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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

Face of Amenhotep II

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

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

Head of an Egyptian Queen

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Head of an Egyptian Queen

Stela of a Soldier Named Amenemhat

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

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

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

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

Jewellery Box with Lid

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Model Food Offering of a Bound Gazelle

Furniture Attachment in Shape of a Bound Prisoner

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Kohl Pot with Openwork Design Featuring Falcons

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Furniture Inlays in Form of Djed Pillars and Tyt-Amulet

Head of a Cow Goddess

Dish in the Form of a Bound Ibex

Scribe Satute of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Scribe Statue 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

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

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

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

A Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Tall Round Bottomed Decorated Pot

Meretseger Represented as a Snake

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

Cosmetic Container in Form of a Trussed Goose

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Painted Slender Jar

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Head and Shoulders from an Osiride Statue

Head & Shoulders of an Osiride Statue

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

Kneeling Statues of Hatshepsut

Statue of Thutmose III

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Statue of Thutmose III Offering

Bowl Buried with Rennefer wife of Noferkhawt

Face of a Statue of Thutmose III with a Modern Cast of the Body

Coffin of the Mistress of the House, Teti

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

Model of Woman Lying on a Bed Using a Headrest

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

Objects from Senenmut's Tomb

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

Statue of Thutmose III

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

Statue of Neferkhawet, Rennefer and Their Family

Head from a Life Size Statue of an Egyptian Official

Statue of Meryre and Iniuy

Faience Armlets & Necklaces

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

Game Board and Pieces

Wooden Model of a Rocker With Hatshepsut's Name On It

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Ostracon with Sketch of a Sparrow

A Pottery Human-Headed Lid of a Canopic Jar

Three Rishi Coffins

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

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Detail of Rishi Coffin

Three Rishi Coffins

Hatnofer's Personal Posessions

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

Fragment of Leather Painted with Erotic Scene

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

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

Inscribed Funerary Cones

Coffin of Ahmose-Nefertari with J for Scale

Objects Found in Seankhkare Cemetery

Girdles, Decorated with Simplified Cowrie Shell Design

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

Ceiling Decoration from a Theban Tomb

Inscribed Funerary Cones

Door Jambs of Rau

Reconstruction of a Foundation Deposit

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

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

Ostracon from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

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

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

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

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

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

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Miniature Mask for a Canopic Bundle

Blue Painted Ware from Malkata

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Relief of a Battle Scene

Detail from the Coffin of the Singer Hormose

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Sarcophagus of Hatshepsut

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Ostraca from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

Carved Walking Sticks

Head a of New Kingdom Queen

Carved Walking Sticks

Basket Containing Provisions

Foundation Deposit of Hatshepsut's Royal Tomb

Carved Walking Sticks

Sarcophagus of Hatshepsut

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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