Hippopotamus Tusk with Carved Head | Photos by Tales from the Two Lands

Hippopotamus Tusk with Carved Head

Reportedly from Naqada.

Predynastic Period, Naqada I - early Naqada II, c. 3800-3400 BCE.

Acc. No.: 35.1266

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Wooden Statuette of Amenhotep III

Wooden Statuette of a Woman

Wooden Statue of Metjetji

Wooden Statue of a Woman

Wooden Statue of a Cat with a Scarab Beetle between Its Ears

Wooden Statue of a Cat with a Scarab Beetle between Its Ears

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Wooden Spoon with a Jackal Handle

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Wooden Shabti Belonging to Ramesses II

Wood & Ivory Chair

Wood & Glass Panel from a Shrine for a Divine Image

Waterspout in the Shape of a Lion

Vessel Handle in the Shape of an Ibex

Vase of Pepi II

Two Wooden Statues of Metjetji

Two Ivory Baboons

Two Halves of a Knife Handle

Two Halves of a Knife Handle

Torso of Dionysus

Torso of Akhenaten

Tomb Relief of Itwesh (also known as Semenkhu-Ptah)

Tile Fragment with Mandragora Leaves & Flowers

Three Wood & Glass Panels from Shrines for a Divine Images

Three Small Erotic Sculptures

Three Shabtis of Setau

Three Shabtis of Setau

Three Shabtis of Setau

The Wilbour Plaque

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

The Royal Scribe Senenu Grinding Grain

The God Tutu as a Sphinx

The God Tutu as a Sphinx

Terracotta Figure of a Lion

Tall Round Bottomed Decorated Pot

Sunk Relief of a God or a Deified King

Stela of Maaty and Dedwi

Stela of Irethoreru

Stela of a Soldier Named Amenemhat

Stela Depicting Ahmose-Nefertari Behind the Seated God Amun with Her Son Amenhotep I Behind Her

Statuette of a Male Deity

Statuette of a Male Deity

Statuette of a Female Acrobat from the Tomb of Sa-Inher

Statue of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb

Statue of the High Priest of Amun, Menkheperreseneb

Statue of Scribe of the Granary Nykara and his family

Statue of Sa-Iset the Younger

Statue of Sa-Iset the Younger

Statue of Queen Ankhenesmeryre II and her son Pepi II

Statue of Queen Ankhenesmeryre II and her son Pepi II

Statue of Overseer of the Treasury Ptahhotep in Persian Dress

Statue of Overseer of the Treasury Ptahhotep in Persian Dress

Statue of Metjetji

Statue of Amun-Re or Amunhotep III

Statue of a Recumbent Lion

Statue of a Priest of Amun

Statue of a Family Group

Statue of a Cloaked Offical

Statue of a Cloaked Offical

Statue of a Cloaked Offical

Statue in Niche

Standing Faience Hippopotamus

Spoon with a Handle in the Shape of a Floral Bouquet

Spoon with a Cartouche Shaped Bowl Decorated with a Pond

Small Silver Crocodile Head and Ibis

Sketch of Osiris

Shabtis and Funerary Figurines

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Shabti of the Lady Sati

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Shabti of Sedjem Ash Maya

Shabti of Pediamenopet

Shabti of Pediamenopet

Shabti of Pediamenopet

Shabti of Neferptah

Shabti of Neferptah

Shabti of Heqaib

Seated Statuette of Pepi I with Horus Falcon

Seated Statue of Wadjet as a Lion Headed Woman

Seated Statue of Wadjet as a Lion Headed Woman

Seated Statue of Nahktsaes

Seated Statue of Nahktsaes

Scribe Statue of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Scribe Satute of Amunhotep, son of Nebiry

