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Sealed Vessels

They may still hold cosmetic materials.

From the tomb of Khasekhemwy, Abydos.

Early Dynastic Period, 2nd Dynasty, reign of Khasekhemwy, c. 2676-2649 BCE.

Acc. No.s: JE34941, JE 34944

Stela of Nebre (or Reneb)

Obsidian Fishtail Blade

Cylinder Seal & (Modern) Impression

Chair or Bed Leg

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

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

Lion Gaming Pieces

Frog and Crocodile

Hippo, Frog and Crocodile

Human Figurines

Wooden Bed Frame With Bulls Feet on Legs

Wooden Bed Frame With Bulls Feet on Legs

Lion Cub Statue

Dioritic gneiss Bowl

Oil Jar with Narmer's Name

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Senet Board and Pieces

Game Pieces Shaped Like Lions

Game Pieces Shaped Like Lions

Fragment of an Ivory Box

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

Ivory Figurines Found in Naqada Royal Tomb

Fragment of Ivory or Bone Vessel

Fragments of an Obsidian Vessel

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

The Lapis Lazuli Lady

The Lapis Lazuli Lady

The Lapis Lazuli Lady

The Lapis Lazuli Lady

Ivory and Greywacke Bracelet

Stone Vessel in the Shape of a Lotus Blossom

Fragments of Furniture Legs

Pear Shaped Macehead

Carved Soapstone Vessel with Blue Glaze and Decoration Imitating Basketwork

Pottery Model of a Boat

Greywacke Ceremonial Knife in Shape of Bird Wing

Rock Crystal Dish

Fragments of Painted Pottery from the Aegean

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

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

Terracotta Figure of a Lion

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

Figures of Four Frogs, a Hippo and a Pig

Cosmetic Dish in the Form of a Tilapia Fish

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