Ancient Egypt
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Standing figure of the deity Khnum
- Date
- 664-525 BCE
- Period
- Saite Dynasty 26
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Amulet in the form of a cartouche
- Date
- 1307-1196 BCE
- Period
- New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, Reign of Sety I
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Mummy Mask
- Accession Date
- 28 Aug 1992
- Collection Date
- 1966
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Mummy Mask
- Accession Date
- 28 Aug 1992
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Amulet in the form of two dieties
- Date
- 305-30 BCE
- Period
- Possibly Ptolemaic Dynasty
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Female figurine
- Date
- 1640-1550 BCE
- Period
- Second Intermediate Period, Dynasties 15 to 18
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Outer Coffin & Lid Of Tentkhonsu
- Accession Date
- 1893
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Menat
- Date
- 664-332 BCE
- Period
- Late Period
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String of cylindrical beads and amulets
- Date
- 712-332 BCE
- Period
- Possibly Late Period