Ancient Egypt
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Vase
- Date
- 712-332 BCE
- Period
- Possibly Late Period
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Egg-shaped ornament
- Date
- 404-399 BCE
- Period
- Late Period
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Model Coffin & Shabti
- Accession Date
- 1885
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Amulet of Bes
- Date
- ca. 1075-656 B.C.E or later
- Period
- Third Intermediate Period or later
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Fragment Of Mummy Coffin Cartonnage
- Accession Date
- 19 Aug 1969
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Amulet of Bes
- Date
- 305-30 BCE
- Period
- Possibly Ptolemaic Dynasty
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Piece Of Mummy Cartonnage
- Accession Date
- 1861
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Figurine
- Accession Date
- 1991