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Statuette of Egyptian Governor Khnumnakht
Made from limestone, this statuette shows the ancient Egyptian governor Khnumnakht. He was a contemporary of Djehutihotep—the fifteenth nomos of Upper Egypt— who lived during the twelfth dynasty (c. 1985-1773...
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Cameo of an Egyptian King
This rock-crystal cameo depicts a king in an Egyptian style; popular in Italy, where it was probably made. Roman period, 1st century CE. (The British Museum, London).
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Egyptian Painting of Syrian Bears
This painted limestone fragment came from the mortuary temple of the Egyptian Pharaoh Sahure at Abusir, Egypt. It depicts Syrian bears and a vessel (possibly tributary). Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, 2496-2483 BCE. On...
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Egyptian Baboon Sculpture
This ancient Egyptian sculpture made of basalt dates from the 13th century BCE and depicts a seated baboon. The baboon was associated with Thoth—the god of wisdom, science, and measurement. Baboons were thus often represented...
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Ancient Egyptian Dignitary from Memphis
This relief made around c. 1250 BCE depicts what a male dignitary or government official from the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis would look like during the New Kingdom Period (c. 1550-1077 BCE). This stone...
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Egyptian Sphinx Head
Limestone sphinx head from the Ptolemaic period, Medinet Madi, Temple of Isis-Thermutis. (Egyptian Museum, Castello Sforzesco, Milan)
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Egyptian Governor Hori
Seated figure of the Egyptian governor Hori with an inscription of a prayer to the god Ptah-Soker-Osiris. Basalt. Middle Kingdom, 13th Dynasty, 1750-1700 BCE. From Egypt, precise provenance unknown. It is on display at the...
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Nimrud Ivory Plaque of an Egyptian Sphinx
A winged human-headed sphinx wears the double crown of Egypt. An apron hangs down on the chest with a projecting uraeus (rearing cobra) similar to those worn by Egyptian pharaohs. A striking Phoenician style...
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Ivory Panel with an Egyptian Religious Scene from Nimrud
Ivory panel with an Egyptian religious scene. On a sacred barge with papyrus prows, a crowned sun disc (with two cobras) rides and appears to arise from the horizon. It is flanked by two Ba birds...
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Egyptian Aegis
Egyptian aegis with the head of the goddess Hathor. Her headdress is composed of uraei (rearing cobras) beneath a sun-disc and cow's horns. Bronze. From Egypt, precise provenance is unknown. Third Intermediate Period, 26th Dynasty...
