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Isis on a throne, nursing the child Horus.             
Bronze, 26th Dynasty (664-525 BCE),                    
Late Period, Egypt.                                    
Height 23 cm
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Isis on a throne, nursing the child Horus. Bronze, 26th Dynasty (66...

Isis on a throne with the child Horus on her knees.    
26th Dynasty (664-525 BCE), Late Period, Egypt.
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Isis on a throne with the child Horus on her knees. 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC...

Snake. Bronze figure, 26th Dynasty                     
(7th-6th BCE), Late Period, Egypt.                     
Length 12 cm
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Snake. Bronze figure, 26th Dynasty (7th-6th BCE), Late Peri...

A rat. Bronze votive statuette,                        
26th Dynasty (664-52 BCE),                             
Late Period, Egypt.
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A rat. Bronze votive statuette, 26th Dynasty (664-52 BCE...

Bust of Pharaoh Tuthmosis III (1490-1436 BCE).         
Black basalt, 18th Dynasty                             
(16th-14th BCE), New Kingdom, Egypt.
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Bust of Pharaoh Tuthmosis III (1490-1436 BCE). Black basalt, 18th Dynas...

Sebekemsauf, "The Speaker of Thebes".                  
Granite statue (around 1900 BCE),                      
Middle Kingdom, Egypt.                                 
Height 150 cm                                          
Inv. 5801
#08011229

Sebekemsauf, "The Speaker of Thebes". Granite statue (around 1...

Head of a tall ibis-statue. The ibis was the           
holy animal of Toth, god of wisdom and inventor        
of writing. Late period.                               
Bronze
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Head of a tall ibis-statue. The ibis was the holy animal of Toth, god...

Horus and Pharaoh Horemheb, last ruler of the 18th     
dynasty. Horemheb was not of royal descent; he is      
shown here of equal rank with Horus, who holds a       
protective arm behind the pharaoh.                     
Limestone, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, end 14th BCE
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Horus and Pharaoh Horemheb, last ruler of the 18th dynasty. Horemheb was n...

Tomb stele of the sisters Keti and Senet.              
The sisters stand before a table with funerary gifts   
and hold lotos flowers to their faces, to breath the   
breath of life. .Limestone, painted.                    
Middle Kingdom, 11th-12th dynasty, around 2000 BCE
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Tomb stele of the sisters Keti and Senet. The sisters stand befor...

Relief of Cheti. The son of Cheti and his wife         
offer a rich funerary meal to his deceased parents.   
Limestone, painted, early Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty,
around 1980 BCE
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Relief of Cheti. The son of Cheti and his wife offer a rich funerary m...

Harpocrates, Ibis and Horus. Ibis, the sacred animal   
of the god Toth, stands between two manifestations     
of the god Horus: left, the heavenly child, right      
the falcon god who avenges the death of his father     
Osiris. Bronze, 26th dynasty, Late Period.
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Harpocrates, Ibis and Horus. Ibis, the sacred animal of the god Toth, stands...

Two otters. The animals'upright position when scenting 
was mistaken by the Egyptians as a praying gesture.    
Otters were sacred to the goddess Uto, the centre of   
her cult was Buto in the Nile-delta. 26th dynasty.     
Bronze, Inv. 765, 762.
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Two otters. The animals'upright position when scenting was mistaken by the Egyp...