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Cylinder Seals

Provenance unknown.

Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, c.2960-2770 BCE.

Acc. No.s: 26.2.49, 10.130.1600, 10.130.1602

Statue of Queen Ankhenesmeryre II and her son Pepi II

Seated Statuette of Pepi I with Horus Falcon

Statue of Queen Ankhenesmeryre II and her son Pepi II

Terracotta Figure of a Lion

Figures of Four Frogs, a Hippo and a Pig

Seated Statue of Nahktsaes

Old Kingdom Mummy Mask

Statue in Niche

Relief Depicting Offering Bearers

Figure of a Male Child with a Figure of a Standing Man in the Background

Wooden Statue of Metjetji

Two Wooden Statues of Metjetji

Statue of Scribe of the Granary Nykara and his family

Statue of Metjetji

Seated Statue of Nahktsaes

Relief Depicting Men Presenting Cattle

Offering Jar and Stand

Statuette of a Male Deity

Relief Depicting Akhty-hotep

Tomb Relief of Itwesh (also known as Semenkhu-Ptah)

Statuette of a Male Deity

Stela of Maaty and Dedwi

Statue of a Family Group

Relief Depicting Men Presenting Cattle

Cosmetic Dish in the Form of a Tilapia Fish

Headrest of Shemai

Coffin of Princess Mayet, wife of Mentuhotep II

Relief with Desert Scene

Tomb Chapel of Raemki

Head from a Tomb Statue of a Man

Headrest of Shemai

Granite Sarcophagus with Palace Facade Design

Coffin of Princess Mayet, wife of Mentuhotep II

Decoration from the Tomb of Queen Neferu, Wife of Montuhotep II

Relief with Desert Scene

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

Relief Depicting Akhty-hotep

Vase of Pepi II

West Wall of the Chapel of the Mastaba of Nikauhor and Sekhemhathor

West Wall of the Chapel of the Mastaba of Nikauhor and Sekhemhathor

Relief Fragments from the Tomb of Khety, Royal Treasurer

Models of a Slaughter House and a Cow Giving Birth

Tomb Chapel of Raemki

Paddle Doll and Nude Female Figurine

Miniature Coffins with Funerary Figurine from the Tomb of Queen Neferu

Tomb Chapel of Raemki

Miniature Coffins with Funerary Figurine belonging to Saiah son of Reniqer

Lion Gaming Pieces

Frog and Crocodile

Hippo, Frog and Crocodile

A Cow and Her Calf

Tomb Chapel of Raemki

Tomb Chapel of Raemki

Tomb Chapel of Raemki

Tomb Chapel of Raemki

Tomb Chapel of Raemki

Tomb Chapel of Raemki

Men and Laden Donkeys

Tomb Chapel of Raemki

Tomb Chapel of Raemki

Human Figurines

Statue of Kaemsenu Looking Through His Chapel Wall

Relief of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II and the Goddess Hathor

Statue of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II in the Jubilee Garment

Model Brewery and Bakery

Chair or Bed Leg

J Looking at Reliefs from the Tomb of Queen Neferu, Wife of Montuhotep II

Stela of Tetu and Nefertjentet

Fragmentary Face of Khafre

Miniature "nw" Pot

Wooden Statues of Merti and His Wife

Head of an Older Man

Model Brewery and Bakery

Obsidian Fishtail Blade

Relief of an Offering Bearer with Pintail Ducks

Vase in the Shape of a Female Monkey and Her Young

Head of a Scribe

Statue of Kaipunesut

Wooden Statue of Merti

The Tomb of Perneb

Lion Cub Statue

Miniature Ritual Set and Two Miniature Vessels

Demedji and Hennutsen

The Tomb of Perneb

The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu

The Tomb of Perneb

Brewer's Vat of Queen Mother Ankhenes-Pepi

Ship Under Sail

Fragmentary Face of Khafre

The Tomb of Perneb

"Lord of Cat's Town"

Wooden Bed Frame With Bulls Feet on Legs

Statue of a Bound Prisoner

Cylinder Seal & (Modern) Impression

Wooden Statues of Merti and His Wife

Statue of a Bound Prisoner

The Tomb of Perneb

The Tomb of Perneb

Decoration from the Tomb of Queen Neferu, Wife of Montuhotep II

Statue of Kaipunesut

Decoration from the Mortuary Temple of Montuhotep II

Statue of Kaipunesut

"Lord of Cat's Town"

Statue of Kaipunesut

Detail from a Statue of Babaef

The Tomb of Perneb

Decoration from the Tomb of Queen Neferu, Wife of Montuhotep II

Wooden Statues of Merti and His Wife

Statue of Kaipunesut

Head of a Female Personification of an Estate

Two Headless Statues of Babaef

Wooden Bed Frame With Bulls Feet on Legs

Relief Fragments from the Tomb of Khety, Royal Treasurer

Statue of a Standing Man

Decoration from the Tomb of Queen Neferu, Wife of Montuhotep II

Sarcophagus of Mindjedef

The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu

Two Headless Statues of Babaef

Sarcophagus of Mindjedef

Demedji and Hennutsen

Stand for an Offering Basin With the Name of King Khafre

West Wall of the Chapel of Kaemsenu

Head of a Female Figure

Decoration from the Tomb of Queen Neferu, Wife of Montuhotep II

Ship Under Sail

Decoration from the Tomb of Queen Neferu, Wife of Montuhotep II

Stela of the Gatekeeper Maati

Ship Under Sail

Stela of the Overseer of Artisans Irtisen

Libation Dish Shaped Like the Hieroglyphs "ka" and "ankh"

Libation Dish Shaped Like the Hieroglyphs "ka" and "ankh"

Stand for an Offering Basin With the Name of King Khafre

Scenes from a King's Thirty Year Jubilee

Decoration from the Mortuary Temple of Montuhotep II

Relief Fragments from the Tomb of Khety, Royal Treasurer

Clay Figurines of Women

Stand for an Offering Basin With the Name of King Khafre

Lid of an Ointment Jar

Decoration from the Mortuary Temple of Montuhotep II

Stela of Nebre (or Reneb)

Basin and Ewer Displayed in the Tomb Chapel of Raemki

Sarcophagus of the Hathor Priestess, Henhenet

Dioritic gneiss Bowl

Sarcophagus of the Hathor Priestess, Henhenet

Lid of the Sarcophagus of the Royal Lady Kawit

Sarcophagus of the Hathor Priestess, Henhenet with the Lid of the Royal Lady Kawit's Sarcophagus

Funerary Stela of the Royal Sealer Indi and his wife the Priestess of Hathor, Mutmuti of Thinis

Funerary Stela of the Royal Sealer Indi and his wife the Priestess of Hathor, Mutmuti of Thinis

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