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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

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

Coffin and Mummy Board of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Coffin and Mummy Board of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Coffin of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Mummy Mask of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Mummy Mask of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Shabtis of Sennedjem and Iynaferty

Canopic Chest of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Canopic Chest of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Coffins and Mummy Mask 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

Inner Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Inner Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Mummy Mask of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Shabtis and Shabti Boxes of Sennedjem's Family

Shabtis and Shabti Boxes of Sennedjem's Family

Wooden Cosmetics Box from Tomb of Sennedjem

Wooden Cosmetics Box

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Textile Honouring the Goddess Hathor

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

Shabtis of Siptah

Shabtis of Siptah

Bronze Axe Head

Bronze Axe Head

Statue of Seti I

Jubilee Relief of Ramesses II

Inlay Fragments of Foreigners

Inlay Fragments of Foreigners

Fragmentary Statue of a Lion Subduing a Foreign Captive

Fragmentary Statue of a Lion Subduing a Foreign Captive

Fragment of a Votive Statue

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

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

Faience Tile with Lapwing Motif

Alabaster Jar with Floral Collar in Relief

Alabaster Jar with Floral Collar in Relief

Relief Showing Offering Bearers

Relief Showing Two Statues of Ramesses II

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Ostracon Showing a Cat and a Mouse

Ivory Kohl Container

Ivory Kohl Container

Relief Depicting a Nobleman

Relief Depicting a Nobleman

Statue of Sa-Iset the Younger

Statue of Sa-Iset the Younger

Base for a Votive Model of a Temple Gateway

Painting of a Statue of a King

Two Halves of a Knife Handle

Two Halves of a Knife Handle

Shabti of Neferptah

Shabti of Neferptah

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Shabti of Tebure

Shabti of Tebure

Fragment of a Votive Statue

Fragment of a Votive Statue

Isis and Wepwawet

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

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

Ivory Unguent Box

White Limestone Statuette of the Scribe, Huy

Amulets and Necklace with Frog-Shaped Beads

Upper Part of the Statue of an Official

Two Faience Tiles with the Throne Names of Seti II

Two Alabaster Shabti with the Throne Names of Siptah

Decorative Tile

Fragment of a Wig from a Composite Statue

Fragment of a Wig from a Composite Statue

Seated Figure of a Scribe Under the Protection of Thoth

Ostracon Depicting the God Ptah

Ostracon with a Small Satirical Sketch

Ostracon with Fighting Bulls

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

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

Ostracon Depicting a Layout for a Relief

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

Head of Seti II

Head of Seti II

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

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

Metal Vessels from a Temple Deposit

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