Right Eye from an Anthropoid Coffin

Relief with Desert Scene

Relief with Desert Scene

Relief Showing Two Statues of Ramesses II

Relief Showing Temple Courtyard with Incense Burners and Offering Tables

Relief Showing Offering Bearers

Relief Showing Man Feeding Calves

Relief Showing Akhenaten and His Daughter Offering to the Aten

Relief Showing a Kitchen Scene

Relief of the Royal Ka

Relief of Soldiers Honouring Their Lord

Relief of Goats & Herdsman

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

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

Relief Fragment Depicting Senwosret I

Relief Depicting Offering Bearers

Relief Depicting Men Presenting Cattle

Relief Depicting Men Presenting Cattle

Relief Depicting an Eternal Bouquet for the Deceased

Relief Depicting an Eternal Bouquet for the Deceased

Relief Depicting Akhty-hotep

Relief Depicting Akhty-hotep

Relief Depicting a Nobleman

Relief Depicting a Nobleman

Relief Decorated Ovoid Bottle

Relief Blocks from the Tomb of Nespeqashuty

Relief Blocks from the Tomb of Nespeqashuty

Ram's Head Amulet

Pottery Vessels

Posthumous Stela Depicting Amenhotep I and Ahmose-Nefertari

Physician's Box

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

Palette in the Form of a Bird

Palace Wall Painting

Painting of a Statue of a King

Painted Slender Jar

Painted Coffin Interior

Painted Coffin Interior

Painted Coffin Interior

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Outer Coffin of Kamwese

Ostracon Showing a Cat and a Mouse

Old Kingdom Mummy Mask

Offering Jar and Stand

Necklace Spacer with Cartouche of a Nubian King

Mycenean Pilgrim Flask

Mummy Portrait of a Man

Mummy of Thothirdes

Mummy Mask of a Man

Modern Replica/Reconstruction of a New Kingdom Votive Model Temple Gateway

Modern Replica/Reconstruction of a New Kingdom Votive Model Temple Gateway

Model Food Offering of a Bound Gazelle

Mirror with Papyrus Handle and Two Ibex Heads

Meretseger Represented as a Snake

Mask of a Man's Face

Mask of a Man from a Coffin

Magical Pottery Fish

Lion and Ointment Jar

Limestone Relief

Limestone Relief

Leonine Goddess

Kohl Pot with Openwork Design Featuring Falcons

Kohl Jar with Incised Figures

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Kneeling Statue of Senenmut

Kneeling Statue of Nesbanebdjedet

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Kaemwaset Kneeling with an Emblem of Hatshepsut

Jewellery Box with Lid

Jar with Zigzag Panels

Jar with Boat Designs

Jar Made in Two Parts

Jar Lid with Human Face

Ivory Male Statuette

Ivory Kohl Container

Ivory Kohl Container

Ivory Ibis-Headed Thoth Figurine

Horus Falcon Wearing the Double Crown

Horus Falcon Wearing the Double Crown

Horus Falcon Wearing the Double Crown

Hippopotamus Tusk with Carved Head

Hippopotami and Hedgehog

Hedgehog Rattle

Headrest of Shemai

Headrest of Shemai

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Head of Hatshepsut or Thutmose III

Head of an Official (left) and Head of a Man with a Rosette Diadem (right)

Head of an Egyptian Queen

Head of an Egyptian Queen

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

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

Head of a Roman Nobleman, Possibly Marc Anthony

Head of a Mature Man

Head of a Man with Tight Curly Hair

Head of a King or Deity

Head in a Short Wig

Head from a Tomb Statue of a Man

Head & Bust from a Seated Statue

Handle of Model Axe Inscribed for Amenhotep III

Green Basalt Sculpture of an Idealised Head

Granite Sarcophagus with Palace Facade Design

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

Grain Storage Jar with Blue-Paint Design

Glazed Tile with Palms

Furniture Ornament or Finial in the Shape of a Duck or Goose

Furniture Inlays in Form of Djed Pillars and Tyt-Amulet

Furniture Attachment in Shape of a Bound Prisoner

Funnel Shaped Lid for a Pottery Vessel

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

Funerary Stela for a Man named Ba

Fragments of a Text

Fragments of a Text

Fragment of the Magic Wand or Clapper

Fragment of Statue of Alexander the Great

Fragment of an Offering List

Fragment of a Water Clock with Cartouche of Alexander.

