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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Imhotep on Stool
Seated on a stool, Imhotep is wearing a long garment. The rims of his eyes and his eyelashes are gold; the whites of the eyes are silver.
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Eternal Egypt: Statuette of Man Holding Ptah
This sculpture depicts a man holding a small figure most probably of the god Ptah.
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Eternal Egypt: Statuette of the Soul of Buto
This statuette depicts the falcon-headed deity who is associated with Buto, the ancient capital of the Nile Delta before unification. The deity is also known as the "Soul" of Buto.
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Eternal Egypt: Statuette of a Man Baking Bread
The statuette shows a man wearing a short linen kilt seated before an oven. He is kneading dough and baking bread.
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Eternal Egypt: Statuettes of Iby
These 16 statuettes were carved for Iby, a high official. Thirteen are wooden standing statuettes and the other three are limestone.
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Eternal Egypt: Statuette of a Lady Playing Harp
The statuette depicts a lady playing a triangular harp. She wears Greek-style clothes and her head is decorated with a crown made of overlapping plants.
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Eternal Egypt: Statuette of a Seated Schoolgirl
The painted terra-cotta statuette depicts a seated schoolgirl writing her lesson with a stylus on a waxed wooden tablet. She is well featured and looks forward innocently.
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Eternal Egypt: Statuette of a Tambourine Player
This bronze statuette represents a woman playing the tambourine. The artist emphasized the tiniest anatomical details.
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Eternal Egypt: Seated Statue of God Amun Re
Amun-Re is portrayed seated with his left hand closed on his knee. His right hand is raised and must have held a scepter.
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Eternal Egypt: Sitting Statuette of an Old Man
This statuette of an old man depicts him squatting and holding in his hands an ivory pin with a falcon's head. It is an example of excellent craftsmanship.
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Eternal Egypt: Ichneumon Statuette
The statuette depicts an ichneumon, a type of mongoose, which is also referred to as the "Pharaoh's mouse". Many bronze statues of this animal have been found dating from the Late Period and the Ptolemaic Period.
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Eternal Egypt: Block Statue of Nespaneferher
This statue depicts Nespaneferher with large almond-shaped eyes, a small nose, small lips and a shoulder length striped wig.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Amenhotep the Third
King Amenhotep the Third wears the Blue Crown associated with ceremonies and warrior kings. This statue shows Amenhotep the Third's distinctive facial features.
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Eternal Egypt: Standing Statuette of God Anubis
This statuette represents the god Anubis as a man with the head of a jackal.
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Eternal Egypt: Group of Two Baboons
This sculpture portrays a young baboon walking in front of its mother. It might have been part of a child's toy.
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Eternal Egypt: Small Heads of Women
A collection of statues' heads, made of clay. They represent all sorts of hairstyles. These examples demonstrate that women followed the fashions of their time.
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Eternal Egypt: Kneeling Statue of Isis Sereket
This statue represents Isis kneeling and holding on her lap a small figure of the mummy of Osiris on a rectangular tablet.
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Eternal Egypt: Group of Three Baboons
A group of three domesticated baboons are depicted sitting in various postures. The artist realistically conveys the characteristics of the animals through several imaginative and skillful techniques.