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No. 201 The Geese of Meidum.
Beautiful painting on plaster, from a tomb at Meidum, representing six geese
of deferent species feeding, The color are remarkably fresh despite their 5000
years; ih fact they belong to the oldest paintings in Egypt.
(4th dynasty, 2723- 2563 B.C.)
H. 27 cm. L. 172 cm.
No. 237 Limestone statue of PrinceRahotep and Princes Nofert.
Painted limestone statues, of princeRahotep, high priest of Heliopolis and
general, and his wife Nofert, member of the royal family. The lifelike expressions
are so strongly marked, that the worker fled while uncovering the statues.
(4th dynasty, 2723-2563 B.C.)
Rahotep : H. 121 cm. W. 51 cm. L. 69 cm.
Nofert : H. 122 cm. W. 48.5 cm. L. 70 cm.
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No. 222 Statue of Queen Nefertiti.
Beautiful colored statue for Queen Nefertiti
wife of King Akhanaton.
(18th dynasty 1370-1349 B.C.)
No. 247 Funerary stela of Amenemhat.
This rectangular stela is notable for the freshness of its colors and
the originality of its composition, we see here two spouses sitting
on a bench face to face holding their son between them in an embrace,
while their daughter-in law stands respectfully on the farther side of
the offering table.
(Middle Kingdom, 11th dynasty, about 2000 B.C.)
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No. 203 Ka-aper wooden statue.
Life like appearance, so called (Cheikh el Beled) means (Chief of
the village) By the workmen who found it, having been struck by
its resemblance to the Cheikh of the village of Saqqara. The eyes
are inlaid, the rim of the eyes is of copper, the white of opaque
quartz, the cornea of rock crystal, and the pupil is formed by a
small cylindrical, probably resin.
(5th dynasty 2475-2467 B.C.)
H. 112 cm.
No. 246 Statue of Ka-aper's wife.
This bust is all that was preserved of the standing
feminine statue, which was founded at the entrance to
Ka-aper's chapel.
(5th dynasty 2475-2467 B.C.)
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No. 204 Squatting Scribe.
Magnificent limestone statues of a squatting scribe,
holding an open papyrus roll on his knees.
(5th dynasty 2475 B.C. )
H. 51 cm. W. 41 cm. L. 31 cm.
No. 206 Group of Men-Kaw-Re
From chest, found in the funerary temple
of Men-Kaw-Re beside his Pyramid, the
third in Giza. There may well have been
some forty of these groups as many as
there were Nome's (provinces), though
only few were discovered, of which three
have been retained in the Egyptian
museum.
Each of them represents the King between
the goddess Hathor and a figure who
personifies one of the Nome of Egypt. The
figure on the left of the king wears on her
head the emblem of the Cynopolite Nome.
(4th dynasty 2500-2482 B.C.)
H. 92.5 cm. W. 46.5 cm. L.43 cm.
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No. 207 Statue of Osiris.
Bazalt statue for god of the dead, lord of
eternity and king of the otherworld, the
main place of his worship at Abydos.
(Late Period, end of the 26th dynasty, about
530 B.C.)
H. 89.5 cm.
W. 28 cm.
L. 46.5cm.
No. 210 Statue of Isis.
Schist statue for Isis goddess of love and
motherhood, wife of Osiris and mother of Horus.
(Late Period , end of 26th dynasty, about 530
B.C.)
H. 90 cm. W. 20 cm. L. 45cm.
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No. 212 Statue of Goddess Ubastet.
Bronze statue of the local goddess Ubastet
in Bubastis, the capital of the 18th Nome of
Lower Egypt she was representing with a
cat's head.
(Late period 712-332 B.C.)
No. 214 Statue of Goddess
Tawert.
Schist statue of goddess Tawert,
goddess of fertility who assisted
mothers during childbirth.
H. 96 cm. W. 26 cm. Profile 38 cm.
(26th dynasty, reign of Pasmmetik I
664- 610 B.C.)
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No. 218 Statue of King Tuthmosis III
Schist statue of King Tuthmosis III standing
wearing the skirt and the headdress and holding
wrapper in his hands. He was conqueror, politician
and peacemaker.
(New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, 1490-1439 B.C.)
H. 200 cm.
No. 220 Marble statue of King Tuthmosis III
One of the few marble statues in the Egyptian Museum;
it represents Tuthmosis III kneeling and offering two
vases with liquid.
(New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, 1490-1439 B.C.)
H. 26.5 cm. W. 9 cm. L. 14.5 cm.
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No. 221 Statue of King Pesmatik.
Schist statue of the deceased Pesmatik and the
cow Hathor behind him as a sign of protection,
the statue was found in his tomb at Sakkara.
(Late Period , 26th dynasty, 530 B.C.)
H. 96 cm. W. 29 cm. L. 104 cm.
No. 258 The Sacred Ibis.
The Ibis, like the Baboon, was sacred to Thoth, the
god of wisdom and learning.
Made of wood, bronze, gold leaf.
(Late Period, 26th dynasty, about 600 B.C.)
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No. 223 Quartzite unfinished head of Queen
Nefertiti
Was discovered in sculpture studio at El Amarna.
(18th dynasty 1370-1349 B.C.)
H.35.5 cm.
No. 226 Quartzite statue of a princes head.
One of King Akhnaton's daughter, it was discovered
in a sculpture studio at El Amarna.
(18th dynasty 1370-1349)
H. 21 cm.
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No. 229 Statuette for a woman brewing beer.
(Old Kingdom, 5th dynasty, 2325 B.C.)
