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Bucrania

Painted skulls of oxen, goats & other animals placed in graves at numerous sites from Sudan through Middle Egypt. Called the Pan Culture, as first discovered in shallow pan shaped graves.

Second Intermediate Period, c.1786-1570 BC

Acc. No.s: 16.2.24, 16.2.25, 16.2.26, 16.2.27, 16.2.28, 16.2.29, 16.2.31, 16.2.33, 16.2.34, 16.2.35, 16.2.36, 16.2.37, 16.2.41, 16.2.43

3 Wooden Shabti of Tutankhamun

A Cow and Her Calf

A Pottery Human-Headed Lid of a Canopic Jar

A Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Two Princesses Worshipping the Aten

Alabaster Basin with Boat with Antelope-Headed Bow and Stern

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Alabaster Goblet Inscribed with the Name of Amenhotep IV

Alabaster Ungent Vessel with Name of Kiya

Alabaster Vase in the Form of an Ibex

Alabaster Vessel and Statuette

Amduat of Gautsoshen, Mistress of the House, Chantress of Amun-Ra

Amenemhat III in Priestly Costume

Amenemhat III in Priestly Costume

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

Amulets and Necklace with Frog-Shaped Beads

Ancient Model Houses In Front of A Picture of House Ruins from a Similar Era

Anubis On a Shrine

Anubis On a Shrine

Anubis On a Shrine

Architectural Stela of Kemes, Overseer of Percussionists Taking Centre Stage in the Room

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Barque Ornaments

Basket Containing Provisions

Basket Containing Provisions

Bed of Tutankhamun

Bed of Tutankhamun

Blue Painted Ware from Malkata

Bowl Buried with Rennefer wife of Noferkhawt

Box of an Anthropoid Coffin

Box of an Anthropoid Coffin

Box of an Anthropoid Coffin

Box of an Anthropoid Coffin

Box with Cartouche of Tutankhamun

Box with Cartouche of Tutankhamun

Box with Name of Amenhotep III, plus Beads

Bronze Axe Head

Bronze Axe Head

Bronze hes Vase

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Burial Equipment of Ukhhotep

Bust of Queen Meritamun

Bust of Queen Meritamun

Calcite Cup in the Form of a Lotus Flower

Calcite Cup in the Form of a Lotus Flower

Canopic Chest of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Canopic Chest of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Canopic Chest of Ukhhotep

Canopic Container in Anthropoid Coffin Form

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

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

Canopic Jar of Tjuyu

Canopic Jar of Tjuyu

Canopic Jars of Kiya

Canopic Jars of Kiya

Canopic Jars of Senebtisi

Canopic Jars of Sithathoryunet

Canopic Jars of Sithathoryunet

Canopic Jars of Sithathoryunet

Canopic Jars of the Lady Nephyths

Carved Walking Sticks

Carved Walking Sticks

Carved Walking Sticks

Cat Bracelet or Armlet

Ceiling Decoration from a Theban Tomb

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

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

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

Chair with Legs in the Shape of Duck Heads

Coffin and Mummy Board of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Coffin and Mummy Board of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Coffin Lid of Khnumhotep

Coffin Lid of Khnumhotep

Coffin of Ahmose Meritamun

Coffin of Ahmose Meritamun

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

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

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

Coffin of Ahmose-Nefertari with J for Scale

Coffin of Nefnefret

Coffin of Nefnefret

Coffin of Nefnefret with Rishi Coffin Beyond

Coffin of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Coffin of the Mistress of the House, Teti

Coffin of Ukhhotep, son of Hedjpu

Coffin of Ukhhotep, son of Hedjpu

Coffin, Mummy Board and Mummy Mask of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Coffins and Grave Goods from Meir

Coffins and Mummy Mask of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Coffins of Nephthys

Coffins of Nephthys

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

Collosal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Collosal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Colossal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Colossal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Cosmetic Jar with Lions, Hunting Scenes and Captives

Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Dwarf

Cosmetics Vessel in the Shape of a Cat

Cosmetics Vessel in the Shape of a Cat

Decoration on the Second Shrine of Tutankhamun

Decoration on the Second Shrine of Tutankhamun

Decoration on the Third Shrine of Tutankhamun

Decorative Tile

Detail from Coffin of Khui, Depicting Him and His Dog Iupu

Detail from the Coffin of the Singer Hormose

Detail of Rishi Coffin

Diadem with Gazelles, a Stag and Flowers

Divine Beard from a Large Statue

Door Jambs of Rau

Double Statue of Amenemhat III as a Nile God

Double Statue of Amenemhat III as a Nile God

Double Statue of Amenemhat III as a Nile God

Double Statue of Amun and Mut

Double Statue of Amun and Mut

Entrance to the Tomb of Maya

Entrance to the Tomb of Maya

Facade of a Small Shrine

Facade of a Small Shrine

Facade of a Small Shrine

Face from a Composite Statue

Face from a Composite Statue

Face of a Statue of Thutmose III with a Modern Cast of the Body

Faience Armlets & Necklaces

Faience Walking Lion

Falcon-headed Name Panels of Senwosret I

Falcon-headed Name Panels of Senwosret I

Falcon-headed Name Panels of Senwosret I

Falcon-headed Name Panels of Senwosret I

Female Monkey Holding Its Baby and Hippopotamus

Flask in the Shape of a Goose

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Flooring from Amarna

Flooring from Amarna

Flooring from Amarna

Foundation Deposit of Hatshepsut's Royal Tomb

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Four Carved Plaques

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Fragment of a Statue of Amenhotep I

Fragment of a Vase Decorated with an Ibex & Plants

Fragment of a Votive Statue

Fragment of a Votive Statue

Fragment of a Votive Statue

Fragment of a Wig from a Composite Statue

Fragment of a Wig from a Composite Statue

Fragment of an Alabaster Vessel

Fragment of Leather Painted with Erotic Scene

Fragment of Paving from Amarna

Fragment of the Face of a Queen

Fragmentary Statue of a Lion Subduing a Foreign Captive

Fragmentary Statue of a Lion Subduing a Foreign Captive

Fragmentary Statue of a Vizier

Fragmentary Statue of a Vizier

Fragments of Gold Leaf

Fragments of Gold Leaf

Funerary Bed with Cow Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Funerary Bed with Hippo Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Funerary Bed with Hippo Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Funerary Bed with Lion Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Funerary Bed with Lion Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

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

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Game Board & Pieces and Throwing Sticks

Game Board and Pieces

Girdles, Decorated with Simplified Cowrie Shell Design

Glass Vessels and Ostraca from the Ramesside Period

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

Gold Collars and Pectorals

Gold Collars and Pectorals

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

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

Goods from the Burial of a Child

Hatnofer's Personal Posessions

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Head & Shoulders of an Osiride Statue

Head and Shoulders from an Osiride Statue

Head from a Life Size Statue of an Egyptian Official

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Head of a Cow Goddess

Head of a King, Possibly Montuhotep III

Head of a Scribe

Head of Ahmose I

Head of Amenemhat III

Head of Seti II

Head of Seti II

Head of the Goddess Mut

Head of the Goddess Mut

Head of Tutankhamun

Head of Tutankhamun

Head of Tutankhamun

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

Hippopotamus Head

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Inlay Fragments of Foreigners

Inlay Fragments of Foreigners

Inner Coffin and Mask of One of the Fetuses from Tutankhamun's Tomb

Inner Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Inner Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Inner Coffins of Hapyankhtifi

Inner Coffins of Hapyankhtifi

Inner Coffins of Hapyankhtifi

Inscribed Funerary Cones

Inscribed Funerary Cones

Isis and Wepwawet

Ivory Unguent Box

Jewellery of Senebtisi

Jubilee Relief of Ramesses II

Kneeling Figure of Amenhotep III

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Kneeling Statues of Hatshepsut

