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The hieratic script on this ostracon mentions the 43rd year of the reign of Thutmose III. A group of workers was sent to the quarry for the building materials of a temple, under the supervision of a man named Sen-Djehuti. Limestone. From...

Seated figure of Men-techenu, the fanbearer of the pharaoh. Grano-diorite. From Thebes, Karnak, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose III/Amenhotep II, 1479-1397 BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

Sobek-hotep was the chief of the treasury during the reign of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep II. Granite. From Faiyum, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1428-1397 BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

Seated figure of Maya. He was the a governor and chief of the priests in the 10th District of Egypt, who was appointed by Thutmose III (the birth and throne cartouches of Thutmose III appear on the right shoulder). He wears the "gold of honor"...

This terracotta figurine depicts a naked woman holding her small breasts. Her pubic area is highlighted with a large tuft of pubic hair. This is one of the typical Early Bronze Age sculptures from Cyprus. From the Cypriot sanctuaries, Cyprus...

This marble sculpture depicts the Roman emperor Tiberius (reigned 14-37 CE) in his youth. Early 1st century CE. From Troy, Turkey. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

This is the head of a Roman lady of the Julian-Claudian era. Marble. End of the 1st century to the mid-2nd century CE. From Troy, Turkey. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

This ceramic jug was painted with a scene showing a horse and a chariot. From Cyprus. 8th to 6th century BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

Limestone statue of the goddess Aphrodite. She was the great goddess of Cyprus. From Idalion (modern-day Dali), Nicosia, Cyprus. 3rd quarter of the 5th century BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

This is a detail of a large limestone relief (showing a boat trip) that came from the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. The throne name (prenomen) cartouche of the Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose II (regined 1493–1479 BCE...