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Leather loincloth
This leather loincloth was made from a single piece of hide,…
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Lid of the coffin of Soter
In January 1820 a tomb was found in the Theban necropolis be…
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Lidded basket containing fruit
This small object is an example of Egyptian basketry at its …
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Limestone block from the pyramid of Khufu
The largest pyramids of Egypt were constructed at Giza in th…
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Limestone block statue of Inebny
The inscription on this block statue contains the convention…
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Limestone false door of Kaihap
Kahihap was a minor official, though his titles rather grand…
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Limestone false door of Ptahshepses
In the Old Kingdom, acting as an interface between the world…
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Limestone figurine in the form of a woman and her baby lying on a bed
One of the most important objectives of marriage in ancient …
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Limestone fragment with the head of a king
The artistic style of the Amarna Period (1390-1327 BC) is di…
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Limestone gravestone
Coptic gravestones vary widely in size, and this is one of t…
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Limestone head of an official
This head has many similarities with those of the reign of A…
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Limestone headrest of Qeniherkhepeshef
Qeniherkhepeshef lived at the village of Deir el-Medina, and…
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Limestone model of a town house
This model shows us what an ancient Egyptian house might hav…
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Limestone ostrakon showing a woman suckling a child
The term ostrakon is used to describe a flake of limestone t…
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Limestone ostrakon showing Ramesses IX with a prince and a vizier
This ostrakon is quite large; most ostraka from Thebes are…
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Limestone ostrakon with a register of workmen's absences
Deir el-Medina is the remains of a walled village for the cr…
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Limestone ostrakon with lion's head and quail chicks
The workmen who decorated the tombs of the kings, and those …
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Limestone pilasters of Horemheb
Horemheb was one of the most powerful figures in the reign o…
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Limestone pyramidion of Wedjahor
The uppermost stone on a royal pyramid in the Old Kingdom (a…
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Limestone relief from a tomb
By the time of the Fifth Dynasty (about 2494-2345 BC) and th…
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Limestone relief showing Mentuhotep II embraced by Montu
The god Montu was probably the original supreme local deity …
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Limestone relief slab from the tomb of Rehotep
Rehotep was a prince of the Fourth Dynasty, the son of King …
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Limestone shabti figure of King Ahmose
Shabti , or funerary figurines buried with the deceased, fir…
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Limestone shabti of a priestess
This fine limestone shabti shows the tomb owner in a mummifi…
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Limestone shabti of the official escort Renseneb
Though buried in their local town, some ancient Egyptians, l…
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Limestone statue and stelae from the offering chapel of Inyotef
Abydos was the principal cult centre of Osiris . From the Ol…
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Limestone statue of a hawk-headed sphinx
In Greek mythology the Sphinx was a beast with a woman's hea…
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Limestone statue of a husband and wife
We do not know the names of this couple, or where their stat…
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Limestone statue of Amenhotep I
After the construction of the mortuary complex of Nebhepetre…
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Limestone statue of Katep and Hetepheres
This pair-statue is an excellent example of the ancient Egyp…
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Limestone statue of Panehsy
Such a statue would have been placed in a temple, exhibiting…
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Limestone statue of the steward Mery
Mery is shown on a cuboid seat, with his feet resting on a p…
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Limestone statue of Tjaysetimu
The Nubian kings of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty (about 747-656 …
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Limestone statuette of a priest holding an offering table
This statuette is remarkable for the bright appearance of th…
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Limestone stela of Aapehty
This stela is one of many dedicated to various deities rever…
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Limestone stela of Heqaib
Abydos was the principal cult centre of Osiris . From the Ol…
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Limestone stela of Horemheb
Horemheb was one of the most powerful figures in the reign o…
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Limestone stela of Mahwia
In 1908 Flinders Petrie was excavating in the foundations of…
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Limestone stela of Nefer
The stone stelae placed before the tombs of the kings at Aby…
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Limestone stela of Pasebakhaenniut (Psusennes)
The carving of this stela is particularly fine. It shows the…
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Limestone stela of Pasheryenptah
Pasheryenptah was a member of an important family of high pr…
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Limestone stela of Penbuy
This colourful stela is one of two in the British Museum whi…
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Limestone stela of Sebekaa
This stela would probably have been set up in a very simple …
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Limestone stela of the sculptor Userwer
The unfinished decoration of this stela is particularly inte…
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Limestone stela of Tjetji
A large number of stelae were made at many sites across Egyp…
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Limestone stela with a seated figure of Akhenaten
In the Amarna Period (1390-1327 BC) a major change of emphas…
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Limestone stela with three figures of Bes
Bes was very prominent in the religious concerns of the ordi…
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Linen bag of salt for mummification
In its most developed form, the mummification process took s…
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Linen from the burial of Sebekhetepi
This large fringed sheet of linen was probably originally pa…
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Linen garment
It is likely that a much wider range of clothing existed tha…
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Linen wreath of Cleopatra
This wreath belonged to a young woman called Cleopatra who w…
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List of the kings of Egypt from the Temple of Ramesses II
The chronology of the rulers of Egypt is based on many sourc…
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Loaf of bread
Bread was a staple food of the ancient Egyptians and grain w…
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Long-sleeved linen tunic
A votive object is one that is offered to a deity, often wit…
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Magic bricks of Henutmehyt
During the New Kingdom (about 1550-1070 BC), magic bricks we…
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Mask of a man together with his skull
In ancient Egypt, funerary images were not restricted to 'mu…
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Mask of a woman
Funerary images in ancient Egypt were not restricted to the …
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Model faience hes-vase of Amenhotep II
Hes -vases were regularly used in ancient Egyptian rituals f…
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Model faience wig for a statue
This wig was probably one of a number of faience and glass e…
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Model from the tomb of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II
This model showing the baking process was placed in the tomb…
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Model of a female servant
The majority of the models that were placed in wealthy tombs…
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Model of a house
During the later Predynastic period in Egypt, circular huts …
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Model showing brewing, baking and butchery
Food offerings were supposed to sustain the deceased through…
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Mud brick
From the beginning of Egyptian history mud bricks were used …
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Mud shabti figures
When shabti figures were first placed in tombs, in the Middl…
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Mudstone cosmetic palette
Mudstone palettes were used to grind minerals for cosmetics.…
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Mummified bull
Bulls were sacred to several gods. The famous Apis bull at M…
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Mummy and coffin of Hor
This mummy came to the British Museum in a finely painted wo…
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