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Eternal Egypt: Mask of Anubis
This mask represents the head of the black jackal, Anubis, the god of cemetery and mummification. It was worn by the priest who was responsible for the embalming during the process of mummification.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Geb as a Mummy
The gilded wooden statue depicts Geb, the god of earth and agriculture. He is portrayed in the form of a mummy, with his body completely enveloped in a cloak and his arms crossed on his chest.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Pa Nefer Nohem
This statue portrays the god of childhood, Pa-Nefer-Nohem. Although he wears a false beard, he is represented as a child with the side lock of childhood coming from his curly wig.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of the Priest Kaemked
This statue depicts the funerary priest, Kaemked, kneeling with his hands crossed in a relaxed pose and praying to his god.
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Eternal Egypt: Block Statue of Pa Di Hor
This statue depicts Pa-di-Hor wearing a garment with a portrayal of an offering scene to the god Amun-Re.
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Eternal Egypt: Marble Statue of Hercules
A marble statue of the Greek god Hercules; the head is missing and also the lower parts from the thighs down.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Hapi as a Mummy
The gilded wooden statue depicts Hapi, the god of the Nile. He is usually portrayed as a fat bearded man with heavy breasts, but this statue depicts him in the form of a mummy.
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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: Statue of the Sacred Apis Bull
The sacred Apis bull was the personification of the Memphite god Ptah of creation and fine arts. The bull's head is crowned by the sun disk and the uraeus (cobra). The sacred animal stands on a bronze base and a wooden sled.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of a Falcon
The falcon is wrapped in the shape of a human mummy and represents the god Horus. The head is covered with a falcon-shaped mask. The falcon wears a wig and a pectoral, a large piece of jewelry that is worn on the chest.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Thoth as a Baboon
The statue portrays the god Thoth as an African baboon.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Amun and Horemheb
The statue depicts the god Amun protecting King Horemheb.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Atum and Horemheb
The statue shows King Horemheb kneeling before the god Atum.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Osiris as a Mummy
A statue of the god Osiris represented as a mummy. He is wearing a long tight garment, and is crowned with the Atef crown, and has the royal cobra (uraeus) on his forehead. His features are clearly defined.
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Eternal Egypt: Round Marble Altar
A small, round marble altar would probably have been used for ritual purposes or as an offering table where gifts and offerings were placed for the gods of the period.
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Eternal Egypt: Naos of Nakht Amun
The text on this naos consists of prayers and praises to the sun god Re at sunrise (to the left), and at sunset (to the right). The owner Nakht-Amun is described as "the first born king's son" and "the priest at the front." The figure of...
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Eternal Egypt: Block Statue of Be Se en Mut
This statue depicts Be-se-en-mut who was a priest of the god Montu, Mayor of Thebes and judge of the city of Thebes. He is squatting on a round cushion and his body is completely covered by a cloak.
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Eternal Egypt: Headless Statue of Asclepius
This statue depicts the Greek god of healing, Asclepius, who was associated with Imhotep. The staff of Asclepius with the coiled serpent became the symbol of medicine in modern times.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of a Man Holding a Naos
This statue depicts a standing man wearing a short kilt with a belt. He holds a small shrine, called a naos, that contains a figure of a god.
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Eternal Egypt: Model of a Sun Boat
The purpose of this model solar boat was to allow the deceased to travel the netherworld with the sun god Re. The boat has neither sail nor oars and it has no crew.
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Eternal Egypt: Head of King Userkaf
This head of King Userkaf was found in the Sun Temple dedicated by the king to the god Re at Abusir and is a striking example of the style marking the beginning of the Fifth Dynasty.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Maat Ka Re
Maat-ka-re was the daughter of the high priest Pennedjem the first, who seems to have given her the birth name of Queen Hatshepsut. Maat-ka-re held the position of "God's Wife of Amun," so she was considered to be the female head of the...
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Eternal Egypt: Pectoral With Anubis
The pectoral, a large piece of jewelry, that was worn on the chest, is shaped like the front of a naos, or shrine. It is decorated with a scene of the jackal god Anubis. On each side are three holes. Strings are loosely twisted in the...
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Eternal Egypt: Stela Honoring Sobek
A stela honoring the god Sobek that is usually depicted in the form of a crocodile. This stela shows two bloated crocodiles with Atef Crowns facing each other while reposing on shrines. Between the two crocodiles, there is a High...
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