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Mask of Tutankhamun
Pectoral of Opposing Seth and
Hieracosphinx
On the right of this pectoral is the god Seth,
who can signify southern Egypt, while on Golden Throne of
the left is a hieracosphinx representing Tutankhamun
Horus, a deity here related to northern
Egypt. At the center is a symbol
representing the goddess Hathor, imagery
that was already ancient by the Middle
Priestess Sha-Amun-
en-su
Kingdom.

The beautifully worked back of the pectoral

is displayed here. The front was originally
inlaid with semiprecious stones, few of Map of Ancient Egypt
which remain in place.

5000-Year-Old
Pharaonic wine jars
found intact at Abydos
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Bust of a Priestess of Hathor

Priest Sepa and his wife Nesa

Dwarf Khnumhotep
Pectoral of Opposing Seth and Hieracosphinx
Gold faced Egyptian mummy
The Hieracosphinx has the head of a hawk
and the body of a lion. The name was coined
The Birds of Ancient Egypt
by Herodotus to the hawk-headed sphinxes
that he saw in Egypt (the other being the
5000-Year-Old Pharaonic wine jars found
ram-headed sphinx which Herodotus called
intact at Abydos
Criosphinx. Amun-Re, a form of the sun god,
is sometimes depicted as a sphinx or a
Priestess Sha-Amun-en-su
human with the head of a hawk.

Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, probably Wife of Mentuhotep II

reign of Senusret II or Senusret III, ca. 1897-
1841 B.C BC. Electrum with remains of lapis Family statue of a man called Wah-Ib
lazuli, carnelian, and amazonite inlays. “Jeweller of Amun”, wife Teri
Dimensions: H. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); W. 5.7 cm
(2 1/4 in.). Said to be from Dahshur; ex coll. Fragmentary Coffin Face of Sitdjehuti
Major William Joseph Myers (1858-1899).
Now in the Myers Museum, Eton College.
Cat.74 FOLLOW EGYPT MUSEUM

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