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Work


Scenes of workers and workshops.



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Workmen carrying gold ingots. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb of Rekhmere, vizier under the Pharaohs Thutmosis III and Amenophis II (18th Dynasty, 16th-14th BCE), in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah.
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Workmen carrying gold ingots. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb...

Vasemakers polishing a vase. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb of Rekhmere, vizier the Pharaohs Thutmosis III and Amenophis II (18th Dynasty, 16th-14th BCE), in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah.
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Vasemakers polishing a vase. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb...

Sculptors at work. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb of Rekhmere, vizier under Pharaohs Thutmosis III and Amenophis II (18th Dynasty, 16th-14th BCE), in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah.
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Sculptors at work. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb of Rekhmere, vizier...

Winnowing with wooden scoops. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb of Mennah, scribe of the fields and estate inspector under Pharaoh Thutmosis IV (18th Dynasty, 16th-14th BCE) in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah.
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Winnowing with wooden scoops. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb of Mennah, s...

Labourers felling trees. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb of Nakht, scribe and priest under Pharaoh Thutmosis IV (18th Dynasty, 16th-14th BCE), in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd Abd al-Qurnah.
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Labourers felling trees. Detail of a wallpainting in the tomb...

Women pressing flowers to make perfume. Relief on a sarcophagus (17th BCE), 18th Dynasty, 2nd Intermediate Period.
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Women pressing flowers to make perfume. Relief on a sarcophagus...

The Voyage to Punt: Sailors in the rigging. Coloured limestone relief in 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: Sailors in the rigging. Coloured limestone relie...

The Voyage to Punt: Unloading a ship. Coloured limestone relief in 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: Unloading a ship. Coloured limestone relie...

The Voyage to Punt: Two Egyptians rowing. Coloured limestone relief in temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Maat Ka-Re) (1495-1475 BCE), south side of the west terrace, Deir el-Bahri. 18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom
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The Voyage to Punt: Two Egyptians rowing. Coloured limestone relie...

The Voyage to Punt: Cattle weighed against gold. Coloured limestone relief from the temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Maat Ka-Re) (1495-1475 BCE), south side of the west terrace, Deir el-Bahri. 18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom
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The Voyage to Punt: Cattle weighed against gold. Coloured limestone relie...

The Voyage to Punt: Measuring incense. Coloured limestone relief from the temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Maat Ka-Re) (1495-1475 BCE), south side of the west terrace, Deir el-Bahri. 18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom
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The Voyage to Punt: Measuring incense. Coloured limestone relief from th...

The Voyage to Punt: Servants of King and Queen of Punt. Coloured limestone relief in the temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Maat Ka-Re) (1495-1475 BCE), south side of west terrace, Deir-el-Bahri. 18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom
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The Voyage to Punt: Servants of King and Queen of Punt. Coloured limestone...