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The courtier Merib.Old kingdom around 2.700-2.200 BCE. 
Acacia wood,H 83 cm                                    
The woodcarving could be a fragment of a false door.   
E 91
#03010113

The courtier Merib.Old kingdom around 2.700-2.200 BCE. Acacia wood,H 83 cm...

Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed,reign of
Amenophis III (1391-1353 BCE), 18th dynasty.
Detail:the arrival of the dead before Osiris.
Painted papyrus,total size 630 x 30 cm,from Thebes.
Papyrus,L:630 cm
#03010114

Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed,reign of Amenophis III (1391-1353 BCE), 1...

Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed,reign of         
Amenophis III (1391-1353 BCE), 18th dynasty.           
Detail:the Sacred Pond,Weighing of Souls.
Papyrus,L:630 cm
#03010115

Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed,reign of Amenophis III (1391-135...

Model of a grain storage house,with scribe noting      
entries. Four men carrying sacks of grain.             
Middle Kingdom,11th-12th dynasty,around 2040-1650 BCE  
Wood, painted stucco from Assiut, 32 x 44,5 x 41,5 cm  
E 11938
#03010116

Model of a grain storage house,with scribe noting entries. Four men carryi...

Model of a house with two stories, with interior       
staircase and three rooms on the ground-floor.         
Middle Kingdom.                                        
Terracotta, 14,5 x 27,5 x 30 cm                        
AE 005804
#03010117

Model of a house with two stories, with interior staircase and three room...

Model of a farmer ploughing with two oxen, 
ca.2000-1900 BCE             
Woodcarving,painted,16,5 x 23, x 37 cm                 
Middle Kingdom                                         
E 27069
#03010118

Model of a farmer ploughing with two oxen, ca.2000-1900 BCE Wood...

Model of a baker kneading his dough.                   
Sandstone,painted, 19,7 x 27 cm                        
E 7704
#03010119

Model of a baker kneading his dough. Sandstone,painted, 19,7...

Ostracon,three dogs in pursuit of a hyena.             
Sandstone,ink and paint,8,8 x 15,5 cm                  
From Deir el Medineh,Ramessid period.                  
19th-20th dynasties (1295-1069 BCE)                    
E 14366
#03010120

Ostracon,three dogs in pursuit of a hyena. Sandstone,ink and paint,...

Cosmetic spoon,swimmer holding a duck.                 
Wood and ivory, 29,3 x 5,50 cm                         
New Kingdom, 1400-12200 BCE                            
E 218
#03010121

Cosmetic spoon,swimmer holding a duck. Wood and ivory, 29,3 x 5...

A lady gathering Lotus flowers.
#03010122

A lady gathering Lotus flowers.

A heron rising above a bush of lotus.
#03010123

A heron rising above a bush of lotus.

Sarcophagi of Tamoutnefret,singer of Amun.
3rd intermediate period,21st dynasty,ca.1000 BCE                                          Painted wood,stucco, 192 cm and smaller.
88 E 3149
#03010124

Sarcophagi of Tamoutnefret,singer of Amun. 3rd intermediate period,21st dynasty...