H. 28 cm. W. 10 cm. L. 16 cm.
No. 235 Statuette of Hedgehog.
Representation of hedgehog occur at all periods in
Egyptian art.
(Old Kingdom, 11th dynasty, 2000 B.C.)
H. 5.3 cm W. 7 cm. L. 3.8 cm.
No. 236 Statuette of Hippopotamus.
Every great collection of Egyptian Museum antiquities
includes at lest one blue or green faience
hippopotamus shown, laying peacefully, or even
sitting with a growling, wide open mouth. Known in
Egypt since prehistoric times, the hippo was feared
for its enormous size and voracity.
(11th –13th dynasties 2000-1650 B.C.)
H. 11.5 cm. L. 21.5 cm.
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No. 257 Scarab.
The scarab was associated very early on in Egypt
with the generative force of the rising sun and with
the concepts of eternal renewal. This little insect,
which comes out of the sand back, wards dragging
its ball of dung behind it, symbolizes the sun's daily
journey across the heavens from east to west.
The scarab always remained the symbol of rebirth.
(Graeco-Roman Period)
No. 256 Stela of Horus on crocodiles.
The Horus child with mask of Bes above his head stands
on two crocodiles and grasps dangerous animals such
as snakes, a scorpion, an oryx and a lion.
Divine emblems flank him: the lotus of Nefertum to his
left and the papyrus crowned by the falcon to his right.
H. 44 cm. W. 26 cm. Thickness 11 cm.
(Ptolemic Period 300-150 B.C.)
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No. 251 Queen Merit Amon.
One of the daughters of Ramses II ,who was promoted to the
position of great royal wife on the death of her mother, Nefertari,
the distinguished chief wife of the king.
H. 75 cm. W. 44 cm.
(New Kingdom, 19th dynasty, reign of Ramses II 1271-1224 B.C.)
No. 253 Block statue of Ankhpakhered.
We have seen that the block statue represents the
individual squatting and wrapped in a garment. Even
today this is still a favorite pose of the Egyptians.
H. 25 cm.
(Late Period, 25th dynasty, 680 B.C.)
No.245 Rosetta Stone.
L. 108 cm. W.64 cm.
One of the most treasured monuments in the British Museum.
1- During Napoleon campaign on Egypt 1797, the stone was found at
Fort
Julien near Rosetta (a port laying about 43 miles East of Alexandria)
2- This Stela bore a copy of a decree of Ptolemy V (196 B.C.) written in
three languishes Hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek. The expedition force
newspaper
Le Courier d'Egypt announcing the discovery asked if the presence of
the Greek, which seemed to be a translation of the Egyptian text, would
not provide the key to the reading of Hieroglyphs. Several copies were
made from the stone.
3- In August 1799 the French fleet was distorted by the British fleet.
4- The French were in very bad position, Napoleon accept to withdrew
from Egypt onboard the British fleet, and the British asked him to deliver
the Rosetta stone to them since then the Rosetta stone lays in the British
Museum.
5- 23 years later Champolion (French scientist) was able to base his
decipherment of Hieroglyphs writing on this text.
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No. 224 Limestone statue of King Akhnaton face
First in history who called for one god. (18th dynasty 1370-1349
B.C.)
H. 64.5 cm.
No. 219 Half statue of King Tuthmosis III
(New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, 1490-1439 B.C.)
H. 90.5 cm.
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No. 208 Statue of Horus.
Bazalt statue for god Horus son of Goddess Isis
and god Osiris, He was the god of Edfu.
H. 30 cm.
(Ptolemaic Period 332-30 B.C)
No. 259 A mummy for alady
(21th dynasty)
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No. 225 Statue of King Akhnaton holding a table of offerings.
(18th dynasty 1370-1349 B.C.)
H. 35 cm.
No. 239 Limestone Statue of Prince Re-Nefer
(5th dynasty 2475 B.C.)
H. 186 cm. W. 55.5 cm. L. 81 cm.
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No. 202 Diorite statue of Chephern.
The builder of the second Pyramid of Giza found in a pit at granite temple beside the Sphinx. Behind
the head a falcon, emblem of Horus, the mythical ancestor of the king, spreads his wings as a sign
of protection. (4th dynasty 2540-2505 B.C.)
H. 168 cm. W. 57 cm. L. 96 cm.
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No. 243 Wooden statue of King Hor
With the shrine in which it was enclosed found in a
tomb near the brick pyramid to the south of Dahsur.
The emblem (two arms raised) of the Ka or soul, placed
on his head, signifies that the statue is a double or
exact copy of the King, and consequently qualified to
receive his soul, if needed should arise.
(13ty dynasty 1700 B.C.)
Statue : H. 170 cm. W. 27 cm. L. 77 cm.
Shrine : H. 207 cm. W. 70 cm. L. 105 cm.
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No. 244 Magnificent statue of a cow from
the chapel of Hathor
Representing the Goddess Hathor. Before it is a
figure of Amenophis II, who is represented, again
as drinking from the cow's udder. It was found inside
Queen Hatshipsut temple in El –Deir El Bahari.
(18th dynasty 1483-1425 B.C.)
H. 125 cm. W. 60 cm. L. 200 cm.No.
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No. 205 Egyptian Scribe.
Statue for the Egyptian scribe from Giza
( Old Kingdom 2780-2280 B.C.)
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No.254 The God Ptah.
Ptah is the god originally worshipped in the royal
residence at Memphis where he is considered as a
patron of artisans.
H. 12.2 cm. W. 2.2 cm. L. 2.2 cm.
(Late Period, 26th dynasty, about 600 B.C.)