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Cover of the sarcophagus of Imeneminet .  
Agglomerated linen.Between his legs he carries         
the reliquary of Abydos (the head of Osiris).          
The Djed-pillar is on the back of the inside of       
the sarcophagus.  E 5534
#08011938

Cover of the sarcophagus of Imeneminet . Agglomerated linen.Between his legs...

Two covers of sarcophagi of two Antef-Kings (a local   
dynasty of Thebes).On the right Pharaoh Sekhemre.      
Painted and gilded wood. 16th BCE,17th dynasty;        
From Dra Abunaga,  E 3019,E 3020.
#08011939

Two covers of sarcophagi of two Antef-Kings (a local dynasty of Thebes).On th...

Food for the gods:beef-side,calf's head,bread,         
gourds,a basket with fruit.19th dynasty,Ramses II.     
From Abydos.                                           
Painted limestone. B 32
#08011943

Food for the gods:beef-side,calf's head,bread, gourds,a basket with fru...

Brewery scene: two workers grind grain;next to them    
the brewer with the big brewing-vat and the smaller    
bottles for the finished beer.                         
Painted wood, L:29,5 cm,H:14,4 cm    2033-1710 BCE.    
E27164
#08011944

Brewery scene: two workers grind grain;next to them the brewer with the big...

Porteuses d'offrandes ou canephores - 
The insatiable appetite of the dead: five female
Canephores carry fruit and fowl.
From the Assiut Cemetery,12th dynasty, ca.1950 BCE. Painted wood,63 cm.
#08011946

Porteuses d'offrandes ou canephores - The insatiable appetite of the dead: fiv...

Servants carrying offerings.                           
Painted limestone,5th dynasty,around 2500-2350 BCE.    
AF 10243
#08011948

Servants carrying offerings. Painted limestone,5th dy...

Mural from the tomb of pharaoh Metchetchi,             
around 2350 BCE,early 6th dynasty.From Saqqara (?)     
E 25507
#08011950

Mural from the tomb of pharaoh Metchetchi, around 2350 BCE,early 6t...

Mural from the tomb of pharaoh Metchetchi,             
around 2350 BCE,early 6th dynasty. Upper register      
right:a servant prepares the slaughtering of an ox.    
Lower register: a servant milks a cow.From Saqqara(?)
#08011951

Mural from the tomb of pharaoh Metchetchi, around 2350 BCE,early 6t...

A brace of ducks.                                      
Painted wood.                                          
E 26913
#08011952

A brace of ducks. Painted wood....

Model of a funeral boat,a mummy on the dais.           
Painted wood, around 2000 BCE.                        
E 17111
#08011953

Model of a funeral boat,a mummy on the dais. Painted wood, around 20...

Large rowboat with oarsmen,around 2000 BCE.            
Painted wood.                                          
E 32566
#08011956

Large rowboat with oarsmen,around 2000 BCE. Painted wood....

Fragment of an inscription from a tomb wall.It reads,  
vertically,from right to left:"They come (the walking  
legs are the determinative for movement) to the tomb    
(the rectangle is the determinative for a house) of the 
lady of the house,Takhiouati".25-26th dynasty.AF 949
#08011966

Fragment of an inscription from a tomb wall.It reads, vertically,from right t...