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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 statue of Katep and Hetepheres
This pair-statue is an excellent example of the ancient Egyp…
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Limestone statue of Tjaysetimu
The Nubian kings of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty (about 747-656 …
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Painted wooden model of a granary
In ancient Egypt, many junior officials, who were not able t…
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Painted wooden model showing bakers at work
Bread making was part of the day to day provisioning of pala…
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Papyrus from the Setne Khaemwaset stories
Prince Khaemwaset, the fourth son of Ramesses II (1279-1213 …
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Papyrus marriage contract between the priest Pagosh and Teteimhotep
Marriage contracts were first recorded in the Late Period (6…
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Red granite sarcophagus
Once the Egyptian élite progressed from the practice of bury…
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Rock inscription of Sanakht
From the Early Dynastic Period (about 3100-2613 BC) onwards,…
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Sandstone figure of a sphinx
This sphinx was found by Flinders Petrie in the temple in th…
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Siltstone sarcophagus of Sasobek
This is the sarcophagus of Sasobek, the vizier (prime minist…
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Statue of the priest Henat
This black basalt statue shows an Egyptian priest holding a …
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Stela of Inheretnakht
The artistic output of the Old Kingdom (about 2613-2160 BC) …
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The Rosetta Stone
In previous years the family of the Ptolemies had lost contr…
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Wooden coffin with the mummy of Ankhef
Ankhef, an official at Asyut, was a middle-aged man who was …
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Appliqué hanging for the doorway of a tent
This canvas-backed appliqué hanging was designed in two halv…
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Billon tetradrachm of the city of Alexandria, reign of Commodus
Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire in 30 BC. Unlike…
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Bronze coin of Cleopatra VII
Cleopatra VII (reigned 51-30 BC) was the last ruler of the P…
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Bronze coin of the city of Alexandria, reign of emperor Hadrian
In 30 BC Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire. Unlike…
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Bronze coin of the city of Alexandria, reign of emperor Hadrian
The Ptolemaic kings had consciously sought to turn Egypt int…
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Dinar of Sultan Al-Malik al-Zahir Baybars
Al-Malik al-Zahir Baybars (reigned 1260-77) was a sultan of …
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Gold bars with assayers' stamps
In the late fourth century AD, the Roman taxman wanted gold …
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Gold octadrachm of Ptolemy II
Touch the animation button on the left for a translation of …
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Ivory figure of a hunchback
This skilful ivory carving shows the sad and huddled figure …
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Marble portrait of Alexander the Great
Literary sources tell us, though perhaps not reliably, that …
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Marble statue of the emperor Septimius Severus
'It is good to see the statue of Septimius Severus, the firs…
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Onyx cameo portrait of a woman wearing the stola
The bust represents a femina stolata (woman dressed in the s…
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Portrait statuette of Socrates
Socrates (469-399 BC) is considered to be the intellectual f…
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Glass beaker with gold and red enamel
Glass vessels with enamelled and gilded decoration were amon…
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Kilga, support for a water jar
Marble kilga were designed to hold a large zir (jar) of ungl…
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Marble panel from the cenotaph of Muhammad b. Fatik Ashmuli
The panel would have been at the head of a four-sided open c…
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Mosque lamp
Enamelled and gilded glass lamps were commissioned in large …
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Hedwig glass beaker
So far 14 have been recorded, all of the same squat shape wi…
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Yellowish glass flask
This small glass flask has a spherical gold-decorated body a…
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Paolo Veronese, Rest on the Flight into Egypt, a drawing
The subject of this drawing by Veronese (1528-1588), is the …
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Taddeo Zuccaro, The Flight into Egypt, a drawing
The study is drawn over black chalk in pen and grey and blac…
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Black granite statue of Sarenput
Sarenput was the governor of the southernmost province of Eg…
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Black steatite statuette of a girl holding a kohl pot
This small figurine shows a young girl squatting and holding…
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Bronze seated statuette of the architect Imhotep
Small bronze statuettes of deities were often placed in temp…
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Bust of a granite statue of Ramesses II
Many of the main attributes of Egyptian royalty are visible …
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Coffin for a mummified cat
Two main species of cats are known from ancient Egypt, the s…
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Coffin of Taminis
Anthropoid (that is, human-shaped) coffins usually showed th…
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Colossal granite fist
This red granite fist was almost certainly part of one of th…
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Fragments of the funerary garland of Taweretempernesu
Bouquets and garlands have been found placed on the top of E…
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Granite statue of Tutankhamun as a priest of Hapy
This figure, wearing the royal nemes head-dress and false be…
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Ivory furniture leg
Ivory was used to make figurines, amulets and other types of…
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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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Mudstone cosmetic palette
Mudstone palettes were used to grind minerals for cosmetics.…
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Mummy of a child
This is one of the mummies discovered by Flinders Petrie in …
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Mummy of Nesperennub
The mummy of the priest Nesperennub, discovered at Luxor in …
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Painted limestone ancestor bust
Around a hundred examples of this type of small bust have be…
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Painted limestone model of a house
Model houses like this were included in Egyptian tombs to pr…
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Pair of child's leather sandals
Sandals were worn by people at all levels of society and wer…
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Quartzite statue of Osorkon I as the Nile-god Hapy
Hapy, the personification of the River Nile, is frequently s…
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Quartzite statue of Peshuper
Peshuper adopts one of the classic poses of an Egyptian scri…
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Sandstone conglomerate statue of Khaemwaset
In his long reign, Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC) had many sons …
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Sarcophagus of Hapmen
This large stone sarcophagus was one of the discoveries of t…
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Sarcophagus of Nectanebo II
Nectanebo II (reigned 360-343 BC) was the last native king o…
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Scene from the Great Harris Papyrus: Ramesses III before the gods of Memphis
At forty-two metres, the Great Harris Papyrus is one of the …
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Stela of Taimhotep
This stela is perhaps one of the finest examples of private …
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The Hunters Palette
Slate palettes were used as a surface on which to grind mine…
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Wooden furniture
Most pieces of Egyptian furniture have been found in tombs, …
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Wooden stool
Small stools of this type were probably used by craftsmen to…
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Wooden stool
The elaborate nature of this stool suggests it was made for …
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Bronze coin of the city of Alexandria, reign of emperor Hadrian
In 30 BC Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire. Unlike…
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Bronze medal of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Battle of the Pyramids, by Jean Joseph Dubois
Napoleon's campaign in Egypt was marked by tactical innovati…
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Clay ground 'Hadra' water-jar (hydria), attributed to the Dromeus Painter
'Hadra' hydriai are named after the Alexandrian cemetery of …
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Gold breast chain
This body chain is the largest piece of jewellery to have su…
