fragment Depicting Akhenaten

Face from a Composite Statue

Face from a Composite Statue

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Statuette of Two Men & a Boy

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

Fragment of a Vase Decorated with an Ibex & Plants

Pottery Vessels

Objects from the Tomb of Tutmosis IV

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Fragmentary Statue of a Vizier

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

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

Shabtis and Shrines from the Tomb of Yuya & Tuya

Ceiling Decoration from a Theban Tomb

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Pedestal for a Small Statue

Relief Fragment Depicting Grain

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Perfume Bottle in Shape of a Hes Vessel

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Small Vase with Flower Decoration

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Stela of Userhat and his wife Nefertari

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

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

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

Tomb Relief Showing the Force Feeding of Cattle

Reconstruction of Wall Decoration from the Temple of Amun in Malkata

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Dwarf

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Blue Painted Ware from Malkata

Alabaster Canopic Jar

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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