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Block with relief of Nebnefer,overseer of the treasury 
of god Amon.Deposited in the temple of the crocodile-  
god Sobek.An elaborate rattle sacred to the cult of the
goddess Hathor is carved on the front. Period of       
Amenhotep III. Black granite, H: 55,5 cm. Luxor J 136
#08011545

Block with relief of Nebnefer,overseer of the treasury of god Amon.Deposited in...

Colossal head of Amenhotep III, 18th Dynasty,          
(1403-1365 BCE). The head comes from a statue which    
was among the last features to be added to Amenhotep's 
vast funerary temple at Qurna.                         
Red granite, H: 215 cm Inv. Luxor J 133
#08011546

Colossal head of Amenhotep III, 18th Dynasty, (1403-1365 BCE). The hea...

Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten,1365-1347 BCE),with double     
crown. In a temple dedicated to the sun god Aton at    
Karnak, the pharaoh erected a series of Osiride statues
showing himself in a highly realistic style.           
Sandstone, H:141 cm  Inv.Luxor J 53
#08011547

Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten,1365-1347 BCE),with double crown. In a temple dedic...

Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten, 1356-1327 BCE) with Uraeus-   
headdress. The head comes from one of the Osiride      
statues erected by the pharaoh in a temple dedicated to
the sungod Aton at Thebes.                             
Sandstone, H: 64,5 cm    Inv. Luxor J 55
#08011548

Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten, 1356-1327 BCE) with Uraeus- headdress. The head come...

Two stelae, one, left, honouring Sobek.                
Quartzite, H: 28,5 cm     Inv. Luxor J 182             
Stele two, right: Re-used stela,time of Amenhotep III,  
Osiris on a throne,food offerings to the dead.         
Limestone,painted H: 37,7 cm    Inv. Luxor J 185
#08011549

Two stelae, one, left, honouring Sobek. Quartzite, H: 28,5 cm...

Stele with three rows of rams sniffing lotus flowers.  
Sun disk with pendant cobras above the three registers.
Limestone H: 20,8 cm                                   
Inv. Luxor J 142
#08011550

Stele with three rows of rams sniffing lotus flowers. Sun disk with pendant co...

Male head, "tete Salt"                                 
Painted limestone                                      
Old Kingdom, 4th - 5th dynasty                         
Inv. N 2289
#08011551

Male head, "tete Salt" Painted limestone...

Harpe (scimitar-like, crooked dagger) with the         
cartouche of Ramses II (1304-1237 BCE).                
Bronze, L:57,5 cm                                      
E 25689
#08011552

Harpe (scimitar-like, crooked dagger) with the cartouche of Ramses II (...

Stele of Ipy showing Isis, Ptah, Horus and Osiris in   
the upper register. Lower register: the family brings  
sacrificial food to Ipy, seated at a table.            
Limestone.                                             
From the Droveti Collection.
#08011553

Stele of Ipy showing Isis, Ptah, Horus and Osiris in the upper register. Lowe...

Pharaoh Seti I sacrificing to Amun of Thebes and       
the goddess Nut.                                       
OA 10942
#08011554

Pharaoh Seti I sacrificing to Amun of Thebes and the goddess Nut....

Fragment of an Isis statue.                            
Painted terracotta                                     
(Delacampagne 229)
#08011555

Fragment of an Isis statue. Painted terracotta...

Covering for a mummy and kepher-scarab, the            
sun-god in the form of a beetle.                       
Late dynastic period, 1085-332 BCE
#08011556

Covering for a mummy and kepher-scarab, the sun-god in the form of a...