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Eternal Egypt: Statue of a Snake on a Standard

For Students 9th - 10th
The small statue depicts a snake deity with a feather on its tail. The statue is placed on a standard, an object carried at the top of a pole and used as an emblem or to mark a rallying point in battle. The statue portrays Qebhut,...
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Eternal Egypt: Lion's Head Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
A marble statue of the head of a lion rests on an engraved oval memorial.
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Eternal Egypt: Standing Statue of Hegeb Khenw

For Students 9th - 10th
The statue of Hegeb Khenw portrays him with highly individualistic features. He is shown standing, wearing a long kilt with a pleated front overlap that is held in place with a belt.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Akhenaten's Daughter

For Students 9th - 10th
A statue depicting the young daughter of Akhenaten, with unnaturally lengthened skull, large eyes and fleshy lips.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Amenhotep the Second

For Students 9th - 10th
Amenhotep the Second is represented in the form of Ta-tenen. His eyes and eyebrows are inset. The details of his garment are sculpted with admirable delicacy.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Gemeh Su as a Falcon

For Students 9th - 10th
This statuette of Gemeh-su as a falcon was one of 28 statuettes of deities placed in a shrine to protect King Tutankhamun in the underworld.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Hathor Nursing Horus

For Students 9th - 10th
The goddess Hathor appears in the form of a cow surrounded by papyrus reeds. A young prince, representing the god Horus, kneels and suckles from her udder. The statue is painted white except for the young prince, who is painted dark brown.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Hor, Priest of Thoth

For Students 9th - 10th
This life-size statue depicts Hor, a priest of Thoth, wearing a Persian-style tunic. It shows the strong influence of Egyptian art during the Roman Period.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Osiris Wearing a Wig

For Students 9th - 10th
The statue of the god Osiris sitting on a small throne differs from other statues of the same god. The characteristic emblems that he usually holds are not visible and he wears a wig instead of the Atef crown.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Tuthmosis the Fourth

For Students 9th - 10th
Tuthmosis the Fourth is depicted with his left leg forward, holding an offering table and wearing sandals and a starched kilt in the Amarna artistic style.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Winged Female Sphinx

For Students 9th - 10th
This statue of a winged female sphinx has a clear mixture of Greek and Egyptian art styles. Egyptian winged sphinxes had their wings flat against their backs, but this one's wings extend backward.
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Eternal Egypt: Black Granite Statue of a Priest

For Students 9th - 10th
A black granite statue of a priest with a shaven head that dates back to the Hellenistic period. The priest is carrying a canopic jar; his left cheek is resting against the jar. He is wearing a gown that covers his whole body and his hands.
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Eternal Egypt: Seated Statue of a High Official

For Students 9th - 10th
This man's facial features are typical of statues of the Old Kingdom. He wears a short kilt with a dagger in the belt and a wig that leaves his ears uncovered. The emblem in his right hand symbolizes his dignity.
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Eternal Egypt: Ibex Head From a Vase

For Students 9th - 10th
The head of an ibex once decorated the shoulder of an elaborate pottery vase from the courts of King Amenhotep the Third. Painted pottery jars, decorated with fine paintings and innovative designs, were much in fashion.
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Eternal Egypt: Sphinx of Shepenwepet

For Students 9th - 10th
This sphinx of Shepenwepet portrays her as the God's Wife of Amun-Re. The statue is sculpted in the elegant style traditional in the Late Period.
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Eternal Egypt: Sphinx of Tutankhamun

For Students 9th - 10th
King Tutankhamun is depicted here in the form of a human-headed sphinx wearing the Double Crown.
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Eternal Egypt: Block Statue of Priest Horsiese

For Students 9th - 10th
This squatting statue of a priest of Amun in Karnak depicts him clad in an unbelted ankle-length kilt, with his feet and arms free. In an uncommon position, the elbows hug the knees, rather than rest upon them.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Harwa, Son of Pedimut

For Students 9th - 10th
This statue depicts Harwa sitting at his ease. The statue shows that this nobleman was fat, which was a sign of wealth.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Hathor as Young Woman

For Students 9th - 10th
The statue portrays the goddess Hathor in an idealized form. She is shown as a young woman, wearing a crown that consists of the two cow's horns flanking the solar disk.
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Eternal Egypt: Alabaster Royal Statue

For Students 9th - 10th
Although there are no inscriptions on this alabaster statue to identify its owner, it appears from the posture that it represents a king of the Old Kingdom in the traditional pose. He is depicted seated on a backless throne, wearing the...
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Eternal Egypt: Life Sized Statue of Tutankhamun

For Students 9th - 10th
This life-sized statue of King Tutankhamun acted as a guardian for the tomb and as a Ka, or spirit, statue.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Khenu, Wife of Ranefer

For Students 9th - 10th
This statue depicts a seated woman, Khenu, wearing a short wig and a long dress. It seems that she took the statue from a man called Hekenu after his death.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Khufu Iam and His Wife

For Students 9th - 10th
Khufu-iam and his wife are shown seated on a backless seat. They wear the fashionable garments of their period. Khufu-iam's wife rests her right arm on his right shoulder, a common pose in Ancient Egyptian statuary that shows strong...
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Nes Ini Holding Osiris

For Students 9th - 10th
This statue depicts Nes-Ini holding a figure of the god Osiris in order to be under his protection.