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Ostracon with a Small Satirical Sketch

From Radim, East of Pabasa, Asasif, Thebes.

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

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

The Wilbour Plaque

Statue of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb

Relief Showing Akhenaten and His Daughter Offering to the Aten

Statue of Amun-Re or Amunhotep III

Detail of Relief Showing Akhenaten and His Daughter Offering to the Aten

Statue of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb

Relief Showing Two Statues of Ramesses II

Bust of a Statue of Sekhmet

Posthumous Stela Depicting Amenhotep I and Ahmose-Nefertari

Head of Tutankhamun

Head of Tutankhamun

Ivory Ibis-Headed Thoth Figurine

Head of Tutankhamun

Torso of Akhenaten

Face of Amenhotep II

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

Counterweight for a Necklace in the Shape of Mut

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

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Head of an Egyptian Queen

Face of a Lion Statue

Stela of a Soldier Named Amenemhat

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

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Head of an Egyptian Queen

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

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

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Jewellery Box with Lid

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Model Food Offering of a Bound Gazelle

Faience Hes Vase with Cover

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Furniture Attachment in Shape of a Bound Prisoner

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Kohl Pot with Openwork Design Featuring Falcons

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Ostracon Showing a Cat and a Mouse

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Furniture Inlays in Form of Djed Pillars and Tyt-Amulet

Relief Showing Temple Courtyard with Incense Burners and Offering Tables

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Head of a Cow Goddess

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Scribe Statue of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Dish in the Form of a Bound Ibex

Scribe Satute of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Relief Showing Man Feeding Calves

Part of a Bowl Inscribed for Amenhotep III and his wife Queen Tiye

Wooden Statuette of a Woman

Magical Pottery Fish

Mirror with Papyrus Handle and Two Ibex Heads

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Wood & Ivory Chair

Seated Figure of a Scribe Under the Protection of Thoth

Right Eye from an Anthropoid Coffin

Relief Showing Offering Bearers

Block Statue of Ay

Egyptian Relief with Running Spiral

Cat Bracelet or Armlet

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Block Statue of Ay

Relief of Soldiers Honouring Their Lord

Block Statue of Ay

Three Shabtis of Setau

Fragment of the Magic Wand or Clapper

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

Shabti of Neferptah

Tile Fragment with Mandragora Leaves & Flowers

Relief Showing a Kitchen Scene

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

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

Shabti of Neferptah

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Spoon with a Handle in the Shape of a Floral Bouquet

Three Shabtis of Setau

Base for a Votive Model of a Temple Gateway

Spoon with a Cartouche Shaped Bowl Decorated with a Pond

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

Head & Bust from a Seated Statue

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Palace Wall Painting

Relief Depicting a Nobleman

Three Shabtis of Setau

A Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Tall Round Bottomed Decorated Pot

Meretseger Represented as a Snake

Relief Depicting a Nobleman

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Cosmetic Container in Form of a Trussed Goose

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Stela of Pay offering to Re-Horakhty

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Mask of a Man's Face

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Glazed Tile with Palms

Painted Slender Jar

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Ivory Kohl Container

Head and Shoulders from an Osiride Statue

Ceremonial Saw in the Shape of a Ma'at Feather

Head & Shoulders of an Osiride Statue

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Alabaster Jar with Floral Collar in Relief

Statue of Sa-Iset the Younger

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Statue of Sa-Iset the Younger

Two Halves of a Knife Handle

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Sphinx of Thutmose III

Fragment of a Votive Statue

Ivory Kohl Container

Faience Walking Lion

Statue of Amenhotep III

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Statue of Amenhotep III

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

Statue of Thutmose III from Afar

Handle of Model Axe Inscribed for Amenhotep III

Kneeling Statues of Hatshepsut

Statue of Thutmose III

Two Halves of a Knife Handle

Female Monkey Holding Its Baby and Hippopotamus

Alabaster Jar with Floral Collar in Relief

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Kaemwaset Kneeling with an Emblem of Hatshepsut

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Ostracon Depicting a Layout for a Relief

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Shabtis and Funerary Figurines

Floral Tile Freize

Statue of Thutmose III Offering

Isis and Wepwawet

Fragment of a Votive Statue

Amulets and Necklace with Frog-Shaped Beads

Wooden Cosmetics Box from Tomb of Sennedjem

Fragment of a Votive Statue

Bowl Buried with Rennefer wife of Noferkhawt

Inner Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Fragmentary Statue of a Lion Subduing a Foreign Captive

Coffin of the Mistress of the House, Teti

Fragmentary Statue of a Lion Subduing a Foreign Captive

Fragment of a Statue of Amenhotep I

Statue of Seti I

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

Two Princesses Each Holding a Sistrum & An Ankh Facing Their Enthroned Parents Amenhotep III and Tiye

Metal Vessels from a Temple Deposit

Model of Woman Lying on a Bed Using a Headrest

Gold Collars and Pectorals

Gold Collars and Pectorals

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Amenhotep III Seated in a Double Pavilion Representing His Sed Festival, with Tiye Offering Life to Him

