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Eternal Egypt: Model of a Hoe
Wooden model of a hoe, found in a coffer, from the tomb of Kha.
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Eternal Egypt: Model of an Ox
The statuette of an ox was placed in the tomb to be used as an offering for food or to be used to work the fields in the afterlife on behalf of the deceased.
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Eternal Egypt: Model of a Sandal
This small silver sandal is probably a model and not a real one since it is too short to be worn. It dates back to the New Kingdom and is of the same type as the gold sandals found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun, which were never worn...
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Eternal Egypt: Model of a Carrying Pole
Wooden model of a carrying pole, found in a coffer, from the tomb of Kha.
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Eternal Egypt: Replica of Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta stone is inscribed with a decree issued at Memphis and dated 196 BC., on the anniversary of the coronation of Ptolemy the Fifth "Epiphanes". It is written in hieroglyphics, demotic, and Greek.
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Eternal Egypt: Model of Household Activities
This model depicts, in miniature, 12 people carrying out various household activities such as grinding grain, butchering a calf, and baking bread.
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Eternal Egypt: Model of a Boat of Tutankhamun
This is one of eighteen model boats that were found in the treasury of the tomb of King Tutankhamun. The fleet was to be used by the king on his journey beyond the grave.