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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.:JE70160

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

Wooden Bed Frame With Bulls Feet on Legs

Oil Jar with Narmer's Name

Lion Cub Statue

Game Pieces Shaped Like Lions

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Game Pieces Shaped Like Lions

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

Obsidian Fishtail Blade

Fragments of an Obsidian Vessel

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

Ivory Figurines Found in Naqada Royal Tomb

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

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

Cosmetic Dish in the Form of a Tilapia Fish

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

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

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