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Lintel of Amenhotep II
Two symmetrical scenes of the king presenting pots of water or wine to Amun-Ra, "King of the Gods", from Bubastis (Tell Basta), reused in the temple of Bastet, Egypt 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep II, c, 1427-1400 BCE. During the...
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Rosetta Stone, Right Side
This is right side of the Rosetta stone. We can recognize an English text carved on this side. The text reads "Captured in Egypt by the British Army in 1801". The Rosetta Stone is a large almost complete fragment of a grey-pink granodiorite...
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Head of King Thutmose I
This head comes from a colossal statue that showed the King fully wrapped with his arms fully crossed on the chest in the manner of the god Osiris. His hand held looped crosses, emblems of life (ankh). The missing head of the cobra on the...
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The Goddess Hathor
This bust comes from a triad statue that showed King Amenhotep III flanked by the god Osiris and the goddess Hathor. It is one of the numerous statues that adorned Amenhotep III's mortuary temple at Thebes. Some 150 years later, when the...
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Rosetta Stone Detail, Greek Text
This is a zoomed-in detail of the lower part of the Rosetta stone showing the Greek text. The Rosetta Stone is a large almost complete fragment of a grey-pink granodiorite stela. A decree was carved on this stela using 3 ancient texts in...
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Rosetta Stone Detail, Demotic Text
This is a zoomed-in detail of the middle part of the Rosetta stone showing the Demotic text. The Rosetta Stone is a large almost complete fragment of a grey-pink granodiorite stela. A decree was carved on this stela using 3 ancient texts...
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Rosetta Stone Detail, Hieroglyphic Text
This is a zoomed-in detail of the upper part of the Rosetta stone showing the hieroglyphic inscription. The Rosetta Stone is a large, mostly complete fragment of a grey-pink granodiorite stela. A decree was carved on this stela using 3 ancient...
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The Gayer-Anderson Cat
Hollow cast bronze statue depicting a seated cat wearing golden earrings, a nose ring and a silver wedjat (Eye of Horus) pectoral. Possibly from Saqqara, Egypt, c. 600 BCE. Bequest of Major Robert Gayer-Anderson, 1939. The British...
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Ancient Greek Silver coins
Top row (L to R): - Silver drachm from Corcyra (Corfu), 229-48 BCE. O: Head of Dione. R: Pegasus. - Silver didrachm from Rhodes, Caria, 304-166 BCE. O: Head of Helios. R: Rose. - Silver stater from Calymna, Caria, 600-550 BCE. O: Male...
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Ancient Greek Coins
Top row (L to R): Thera (c. 500 BCE) - Silver stater, two dolphins. Delos (6th century BCE) - Silver drachm, lyre. Siphnos (540-500 BCE) - Silver stater, eagle. (Alpha Bank Numismatics Museum, Kerkyra, Corfu) Bottom row (L to R...
