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Inscribed mummy bandage of Djedher
The group of spells known as the Book of the Dead was intend…
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Ivory figure of a woman with incised features
This type of figure is found in burials of both men and wome…
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Ivory label for King Den's sandals
Labels such as these were usually decorated with representat…
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Kneeling statue of Wahibre offering a shrine
Wahibre was governor of the Western Delta during the Twenty-…
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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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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 headrest of Qeniherkhepeshef
Qeniherkhepeshef lived at the village of Deir el-Medina, and…
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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 pyramidion of Wedjahor
The uppermost stone on a royal pyramid in the Old Kingdom (a…
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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 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 the steward Mery
Mery is shown on a cuboid seat, with his feet resting on a p…
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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 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 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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Linen bag of salt for mummification
In its most developed form, the mummification process took s…
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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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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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Mask of a man together with his skull
In ancient Egypt, funerary images were not restricted to 'mu…
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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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Mud shabti figures
When shabti figures were first placed in tombs, in the Middl…
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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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Mummy case and portrait of Artemidorus
The mummified body is enclosed in a red-painted stucco casin…
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Mummy case of a boy named Pemsais
This coffin is one of a group found in a family tomb in the …
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Mummy mask of Aphrodite, daughter of Didas
In the Egyptian funerary tradition this type of gilded mask …
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Mummy mask of Pachons
Excavations in the later layers of debris over the Temple of…
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Mummy mask of Satdjehuty
The burial of Satdjehuty was discovered around 1820. It prob…
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Mummy mask of Syros
Gilded mummy-masks such as this appear to have been made for…
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Mummy of a cat
Animals associated with deities were regularly mummified in …
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Mummy of a jackal or dog
This small canine, either a dog or jackal, is wrapped in the…
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Mummy of a young boy with a portrait panel
The mummy is wrapped in many layers of linen, with the outer…
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Mummy of an ibis
This is an exceptionally fine ibis mummy, in an excellent st…
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Mummy of Cleopatra from Thebes
An inscription on her coffin states that this Cleopatra was …
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Mummy portrait of a man
Most mummy portraits that have survived have unfortunately b…
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Mummy portrait of a woman
Most mummy portraits that have survived have unfortunately b…
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Mummy portrait of a woman
This portrait was attached to an Egyptian-style mummy, and a…
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Nebamun viewing his herds, a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun
This is a fragment of a scene showing Nebamun inspecting flo…
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Necklace with fly amulets
Fly amulets first appeared in the late Predynastic period, a…
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Ostrakon of The Tale of Sinuhe
The eight lines of hieratic on one side of this ostrakon are…
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Ostrakon showing a baboon eating
This is a particularly fine example of a figured ostrakon ,…
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Outer coffin of the priest Hornedjitef
Hornedjitef was a priest in the Temple of Amun at Karnak dur…
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Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer
This is an excellent example of one of the many fine vignett…
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Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer
This is an excellent example of one of the many fine vignett…
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Page from the Book of the Dead of Nebseny
The scene of an owner and his or her spouse (here Nebseny an…
