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Scribe, cross-legged, writing on papyrus,4th or 5th dynasty.
From Saqqara.             
Painted limestone figure, inlaid eyes,35 x 53,7 x 44 cm                  Pyramid Era, Old Kingdom (2950-2135 BCE)               
E 3023
#030101 1

Scribe, cross-legged, writing on papyrus,4th or 5th dynasty. From Saqqara....

Scribe, cross-legged, writing on papyrus.              
Painted limestone figure, inlaid eyes                  
Pyramid Era, Old Kingdom (2950-2135 BCE)               
E 3023
#030101 2

Scribe, cross-legged, writing on papyrus. Painted limestone figure...

Head of a scribe,see 08-01-03/7,08-01-22/1,2.          
Painted limestone figure, inlaid eyes                  
Pyramid Era, Old Kingdom (2950-2135 BCE)               
E 3023
#030101 3

Head of a scribe,see 08-01-03/7,08-01-22/1,2. Painted limestone figure...

Wood                                                   
Collection Drovetti
#030101 4

Wood Collection Drovetti

Fragment of the "Hunting Palette", 3.300-3.100 BCE     
Grauwacke from Abydos, 40,6 x 40,5 cm                  
E 11254                                                
Decorated with a hunting scene in the desert,clothing  
and arms are found later in pharaonic society.
#030101 5

Fragment of the "Hunting Palette", 3.300-3.100 BCE Grauwacke from Abydos, 4...

Knife from Jebel el-Arak,near Abydos.Negade II,3.500 - 
3.100 BCE.Silex and hyppopotamus ivory, H: 25,5 cm     
Verso of the handle.A bearded person flanked by two    
lions,desert animals and dogs.Inspired by Mesopotamian 
art. E 11517  For overall and recto see 08-01-01/1,2.
#030101 6

Knife from Jebel el-Arak,near Abydos.Negade II,3.500 - 3.100 BCE.Silex and hypp...

A pair of clappers (musical instruments)from Maadi.    
Hypopotamus ivory,18,5 x 3 x 1 cm                      
Thinite Period,around 3.100-2.700 BCE                  
G 13920
#030101 7

A pair of clappers (musical instruments)from Maadi. Hypopotamus ivory,18,5 x...

Sphinx,rose granite,from Tanis,Egypt.                  
The inscriptions are from various pharaos,from         
Sheshonk,Meremptah,and Amenemhat II.                   
480 x 154 x 183 cm                                     
A 23
#030101 8

Sphinx,rose granite,from Tanis,Egypt. The inscriptions are fro...

Nakhthorheb,Prince and ritual chief priest,            
kneeling in adoration.During the reign of Psammetich   
(595-589 BCE).                                         
Stone                                                  
A 94
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Nakhthorheb,Prince and ritual chief priest, kneeling in adoration.Du...

Amenophis IV Akhenaton,Pharaoh.                        
Bust, from Karnak East.                                
Sandstone, H:137 cm                                    
E 22112
#03010110

Amenophis IV Akhenaton,Pharaoh. Bust, from Karnak East....

Pharaoh Sesostris III (1878-1840 BCE) in old age.      
Found in the temple at Medamud.
Black diorite,H:80 cm
#03010111

Pharaoh Sesostris III (1878-1840 BCE) in old age. Found in the temple at...

The chancellor Nakhti, early Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty,          ca.1900 BCE,from his tomb in Assiut,Egypt.               
Acacia wood,ochre and black paint.                     
179 x 107 cm                                           
E 11937
#03010112

The chancellor Nakhti, early Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty, ca.1900 BCE,...