Browse Items (802 total)

  • Collection: Collecting the world

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Platter, fish-shaped, in slate with two perforations.

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A pebble, used for grinding paint, from a collection found in pre-dynastic tombs at Hu along with slate palettes.

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Painted face mask, in wood, from a coffin.Inscription in ink on top in cursive script: From a Mummy Case at Thebes

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Wooden hair comb, with carved decoration

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Statuette in limestone, imperfect, of a man and wife, coloured red, black and green, both wearing elaborate wigs. On back incised inscription of prayer to sun god Ra.

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String of beads (in faience and carnelian) and amulets (in faience). Amulets include Bes (head of Bes, and Bes standing), Taweret, Hathor and lotus blossoms.

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String of beads and amulets in carnelian. Amulets are mostly those of Nefer.

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Tiny string of beads and amulets, includes 8 cowrie shells, a large cylindrical bead and amulets - Bas amulet (cat), Menit amulet and one in form of a pig.

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String of beads, both cylindrical and elliptical, probably made from a green stone. Nubian.

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Long string of disc-shaped beads, polychrome. Old label attached: 18th Dynasty 1700BC.

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