Lid of a Canopic Jar

Lion Shaped Vessel

Lower Part of a Granite Doorjamb from a Temple of Ramesses II

Lower Part of a Granite Doorjamb from a Temple of Ramesses II

Lower Part of a Granite Doorjamb from a Temple of Ramesses II

Lower Part of a Granite Doorjamb from a Temple of Ramesses II

Men and Laden Donkeys

Metal Vessels from a Temple Deposit

Middle Kingdom Model House

Middle Kingdom Model House

Miniature Coffins with Funerary Figurine belonging to Saiah son of Reniqer

Miniature Coffins with Funerary Figurine from the Tomb of Queen Neferu

Miniature Mask for a Canopic Bundle

Miniature Situla of Meketaten

Model Boat from the Tomb of Meketre

Model Boat from the Tomb of Meketre

Model Boat from the Tomb of Meketre

Model Boat from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Model Boat of Ukhhotep

Model Boat of Ukhhotep

Model Brewery and Bakery

Model Brewery and Bakery

Model Cattle Stable

Model Cattle Stable

Model Funerary Barque of Ukhhotep

Model Funerary Barque of Ukhhotep

Model Funerary Barque of Ukhhotep

Model of Man Ploughing

Model of Woman Lying on a Bed Using a Headrest

Model Shield and Javelin Case Painted to Imitate Oxhide

Model Tambourine Showing the Barque of Bastet

Modern Wig with Ancient Wig Ornaments

Mummy Mask of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Mummy Mask of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Mummy Mask of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

New Kingdom Temple Tomb at Saqqara

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Objects Found in Seankhkare Cemetery

Objects from Senenmut's Tomb

Objects from the Mummy of Hapyankhtifi

Objects from the Mummy of Hapyankhtifi

Objects from the Tomb of Tutmosis IV

Offering Table of Amenemhat I

Offering Table of Amenemhat I

Offering Table of Amenemhat I

Offerings for Dagi

Ornamental Alabaster Vase

Osirian Pillar of Senwosret I

Ostraca from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

Ostracon Depicting a Layout for a Relief

Ostracon Depicting a Pharaoh Slaying an Lion

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

Ostracon Depicting the God Ptah

Ostracon from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

Ostracon of a Cat Herding Geese

Ostracon with Fighting Bulls

Ostracon with Sketch of a Sparrow

Outer and Inner Coffin of One of the Fetuses in Tutankhamun's Tomb

Outer Coffin of Hapyankhtifi

Outer Coffin of Senebtisi

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Outer Shrine of Tutankhamun

Outer Shrine of Tutankhamun

Owl Hieroglyph on Relief

Pedestal for a Small Statue

Perfume Bottle in Shape of a Hes Vessel

Pottery Vessels

Reconstruction of a Foundation Deposit

Reconstruction of Wall Decoration from the Temple of Amun in Malkata

Red Granite Sarcophagus of Usermontu, First Prophet of Montu, Lord of Thebes, Priest of Amun

Red Granite Sarcophagus of Usermontu, First Prophet of Montu, Lord of Thebes, Priest of Amun

Relief Fragment Depicting Akhenaten

Relief Fragment Depicting Grain

Relief Fragment Depicting the Head of Amenhotep I

Relief Fragment from the 11th Dynasty Tomb of Khety, Royal Treasurer, with 19th Dynasty Graffiti

Relief from a Tomb at Lisht

Relief of a Battle Scene

Relief of Offerings Piled Up

Relief of Ramesses IX Facing an Hymn of Praise in His Honour

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Reused Relief of Amenemhat I

Reused Relief of Amenemhat I

Reused Relief of Amenemhat I

Rishi Coffin with Scene of Butchering.

Rishi Coffin with Scene of Butchering.

