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  • Collection: Collecting the world

Canopic jar.jpg
Canopic jar, cover representing head of Qebhsennuf (hawk), inscribed in black.

canopic jar  63813.jpg
Cover of a canopic jar, in the form of Hapi (ape).

Head of Sekhmet.jpg
Figure of the head of Sekhmet. A special chamber was consecrated in the temple of Mut at Thebes to this goddess. This head came from that chamber

Sphinx sculpture.jpg
Sphinx, in limestone, originally coloured (traces of pigment visible). Underneath centre of figure is a double head of Bes. Sacred animals are sculptured on forelegs, head and shoulders.
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