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Ostracon Showing a Cat and a Mouse

Possibly a satire on upper class life in the Ramesside Period, or an illustration for a fable where the roles of cats & mice were reversed.

From Thebes.

New Kingdom, Dynasty 19-20, c. 1295-1070 BCE.

Acc. No.: 37.51E

Painting of a Statue of a King

Faience Tile with Lapwing Motif

Stela Depicting Ahmose-Nefertari Behind the Seated God Amun with Her Son Amenhotep I Behind Her

Relief Showing Two Statues of Ramesses II

Ostracon Showing a Cat and a Mouse

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Seated Figure of a Scribe Under the Protection of Thoth

Relief Showing Offering Bearers

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Shabti of Neferptah

Shabti of Neferptah

Base for a Votive Model of a Temple Gateway

Relief Depicting a Nobleman

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Relief Depicting a Nobleman

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Ivory Kohl Container

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Alabaster Jar with Floral Collar in Relief

Statue of Sa-Iset the Younger

Statue of Sa-Iset the Younger

Fragment of a Votive Statue

Two Halves of a Knife Handle

Ivory Kohl Container

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

Ostracon Depicting a Layout for a Relief

Two Halves of a Knife Handle

Alabaster Jar with Floral Collar in Relief

Isis and Wepwawet

Fragment of a Votive Statue

Amulets and Necklace with Frog-Shaped Beads

Fragment of a Votive Statue

Wooden Cosmetics Box from Tomb of Sennedjem

Fragmentary Statue of a Lion Subduing a Foreign Captive

Fragmentary Statue of a Lion Subduing a Foreign Captive

Inner Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Statue of Seti I

Metal Vessels from a Temple Deposit

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

Head of Seti II

Head of Seti II

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

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

Glass Vessels and Ostraca from the Ramesside Period

Ostracon Depicting the God Ptah

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

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

Mummy Mask of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

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

Bust of Queen Meritamun

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

Jubilee Relief of Ramesses II

Ostracon of a Cat Herding Geese

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

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

Fragment of a Wig from a Composite Statue

Mummy Mask of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Ostracon with Fighting Bulls

Canopic Chest of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Decorative Tile

Mummy Mask of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Bronze Axe Head

Bronze Axe Head

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

Fragment of a Wig from a Composite Statue

Coffin and Mummy Board of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Shabtis and Shabti Boxes of Sennedjem's Family

White Limestone Statuette of the Scribe, Huy

Coffin and Mummy Board of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Shabtis and Shabti Boxes of Sennedjem's Family

Canopic Chest of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Coffin of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Inner Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Bust of Queen Meritamun

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Upper Part of the Statue of an Official

Shabtis of Sennedjem and Iynaferty

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Two Faience Tiles with the Throne Names of Seti II

Shabti of Tebure

Wooden Cosmetics Box

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Shabti of Tebure

Textile Honouring the Goddess Hathor

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

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

Ivory Unguent Box

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

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

Inlay Fragments of Foreigners

Shabtis of Siptah

Inlay Fragments of Foreigners

Tomb Relief with Musicians

Two Alabaster Shabti with the Throne Names of Siptah

Shabtis of Siptah

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

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