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Sarcophagus of Hatshepsut

Sarcophagus of Hatshepsut

Sarcophagus of Prince Thutmose's Cat

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Seated Figure of a Scribe Under the Protection of Thoth

Seated Statue of Amun

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Seated Statue of Senwosret I

Seated Statue of Senwosret I

Seated Statue of Senwosret I

Shabti Box of Gautsoshen

Shabti of Tebure

Shabti of Tebure

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Shabti of Tutankhamun

Shabti of Tutankhamun

Shabtis and Shabti Boxes of Sennedjem's Family

Shabtis and Shabti Boxes of Sennedjem's Family

Shabtis and Shrines from the Tomb of Yuya & Tuya

Shabtis of Sennedjem and Iynaferty

Shabtis of Siptah

Shabtis of Siptah

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Small Vase with Flower Decoration

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Sphinx of Thutmose III

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

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Statue of a Queen

Statue of a Queen

Statue of Amenemhat III

Statue of Amenhotep III

Statue of Amenhotep III

Statue of Amenhotep IV

Statue of Amenhotep IV

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

Statue of Meryre and Iniuia

Statue of Meryre and Iniuia

Statue of Meryre and Iniuy

Statue of Neferkhawet, Rennefer and Their Family

Statue of Seti I

Statue of the Ka of Wahibre Hor

Statue of the Ka of Wahibre Hor

Statue of the Steward Au

Statue of Thutmose III

Statue of Thutmose III from Afar

Statue of Thutmose III Offering

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

Statues Belonging to the Scribe of the Divine Offerings Merer and the Scribe of the Royal Archives Senbi

Statues of Senwosret I

Statues of Senwosret I

Statues of Senwosret I

Statuete of Wah, Found Inside His Coffin

Statuette of Anubis

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

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

Statuette of Two Men & a Boy

Statuette of Wadjet

Stela of Amenemhat

Stela of Pay offering to Re-Horakhty

Stela of Tetu and Nefertjentet

Stela of Userhat and his wife Nefertari

Stela or Offering Table Bearing the Name of Senwosret II

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

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

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

Textile Honouring the Goddess Hathor

The Architectural Stela of Kemes, Overseer of Percussionists

The Architectural Stela of Kemes, Overseer of Percussionists

The Architectural Stela of Kemes, Overseer of Percussionists

The Architectural Stela of Kemes, Overseer of Percussionists

The Butcher, the Baker, the ... Brewer

The Coffin of Wah and Its Contents

The Letters of Heqanakht

The Names of Amenemhat I and Senwosret I

The Osiris Shroud of Nesenaset and some Canopic Jars

Third Intermediate Period Temple Donations

Three Rishi Coffins

Three Rishi Coffins

TNew Kingdom Temple Tomb at Saqqara

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Maya at Saqqara

Tomb of Maya at Saqqara

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Tomb Relief Showing the Force Feeding of Cattle

Tomb Relief with Musicians

Two Alabaster Shabti with the Throne Names of Siptah

Two Faience Tiles with the Throne Names of Seti II

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

Upper Part of a Statue

Upper Part of the Statue of an Official

Vase in the Shape of a Duck

Walking Stick Decorated with a Nubian and an Asiatic

Whip Handle in the Shape of a Horse

White Limestone Statuette of the Scribe, Huy

Wooden Cosmetics Box

Wooden Cosmetics Box from Tomb of Sennedjem

Wooden Inner Coffin and Innermost Lid of the Chantress of Amun, Tiye

Wooden Inner Coffin of the Chantress of Amun, Tiye

Wooden Outer Coffin of the Charioteer Iotafamun

Wooden Outer Coffin of the Charioteer Iotafamun

Wooden Outer Coffin of the Charioteer Iotafamun

Wooden Statue of the Vizier Iuy

Wooden Statue of the Vizier Iuy

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Visits: 1976

Albums: Ancient Egypt in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (visited October 2015)

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