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Meretseger Represented as a Snake

Probably from around Thebes, provenance unknown.

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, c. 1479-1400 BCE or later.

Acc. No.: 37.1749E

Painting of a Statue of a King

Faience Tile with Lapwing Motif

Statue of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb

Statue of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb

Ivory Ibis-Headed Thoth Figurine

Battle Axe with Handle, and a Blade from a Battle Axe

Face of Amenhotep II

Head of an 18th Dynasty King, possible Ahmose or Amenhotep I

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Head of an Egyptian Queen

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Head of an 18th Dynasty King, possible Ahmose or Amenhotep I

Relief from a Chapel Wall Depicting Amenhotep I Wearing the White Crown

Head of an Egyptian Queen

Stela of a Soldier Named Amenemhat

Relief from a Chapel Wall Depicting Amenhotep I Wearing the White Crown

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Jewellery Box with Lid

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Furniture Attachment in Shape of a Bound Prisoner

Model Food Offering of a Bound Gazelle

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Furniture Inlays in Form of Djed Pillars and Tyt-Amulet

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Head of a Cow Goddess

Kohl Pot with Openwork Design Featuring Falcons

Dish in the Form of a Bound Ibex

Scribe Statue of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Scribe Satute of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Mirror with Papyrus Handle and Two Ibex Heads

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Cat Bracelet or Armlet

Fragment of the Magic Wand or Clapper

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

A Fragment of Relief from Deir el-Bahri Showing Attendants of Hatshepsut

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

A Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Tall Round Bottomed Decorated Pot

Cosmetic Container in Form of a Trussed Goose

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Meretseger Represented as a Snake

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Head and Shoulders from an Osiride Statue

Head & Shoulders of an Osiride Statue

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Painted Slender Jar

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Sphinx of Thutmose III

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Statue of Thutmose III from Afar

Statue of Thutmose III

Female Monkey Holding Its Baby and Hippopotamus

Kneeling Statues of Hatshepsut

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Statue of Thutmose III Offering

Coffin of the Mistress of the House, Teti

Model of Woman Lying on a Bed Using a Headrest

Bowl Buried with Rennefer wife of Noferkhawt

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

Gold Collars and Pectorals

Gold Collars and Pectorals

Game Board & Pieces and Throwing Sticks

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

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

Objects from Senenmut's Tomb

Statue of Thutmose III

Statue of Neferkhawet, Rennefer and Their Family

Head from a Life Size Statue of an Egyptian Official

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

Faience Armlets & Necklaces

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

Game Board and Pieces

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Three Rishi Coffins

A Pottery Human-Headed Lid of a Canopic Jar

Ostracon with Sketch of a Sparrow

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

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Detail of Rishi Coffin

Three Rishi Coffins

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

Fragment of Leather Painted with Erotic Scene

Hatnofer's Personal Posessions

Objects Found in Seankhkare Cemetery

Inscribed Funerary Cones

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

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

Mycenean Pilgrim Flask

Ceiling Decoration from a Theban Tomb

Girdles, Decorated with Simplified Cowrie Shell Design

Inscribed Funerary Cones

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

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

Reconstruction of a Foundation Deposit

Door Jambs of Rau

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

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

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

Ostracon from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

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

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

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

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

Blue Painted Ware from Malkata

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Miniature Mask for a Canopic Bundle

Relief of a Battle Scene

Detail from the Coffin of the Singer Hormose

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Carved Walking Sticks

Ostraca from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

Carved Walking Sticks

Foundation Deposit of Hatshepsut's Royal Tomb

Basket Containing Provisions

Carved Walking Sticks

Basket Containing Provisions

Goods from the Burial of a Child

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

Chair Belonging to the Scribe Reniseneb

Chair Belonging to the Scribe Reniseneb

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