Foundation Deposit

Floral Tile Freize

Figures of Four Frogs, a Hippo and a Pig

Figure of a Scorpion

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

Female Figurine

Female Figure with Upraised Arms

Female Figure with Upraised Arms

Female & Male Figurines

Falcon Head Terminal from a Necklace

Faience Vessel Decorated with Procession of Four Cows

Faience Tile with Lapwing Motif

Faience Plaque with Relief of King Iuput II

Faience Lion Head from a Ritual Vessel

Faience Hes Vase with Cover

Faience Bust of Isis

Faience Bust of Isis

Face of Amenhotep II

Face of a Lion Statue

Face from an Anthropod Coffin

Face from a Coffin

Face from a Coffin

Egyptian Relief with Running Spiral

Doorjamb of Thaasetimu

Dish in the Form of a Bound Ibex

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

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

Decorated Wood & Ivory Box with a Sliding Lid

Cypriot "Milk Bowl"

Cylindrical Amulet

Counterweight for a Necklace in the Shape of Mut

Cosmetic Dish in the Form of a Tilapia Fish

Cosmetic Container in Form of a Trussed Goose

Coffin of Thothirdes

Coffin of Thothirdes

Coffin of Thothirdes

Coffin of Thothirdes

Coffin of the Mayor of Thebes Pasebakhaienipet

Coffin of the Mayor of Thebes Pasebakhaienipet

Coffin of the Mayor of Thebes Pasebakhaienipet

Coffin of Princess Mayet, wife of Mentuhotep II

Coffin of Princess Mayet, wife of Mentuhotep II

Coffin and Mummy Board of the Mayor of Thebes Pasebakhaienipet

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Ceremonial Sickle of the Field Worker of Amun, Amunemhat

Ceremonial Saw in the Shape of a Ma'at Feather

Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare

Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare

Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare

Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare

Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare

Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare

Cartonnage of Nespanetjerenpare

Cartonnage Funerary Assembly

Cartonnage Funerary Assembly

Cartonnage and Mummy of the Priest Hor

Cartonnage and Mummy of the Priest Hor

Cartonnage and Mummy of the Priest Hor

Cartonnage and Mummy of the Priest Hor

Cartonnage and Mummy of Gautseshenu

Cartonnage and Mummy of Gautseshenu

Cartonnage and Mummy of Gautseshenu

Cartonnage and Mummy of Gautseshenu

Cartonnage and Mummy of an Anonymous Man

Canopic Jars Belonging to the Lady Senebtisi

Canopic Jars Belonging to the Lady Senebtisi

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Canopic Jars and Covers of Tjuli

Bust of a Statue of Sekhmet

Bronze Head of a Cat with Earrings

Bronze Figurine of Seated Cat

Bowl with Floral Decoration

Boat Building Scene

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Block Statue of Min, Overseer of Weavers

Block Statue of Hor

Block Statue of Ay

Block Statue of Ay

Block Statue of Ay

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

Base for a Votive Model of a Temple Gateway

Bag-Shaped Rock Crystal Vase

Ba Bird Shown on a Fragment of a Coffin

Arm-Shaped Censer with Falcon Headed Terminal

Arm-Shaped Censer with Falcon Headed Terminal

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

Anthropoid Coffin of the Servant of the Great Place Teti

An Enigmatic Fragment of a Statuette

Amun-Re Wearing a Crown with Two Plumes

Amulet in the Shape of a Bull's Head

Alabaster Jar with Floral Collar in Relief

Alabaster Jar with Floral Collar in Relief

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

Akhenaten as a Winged Sphinx

A Pharaoh Standing with Sistrums before Hathor

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

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35thCenturyBCE 36thCenturyBCE 37thCenturyBCE 38thCenturyBCE 4thMillenniumBCE AncientEgypt Brooklyn BrooklynMuseum Ivory Museum NaqadaI NaqadaII NewYork PredynasticPeriod USA

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