Egypt


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The royal necropolis of the pharaohs of the 21st and   
22nd Dynasties (11th-10th BCE) at Tanis in the Nile    
River delta, Egypt.
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The royal necropolis of the pharaohs of the 21st and 22nd Dynasties (11th-10t...

The royal necropolis of the pharaohs of the 21st and   
22nd Dynasties (11th-10th BCE) at Tanis in the Nile    
River delta.
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The royal necropolis of the pharaohs of the 21st and 22nd Dynasties (11th-10t...

The reconstructed gate of a large Amun Temple,         
a triad of local gods, a statue of Pharaoh Ramses II,  
and the head of another statue (all 13th BCE),         
from the ruins of Tanis, Nile River delta, Egypt.
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The reconstructed gate of a large Amun Temple, a triad of local gods, a...

The Sinai Desert, Egypt.
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The Sinai Desert, Egypt.

Santa Katarina Monastery with the                      
Sinai range in the background, Egypt.
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Santa Katarina Monastery with the Sinai range in the backg...

Steles, mostly from a 12th Dynasty (20th-18th BCE)     
temple of Hathor with proto-sinaitic inscriptions.     
The remains of the temple are on the site of           
turquoise mines exploited during the 18th Dynasty.
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Steles, mostly from a 12th Dynasty (20th-18th BCE) temple of Hathor with pr...

Male figurine with phallic sheath, 4000 - 3800 BCE     
Predynastic, Nagada I                                  
Elephant-ivory, H: 23,5 cm
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Male figurine with phallic sheath, 4000 - 3800 BCE Predynastic, Nagada I...

Female figure, with raised arms (dancer?)              
4000-3000 BCE, predynastic, Nagada I                   
Ivory, H:20 cm
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Female figure, with raised arms (dancer?) 4000-3000 BCE, predynast...

Boar, ivory, 4000-3800 BCE                             
Predynastic, Nagada I                                  
L: 10,5 cm                                             
H: 4,5 cm
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Boar, ivory, 4000-3800 BCE Predynastic, Nagada I...

The Horus-child rides on a donkey, 19th-22nd dynasty.  
The forelock is a prerogative of children; the donkey  
is a representation of Seth, the figurine couled       
therefore represent the victory of the Horus child     
over Seth, Earthenware turquoise-blue glaze,H: 7,5 cm
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The Horus-child rides on a donkey, 19th-22nd dynasty. The forelock is a prerog...

Amulet showing the god Khnoum (left)                   
Saitic period, eartheware, blue glaze. H: 3,8 cm       
Royal ring for the Princess Neferoure (right),         
daughter of Hatshepsut and Thutmosis II.               
Chrysoprase, 1,7 x 1,1 cm
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Amulet showing the god Khnoum (left) Saitic period, earthewar...

Vase mould with four Hathor-symbols.                   
18th dynasty, 1554-1080 BCE                            
Terracotta, H: 11 cm
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Vase mould with four Hathor-symbols. 18th dynasty, 1554-1080...