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Scene in the swamps of the Nile river Around 1450-1400 BCE (in the middle of the 18th dynasty) Thebes, tomb of Neferhetep paint on mud, 43 x 74,50cm E 13101
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Scene in the swamps of the Nile river Around 1450-1400 BCE (in the middle of th...

Paintings from the tomb of Metjetji Around 2350 BCE (beginning of the 6th dynasty) Saqqara ? straw-clay and cement with paint
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Paintings from the tomb of Metjetji Around 2350 BCE (beginning of the 6th dynas...

Entrance to the Serapeum where the sacred bulls of Apis were buried. Archeologist Mariette discovered this temple in 1850, in the early days of archeology. New Kingdom (18th dynasty).
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Entrance to the Serapeum where the sacred bulls of Apis were buried. Archeologis...

Reverse side of the throne of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (1346-1337 BCE) with four golden uraeus cobra figures. Gold with lapis lazuli; Valley of the Kings, Thebes. 1347-37 BCE, New Kingdom (18th dynasty).
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Reverse side of the throne of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (1346-1337 BCE) with four gold...

Head of a falcon. This is a votive object belonging to a gold statue of the falcon Horus, patron deity of Hierakonpolis (near Edfu), the predynastic capital of Upper Egypt. It's head was executed by means of beating the gold then connecting it with the copper body. A uraeus is fixed to the diadem which supports two tall openwork feathers. The eyes are inlaid with obsidian. Gold and obsidian; Old Kingdom (6th dynasty).
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Head of a falcon. This is a votive object belonging to a gold statue of the fal...

Servant wearing panther skin offering lotus to God Osiris (depicted with flail and crook - his devine regalia). Late Period (26th dynasty).
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Servant wearing panther skin offering lotus to God Osiris (depicted with flail a...

Book of the Dead: Papyrus of Heruben. (Book of the Dead - collection of funerary spells usually written on papyrus and placed with the deceased in the tomb). Depiction of two uraneus cobras, devine bull, wing of Horus or Nechbet (?), eye of Sungod Ra and woman with perfume cone.
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Book of the Dead: Papyrus of Heruben. (Book of the Dead - collection of funerar...

North portal of the Baouit-chapel. Carved stone, Corinthian capitals. The lintel is acacia-,tamarisk- and fig-wood. H:250 cm E 16985
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North portal of the Baouit-chapel. Carved stone, Corinthian capitals. The lint...

North portal of the Baouit-chapel. Carved stone, Corinthian capitals. The lintel is acacia-,tamarisk- and fig-wood. H:250 cm E 16985 Detail of 08-01-22/33
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North portal of the Baouit-chapel. Carved stone, Corinthian capitals. The lint...

Coptic textile,fabulous animal. 10 x 11 cm
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Coptic textile,fabulous animal. 10 x 11 cm

Sandstone frieze from the first cathedral at Faras, Sudan, early 7th. The sandstone block formed part of a decorative frieze in the apse of the sanctuary chamber.Between the pillars,under a Coptic cross, stands a dove or eagle; both birds were important symbols of Egyptian and Nubian Christianity. Before being flooded by the new Lake Nasser in 1964, the site of Faras was excavated by a Polish expedition and the remains of spectacular buildings were discovered, including cathedrals. EA, 606
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Sandstone frieze from the first cathedral at Faras, Sudan, early 7th. The sands...

Painted wooden lion's head from Nubia, Early Coptic Period, 3rd CE. The lion's head is carved in much higher relief than the leaves below. The basic colour is reddish brown, with details in yellow and black. The lower edge of the piece is heavily burnt, suggesting that the rest of the object, perhaps the entire building, was destroyed by fire. From Qasr Ibrim, Nubia. EA, 71882
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Painted wooden lion's head from Nubia, Early Coptic Period, 3rd CE. The lion's...