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Ancestral Bust

From Thebes, Deir el Medina.

New Kingdom, early Dynasty 19, c. 1320-1297 BCE

Acc. No.: 66.99.45

Head of Tutankhamun

Head of Tutankhamun

Head of Tutankhamun

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Four Statues of Sekhmet

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Head of a Cow Goddess

Head of a Colossal Statue of the God Amun

Seated Figure of a Scribe Under the Protection of Thoth

Cat Bracelet or Armlet

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

A Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Heads of Osiride Statues of Hatshepsut from Deir el Bahri

Hatshepsut as Maned Sphinx

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

Stela of Pay offering to Re-Horakhty

Head & Shoulders of an Osiride Statue

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut

Sphinx of Thutmose III

Statue of Amenhotep III

Faience Walking Lion

Statue of Amenhotep III

Statue of Thutmose III

Statue of Thutmose III from Afar

Female Monkey Holding Its Baby and Hippopotamus

Kneeling Statues of Hatshepsut

Fragment of a Votive Statue

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Standing Figure of Amenhotep III

Ostracon Depicting a Layout for a Relief

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

Statue of Thutmose III Offering

Isis and Wepwawet

Coffin of the Mistress of the House, Teti

Fragment of a Votive Statue

Model of Woman Lying on a Bed Using a Headrest

Fragment of a Votive Statue

Amulets and Necklace with Frog-Shaped Beads

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

Fragment of a Statue of Amenhotep I

Bowl Buried with Rennefer wife of Noferkhawt

Fragmentary Statue of a Lion Subduing a Foreign Captive

Wooden Cosmetics Box from Tomb of Sennedjem

Game Board & Pieces and Throwing Sticks

Fragmentary Statue of a Lion Subduing a Foreign Captive

Inner Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Statue of Seti I

Gold Collars and Pectorals

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

Gold Collars and Pectorals

Relief Fragment Depicting Akhenaten

Face from a Composite Statue

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

Face from a Composite Statue

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

Statuette of Two Men & a Boy

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Metal Vessels from a Temple Deposit

Objects from Senenmut's Tomb

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

Fragment of the Face of a Queen

Statue of Neferkhawet, Rennefer and Their Family

Head from a Life Size Statue of an Egyptian Official

Kneeling Figure of Amenhotep III

Head of Seti II

Statue of Thutmose III

Head of Ahmose I

Head of Seti II

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Game Board and Pieces

Hippopotamus Head

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

Faience Armlets & Necklaces

Box of an Anthropoid Coffin

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

The Osiris Shroud of Nesenaset and some Canopic Jars

Glass Vessels and Ostraca from the Ramesside Period

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

Ostracon Depicting the God Ptah

Box of an Anthropoid Coffin

Box of an Anthropoid Coffin

Box of an Anthropoid Coffin

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

A Pottery Human-Headed Lid of a Canopic Jar

Three Rishi Coffins

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

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

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

Ostracon with Sketch of a Sparrow

Mummy Mask of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Fragment of a Vase Decorated with an Ibex & Plants

Relief Fragment Depicting the Head of Amenhotep I

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

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

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

Jubilee Relief of Ramesses II

Ostracon with Fighting Bulls

Fragment of a Wig from a Composite Statue

Pottery Vessels

Mummy Mask of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

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

Objects from the Tomb of Tutmosis IV

Fragmentary Statue of a Vizier

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

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Three Rishi Coffins

Fragmentary Statue of a Vizier

Detail of Rishi Coffin

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Horemheb Shown as a Scribe

Jars with Carved Stoppers

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Decorative Tile

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el Bahri

Statue Fragment from the Great Temple of the Aten at Amarna

Mummy Mask of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Bronze Axe Head

Canopic Chest of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Fragment of Leather Painted with Erotic Scene

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

Bronze Axe Head

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

Shabtis and Shrines from the Tomb of Yuya & Tuya

Glass Vessels from the Ramesside Period

Hatnofer's Personal Posessions

Rishi Coffin with Scene of Butchering.

Coffin and Mummy Board of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Fragment of a Wig from a Composite Statue

Objects Found in Seankhkare Cemetery

Inscribed Funerary Cones

Hinged Bracelets or Armlets

Ceiling Decoration from a Theban Tomb

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

Shabti of the Chief Colour Maker of the Treasury, Huy

Girdles, Decorated with Simplified Cowrie Shell Design

Pedestal for a Small Statue

Relief Fragment Depicting Grain

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Shabtis and Shabti Boxes of Sennedjem's Family

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

Inscribed Funerary Cones

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

Coffin and Mummy Board of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Shabtis and Shabti Boxes of Sennedjem's Family

Reconstruction of a Foundation Deposit

White Limestone Statuette of the Scribe, Huy

Door Jambs of Rau

Canopic Chest of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Perfume Bottle in Shape of a Hes Vessel

Small Vase with Flower Decoration

Burial Chamber of Sobekmose

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Coffin of the Mistress of the House Iynaferty

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Inner Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Rishi Coffin with Scene of Butchering.

Stela of Userhat and his wife Nefertari

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

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

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Arm Panel from a Ceremonial Chair

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

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

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Shabtis of Sennedjem and Iynaferty

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Ostracon from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

Upper Part of the Statue of an Official

Funerary Papyrus of the Tax Master and Steward Sethnakhte

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

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

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

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Jars with Carved Stoppers

Reconstruction of Wall Decoration from the Temple of Amun in Malkata

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Tomb Relief Showing the Force Feeding of Cattle

Statue of Yuny and his wife Renenutet

Alabaster Canopic Jar

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

Noferkhawt's Burial Goods

Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Dwarf

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Blue Painted Ware from Malkata

Alabaster Canopic Jar

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

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Alabaster Canopic Jar

Detail from the Coffin of the Singer Hormose

Shabti of Tebure

Alabaster Goblet Inscribed with the Name of Amenhotep IV

Wooden Cosmetics Box

Two Faience Tiles with the Throne Names of Seti II

Shabti of Tebure

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Textile Honouring the Goddess Hathor

Outer Coffin of the Servitor in the Place of Truth Khonsu

Sarcophagus of Senenmut

Relief of a Battle Scene

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Miniature Mask for a Canopic Bundle

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Alabaster Ungent Vessel with Name of Kiya

Funerary Mask of Hatnofer

Carved Walking Sticks

Bucrania Ceiling Painting from the Palace of Amenhotep III

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Ostraca from Sheikh Abd el Qurna

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Bronze hes Vase

Miniature Situla of Meketaten

Cosmetic Boxes in the Shape of Ducks

Reliefs from Chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos

Ivory Unguent Box

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

Fragment of an Alabaster Vessel

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

Carved Walking Sticks

Carved Walking Sticks

Basket Containing Provisions

Foundation Deposit of Hatshepsut's Royal Tomb

Inlay Fragments of Foreigners

Whip Handle in the Shape of a Horse

Shabtis of Siptah

Inlay Fragments of Foreigners

Four Carved Plaques

Basket Containing Provisions

Goods from the Burial of a Child

Shabtis of Siptah

Two Alabaster Shabti with the Throne Names of Siptah

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

Tomb Goods from the Tomb of Ramose & Hatnofer

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

Ostracon with a Small Satirical Sketch

Ostracon Depicting a Pharaoh Slaying an Lion

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

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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