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Palette in the Form of a Fish Palette in the Form of a Fish
Mudstone, length 9-1/4 inches
Egypt, Predynastic, ca. 3500 bc
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
Bequest of Elisabeth M. Skala, 1989.32


Amenhotep III Wearing the Blue Crown Amenhotep III Wearing the Blue Crown
Granodiorite, height 15-1/2 inches
Egypt, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, 1391-1353 bc
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1952.513


Nome Gods Bearing Offerings Nome Gods Bearing Offerings
Painted limestone, length 42-5/8 inches
Egypt, probably Kom el-Ahmar (ancient Hebenu), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, 1391-1353 bc
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
John L. Severance Fund, 1961.205 and 1976.51


Statue of Minemheb Statue of Minemheb
Granodiorite, height 17-1/2 inches
Egypt, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, 1391-1353 bc
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Fund, 1996.28


Portrait of Nefertiti Portrait of Nefertiti
Painted sandstone, width 10-5/8 inches
Egypt, Karnak, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep IV, ca. 1353-1348 bc
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1976.4


 Priest of Amen-Ra, Bakenmut Coffin Case and Cover of the Priest of Amen-Ra, Bakenmut
Gessoed and painted sycamore fig wood, height 6 feet 10 inches
Egypt, Thebes, late Dynasty 21 or early Dynasty 22, 959-909 bc
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.561


Spearing Fish Spearing Fish
Painted limestone, 10-3/8 by 10-7/16 inches
Egypt, Thebes, tomb of Mentuemhat, late Dynasty 25-early Dynasty 26, 670-650 bc
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1949.499


Striding Apis Bull Striding Apis Bull
Serpentinite, 18 x 22-7/8 inches
Egypt, probably early Ptolemaic Period, 400-100 bc
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Fund, 1969.118


Coffin for a Sacred Cat Coffin for a Sacred Cat
Bronze, height 19-3/4 inches
Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 304-33 bc
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.998


Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl
Encaustic on wood, height 15-3/4 inches
Egypt, Hawara, Roman Period, 2d century ad
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
John L. Severance Fund, 71.137


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