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Statuette of Queen AHMOSE-NEFERTARI
This is the upper part of steatite figurine of queen AHMOSE-NEFERTARI, the patroness of the Theban Necropolis. She wears the vulture headdress. From Egypt, precise provenance of excavation is unknown. 19th Dynasty, circa 1292 to 1187 BCE...

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Egyptian stela from Intef blocks at a temple precinct
On this fragment of a limestone stela, a man sits, facing to the right; behind him, a trace of a women appears. The hieroglyphs mention a reference to an acquisition of three different kinds of animals. From the pavement of Intef blocks in...

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Egyptian Stela of Horemheb
Only this fragment from the top of a round topped limestone stela has survived. There are 3 columns of hieroglyphic inscriptions; these state that the stela was "made by the guardian of king's provisions of the Lord of the Two Lands Horemheb"...

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Plaque of Seth
This is the upper part of a green glazed steatite round-topped plaque. The plaque was carved with an image of the god Seth; he is standing and looks to the right where a column of hieroglyphic inscriptions can be found. These read "excellent...

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Part of a Funerary Stela
This is an almost square limestone stela with rounded corners. It is inscribed in hieroglyphs. On the left side, the stela depicts a standing woman (Tames); she uses an incense burner and pours a libation adjacent to a standing man (Tetisheri...

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Stela of Paser
This is a fragment of limestone stele. The relief depicts Paser (red coloring) and his wife. Both sit on a on same backed lion-legged chair. They look to the right side at their daughter (who stands at the right side and holds a lotus over...

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Egyptian Stela of Neferhotep
On this limestone stela, the hieroglyphic inscriptions mention the name of the Overseer of Cattle Neferhotep, son of the Overseer of Cattle Dednub and the chantress Itires. On the lower right border, a standing woman looks to the left and...

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Stela of Hesu from the Old Kingdom of Egypt
This limestone stela bears a sunk relief of a man. The man is standing and right-facing; he holds staves. At the lower right corner, a smaller scale figure of woman appears; she wears a a long dress and holds a lotus. The hieroglyphic inscriptions...

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Stela of Idi from the Old Kingdom of Egypt
Only this part of a large limestone stela has survived. At the lower end, there is a head of a man with a beard (originally painted with red). The hieroglyphic inscriptions read "the head lector priest, sole companion, ... stolist of the...

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Inscribed Limestone Fragment, Egypt
The hieroglyphic inscriptions (between double incised lines) on this limestone fragment reads "great lady of magic SEBEK". From Al-Faiyum (Fayum), Egypt. Unknown date. Unpublished. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (With thanks...