Game Board & Pieces and Throwing Sticks

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

Relief Fragment Depicting Akhenaten

Statuette of Two Men & a Boy

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

Face from a Composite Statue

Head of Seti II

Head of Ahmose I

Face from a Composite Statue

Head of Seti II

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

Objects from Senenmut's Tomb

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

Statue of Thutmose III

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Kneeling Figure of Amenhotep III

Fragment of the Face of a Queen

Statue of Neferkhawet, Rennefer and Their Family

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

The Osiris Shroud of Nesenaset and some Canopic Jars

Box of an Anthropoid Coffin

Ostracon Depicting the God Ptah

Faience Armlets & Necklaces

Glass Vessels and Ostraca from the Ramesside Period

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

Head from a Life Size Statue of an Egyptian Official

Box of an Anthropoid Coffin

Hippopotamus Head

Game Board and Pieces

Box of an Anthropoid Coffin

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

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

Box of an Anthropoid Coffin

Mummy Mask of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Fragment of a Vase Decorated with an Ibex & Plants

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

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

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

Jubilee Relief of Ramesses II

Relief of Ramesses IX Facing an Hymn of Praise in His Honour

Ostracon with Sketch of a Sparrow

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

Relief Fragment Depicting the Head of Amenhotep I

Mummy Mask of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Fragment of a Wig from a Composite Statue

Jars with Carved Stoppers

A Pottery Human-Headed Lid of a Canopic Jar

Three Rishi Coffins

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

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

Ostracon with Fighting Bulls

Objects from the Tomb of Tutmosis IV

Canopic Chest of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Decorative Tile

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Mummy Mask of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Bronze Axe Head

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Bronze Axe Head

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Detail of Rishi Coffin

Hatnofer's Personal Posessions

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Coffin and Mummy Board of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

Fragment of a Wig from a Composite Statue

Pottery Vessels

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Three Rishi Coffins

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Rishi Coffin with Scene of Butchering.

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Fragmentary Statue of a Vizier

Fragment of Leather Painted with Erotic Scene

Shabtis and Shrines from the Tomb of Yuya & Tuya

Fragmentary Statue of a Vizier

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

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

Objects Found in Seankhkare Cemetery

White Limestone Statuette of the Scribe, Huy

Inscribed Funerary Cones

Shabtis and Shabti Boxes of Sennedjem's Family

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Pedestal for a Small Statue

Coffin and Mummy Board of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Canopic Chest of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Shabtis and Shabti Boxes of Sennedjem's Family

Girdles, Decorated with Simplified Cowrie Shell Design

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Foundation Deposit

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

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

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

Jars with Carved Stoppers

Relief Fragment Depicting Grain

Ceiling Decoration from a Theban Tomb

Inscribed Funerary Cones

Door Jambs of Rau

Inner Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Reconstruction of a Foundation Deposit

Coffin of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Small Vase with Flower Decoration

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Rishi Coffin with Scene of Butchering.

Stela of Userhat and his wife Nefertari

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Shabtis of Sennedjem and Iynaferty

Perfume Bottle in Shape of a Hes Vessel

Ceiling Fragment from the Palace of Amenhotep III Depicting Pigeons in Flight

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

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

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Two Faience Tiles with the Throne Names of Seti II

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Upper Part of the Statue of an Official

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

Ostracon from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

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

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Ceiling Fragment from the Palace of Amenhotep III Depicting Pigeons in Flight

Tomb Relief Showing the Force Feeding of Cattle

Shabti of Tebure

Wooden Cosmetics Box

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Shabti of Tebure

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

Reconstruction of Wall Decoration from the Temple of Amun in Malkata

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Textile Honouring the Goddess Hathor

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Dwarf

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

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

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Bronze hes Vase

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

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Miniature Mask for a Canopic Bundle

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Alabaster Goblet Inscribed with the Name of Amenhotep IV

Relief of a Battle Scene

Blue Painted Ware from Malkata

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Detail from the Coffin of the Singer Hormose

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Ivory Unguent Box

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

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

Ostraca from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

Alabaster Ungent Vessel with Name of Kiya

Carved Walking Sticks

Fragment of an Alabaster Vessel

Inlay Fragments of Foreigners

Shabtis of Siptah

Cosmetic Boxes in the Shape of Ducks

Spoon in the Shape of a Swimming Woman Holding a Gazelle or Ibex

Miniature Situla of Meketaten

Inlay Fragments of Foreigners

Basket Containing Provisions

Foundation Deposit of Hatshepsut's Royal Tomb

Two Alabaster Shabti with the Throne Names of Siptah

Carved Walking Sticks

Ostracon Depicting a Pharaoh Slaying an Lion

Shabtis of Siptah

Carved Walking Sticks

Whip Handle in the Shape of a Horse

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

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

Four Carved Plaques

Basket Containing Provisions

Ostracon with a Small Satirical Sketch

Goods from the Burial of a Child

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

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

Ostracon with a Sketch of a Hippopotamus

Chair Belonging to the Scribe Reniseneb

Chair Belonging to the Scribe Reniseneb

Jars with Carved Stoppers

Wooden Face from an Anthropoid Coffin

Jars with Carved Stoppers

Jars with Carved Stoppers

Coffin and Grave Goods

Cosmetic Objects Datable to Dynasty 18

Pieces of Pots with Inscriptions

Pieces of Glass Vessels

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