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Canopic jar which contained the viscera of a royal mummy; from the Valley of the Kings, 1353-1337 BCE. Alabaster
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Canopic jar which contained the viscera of a royal mummy; from the Valley o...

Canopic jar which contained the viscera of a royal mummy; Detail. From the Valley of the Kings, 1353-1337 BCE Alabaster
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Canopic jar which contained the viscera of a royal mummy; Detail....

Any wearing the decoration of the Golden Necklace, Quartzit, 1353-1337 BCE From Amarna, tomb of Any.
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Any wearing the decoration of the Golden Necklace, Quartzit, 1353-1337 BCE Fro...

Head of a princess,1353-1337 BCE From Amarna. Quartzite
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Head of a princess,1353-1337 BCE From Amarna. Quartzite

Colossal statue of Pharaoh Tutankhamen, 1336-1327 BCE From Thebes,funerary temple of Ay and Horemheb. Quartzite.
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Colossal statue of Pharaoh Tutankhamen, 1336-1327 BCE From Thebes,funerary temp...

Sarcophagus of Pharaoh Ahmose, 1550-1525 BCE, 18th dybasty. From Deir el-Bahri. Wood
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Sarcophagus of Pharaoh Ahmose, 1550-1525 BCE, 18th dybasty. From Deir...

Bust of Pharaoh Akhenaton, 1353-1337 BCE. From the Temple of Atun, Karnak. Quartzite.
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Bust of Pharaoh Akhenaton, 1353-1337 BCE. From the Temple of Atun, Karnak. Qua...

Model of a boat, 1425-1401 BCE. From the Valley of the Kings, tomb of Amenhotep II. Wood.
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Model of a boat, 1425-1401 BCE. From the Valley of the K...

Cleopatra VII (69-30 BCE) was the last queen of the Tolomeo Dynasty, reigned over Egypt 51 to 30 BCE. She had love affairs with Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony, was exiled by her brother and left for Syria, where she claimed her rights. Julius Caesar came to her rescue, beat Tolomeo and settled her on the throne. She had to reign with her 11-year old brother, Tolomeo XIV,. She later moved to Rome where she lived as Caesar's lover from whom she had a son, Caesarione.
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Cleopatra VII (69-30 BCE) was the last queen of the Tolomeo Dynasty, reigned ove...

Pectoral in form of a winged scarab. Gold, red and green jaspis, counterweight in form of a flower. Length of chain 42 cms.
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Pectoral in form of a winged scarab. Gold, red and green jaspis, counterweight...

The pectoral was found around the neck of the mummy of Pharaoh Sheshonk II who was buried in a side-chamber of the tomb of Pharaoh Psusennes. It has the form of a sanctuary around a scarab, on which the 30th chapter of the Book of the Dead is engraved, which is supposed to prevent the heart from speaking against the dead person when in the presence of Osiris. The kneeling godesses Isis and Nephtys Protect the scarab.
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The pectoral was found around the neck of the mummy of Pharaoh Sheshon...