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Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

These have been suggested to be spinning disks but their function is unclear.

From the Tomb of Hemaka, Saqqara.

Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, reign of Den, c. 2920-2770.

Acc. No.: JE70164

Dioritic gneiss Bowl

Stela of Nebre (or Reneb)

Libation Dish Shaped Like the Hieroglyphs "ka" and "ankh"

Libation Dish Shaped Like the Hieroglyphs "ka" and "ankh"

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Wooden Bed Frame With Bulls Feet on Legs

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Cylinder Seal & (Modern) Impression

Wooden Bed Frame With Bulls Feet on Legs

Oil Jar with Narmer's Name

Lion Cub Statue

Game Pieces Shaped Like Lions

Game Pieces Shaped Like Lions

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Fragment of a Vessel with the Name of Merneith and the Name of a Building

Obsidian Fishtail Blade

Chair or Bed Leg

Human Figurines

The Lapis Lazuli Lady

The Lapis Lazuli Lady

Fragments of an Obsidian Vessel

The Lapis Lazuli Lady

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

Ivory Figurines Found in Naqada Royal Tomb

Hippo, Frog and Crocodile

Frog and Crocodile

Lion Gaming Pieces

Senet Board and Pieces

Fragment of Ivory or Bone Vessel

Ivory and Greywacke Bracelet

Rock Crystal Dish

Fragment of a Quartz Vase with an Inscription of One of the Names of Qaa

The Lapis Lazuli Lady

Fragment of an Ivory Box

Carved Soapstone Vessel with Blue Glaze and Decoration Imitating Basketwork

Fragments of Painted Pottery from the Aegean

Fragments of Furniture Legs

Greywacke Ceremonial Knife in Shape of Bird Wing

Pottery Model of a Boat

Cosmetic Dish in the Form of a Tilapia Fish

Stone Vessel in the Shape of a Lotus Blossom

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

Figures of Four Frogs, a Hippo and a Pig

Terracotta Figure of a Lion

Pear Shaped Macehead

Two Female Figurines and a Clay Seal with the Name of Neithhotep in a Serekh

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