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Wall panel from the tomb chapel of Governor Metchen, 4th dynasty, reign of Snofru, Saqqara. A servant carries gazelle with bound legs. Inv.1105
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Wall panel from the tomb chapel of Governor Metchen, 4th dynasty, reign of Sn...

Two birds in the rushes. From the pyramid of Userkaf, Saqqara funeral complex. 5th Dynasty,reign of Userkaf. Painted limestone H: 14,5 cm Inv.Temp.6-9-32-1
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Two birds in the rushes. From the pyramid of Userkaf, Saqqara funeral complex....

Donkeys with loads and bushels of grain. From a tomb in Saqqara,end 5th,early 6th Dynasty. Limestone, carved and painted 42 x 47 cm Inv. 953.116.2
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Donkeys with loads and bushels of grain. From a tomb in Saqqara,end 5th,early...

Butcher slaughtering an ox. 5th dynasy,reign of Nyuserre. Limestone with traces of paint, 37 x 38 x 14,2 cm Inv. 10626
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Butcher slaughtering an ox. 5th dynasy,reign of Nyuserre....

Painted limestone relief from the pyramid of Pharaoh Sahure in Abusir, showing Syrian bears from a booty of exotic animals which the Pharaoh received after his victory over a Libyan chieftain. 5th dynasty,2552-2430 BCE Limestone, 38,5 x 35 cm
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Painted limestone relief from the pyramid of Pharaoh Sahure in Abusir, showin...

The Voyage to Punt: A frieze of Red-Sea fish. Punt can be identified with the legendary Ophir, land of gold and spices. From the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Maat Ka-Re) (1495-1475 BCE) in Deir el-Bahri. 18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom
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The Voyage to Punt: A frieze of Red-Sea fish. Punt can be identified w...

The cat-goddess Bastet, period of Pharaoh Psammetich I (664-610 BCE),26th dynasty. Bronze, blue glass. E 2533
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The cat-goddess Bastet, period of Pharaoh Psammetich I (664-610 BCE),26th dynas...

Bull-headed falcon, from an Apis-tomb, 1254,year 26 of Ramses II. Coral,Turquoise,lapis-lazuli. E 80
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Bull-headed falcon, from an Apis-tomb, 1254,year 26 of Ramses I...

Monkeys from the base of the second obelisk of Ramses II's temple in Luxor (twin of the obelisk of the Place de la Concorde,Paris).Monkeys were believed to worship the sun,hence their place at the base of an obelisk. Pink granite, H: 159 cm L: 325 cm D 31
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Monkeys from the base of the second obelisk of Ramses II's temple in Lu...

Two statues of the lion-goddess Sekhmet,from the Mut-temple in Karnak,Egypt,built by Amenophis III. Black diorite A 7, A 8.
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Two statues of the lion-goddess Sekhmet,from the Mut-temple in Karnak,Egy...

Four statues of the lion-goddess Sekhmet,from the Mut-temple in Karnak,built by Pharaoh Amenophis III (18th dynasty, 1391-1353 BCE) Black diorite A 2, A 3, A 4, A 5.
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Four statues of the lion-goddess Sekhmet,from the Mut-temple in Karnak,bui...

Porteuses d'offrandes ou canephores - The insatiable appetite of the dead: five female Canephores carry fruit and fowl. From the Assiut Cemetery,12th dynasty, ca.1950 BCE. Painted wood,63 cm.
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Porteuses d'offrandes ou canephores - The insatiable appetite of the dead: fiv...