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Lion Gaming Pieces

Left hand lion from Abydos, provenance unknown for the other two.

Early Dynastic Period, c.3100-2650 BCE.

Acc. No.s: 03.4.13, 10.130.1189, 10.130.1191

Stone Vessel in the Shape of a Lotus Blossom

Pear Shaped Macehead

Pottery Model of a Boat

Greywacke Ceremonial Knife in Shape of Bird Wing

Ivory Figurines Found in Naqada Royal Tomb

Fragment of Ivory or Bone Vessel

Fragments of an Obsidian Vessel

Burnt Clay Stopper with the Serekhs of Hor-Aha and Neithhotep

Ivory and Greywacke Bracelet

Senet Board and Pieces

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Stela of Nebre (or Reneb)

Cylinder Seal & (Modern) Impression

Chair or Bed Leg

Lion Gaming Pieces

Frog and Crocodile

Hippo, Frog and Crocodile

Human Figurines

Terracotta Figure of a Lion

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

Figures of Four Frogs, a Hippo and a Pig

Cosmetic Dish in the Form of a Tilapia Fish

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