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Limestone stele of Kai, chief of the desert hunters, with his favorite hound gods. Kai wears a wig and holds a bow and arrows. A female figure (Kai's wife or mother) stands behind him and puts her left hand on his shoulder. She wears a wig...

This piece of papyrus is written using both Arabic and Greek languages about an edict of the governor of Egypt. The date is November 22, 713 CE. From Egypt, precise provenance is unknown. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

Limestone fragment of an ancient Egyptian cubit in the shape of a five-edged ruler, from Egypt, precise provenance is unknown. New Kingdom of Egypt, 1550-1070 BCE. The Neues Museum, Berlin.

Part of a hunting scene showing ostriches, ibexes, and a cub (upper register) and what appears to be a lizard and hunting dogs (lower register) in a hilly desert landscape. The upper part is the so-called Kheker Frieze. Hunting scenes were...

Burned clay statuette of a woman standing in a vat. Probably from Naqada, Egypt. Naqada II (Gerzeh culture), c. 3600 BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

This calcite-alabaster almost life-size statue depicts a male baboon squatting on a base. The front part of the base was inscribed with hieroglyphic signs but they no longer discernible. However, a partially surviving Serekh sign mentions...

A pair of sandals with curves tip and footrest with footmarks. Plant fibers and wood. From Luxor, Egypt. 1550-870 BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

Wine vessel in the shape of the Egyptian dwarf god Bes. The vessel is relatively well-preserved. Few such vessels of Bes with blue painting were found; this vessel is one of the best-surviving examples. Painted ceramic. Probably from Amarna...

Model of a granary. Wood. From Egypt, precise provenance is unknown. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, c. 1800 BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

Faience cup of Shoshenq with a representation of different deities. From Saqqara, Egypt. Third Intermediate Period, 22nd (Libyan or Bubastite) Dynasty, 944-716 BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.