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Praying statue of Khonsumeb, God's father of Khonsu. Bronze, once decorated with precious stones. Third Intermediate Period, 22nd to 24th Dynasties, 945-714 BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

Kneeling figure of Setau, Viceroy of Kush, holding a stela (stelophor).Limestone. New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II, 1279-1213 BCE. Probably from Abydos, Egypt. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

Kneeling figure of Nakht-Hor-heb, a military official, holding a shrine. Siltstone. Late Period, 26th Dynasty, reign of Amasis II, 570-526 BCE. From Sais (Sa El Hagar), Egypt Acquired by the Society for the Promotion of the Egyptian Museum...

Seated statue of Menuemhat. He was the governor of the District of Thebes. Granite. 25th/26th Dynasties, 690-610 BCE. From Karnak, Thebes, Egypt. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

The upper part of the statue of Hor-sa-Tutu has survived. He was the commander-in-chief of the troops in Lower Egypt. From Sais (Sa El Hagar), Egypt. Ptolemaic Period, 150-50 BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

Block statue of Harwa, chief steward of the God's Wife Amenirdis. Diorite. Third Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty (Nubian Dynasty), c. 740 BCE, From Grave 37, Western Thebes, Egypt. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

Amenemope was a royal scribe. He sits on a claw-footed chair with his wife, Hathor, who is seated on a low stool (on a pillow). They embrace each other. Painted wood. From Tomb 265 (TT265) at Deir el-Madina, Western Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom...

This statuette is made of wood, as a piece of funerary equipment, and depicts a female servant. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, 1388-1351 BCE. Probably from Thebes, Egypt. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

An early Imperial (1st Century BCE - 1st Century CE) statue of Luna, the Roman goddess of the moon. The statue is a Roman copy of a 4th Century BCE Greek statue of Selene, Luna's Greek counterpart. The goddess is portrayed wearing a billowing...

Statue of the Illyrian Queen Teuta (r. 231-227 BCE) and Pinnes in Tirana, Albania