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The Tomb of Nebamun Frescoes Fragment of a polychrome tomb-painting depicting Nebamun standing in a small boat, fowling and fishing in the marshes, his wife stands behind him and his daughter sits beneath, he holds a throw-stick in one hand and three decoy herons in the other, his cat is shown catching three of the numerous birds startled from the papyrus-thicket, fish are shown beneath the water-line, lotus flowers with large and broad leaves
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The Younger Memnon The sculptor used the bichrome quality of the stone to highlight the separation between the statue's face and head. The dorsal pillar is inscribed with vertical registers of hieroglyphs, which give the king's name and titles as well as a portion of a dedication to Amun-Ra. In 1817, it was noted that there were traces of colour on the statue, suggesting that it may have been painted red in antiquity. The monumental statue of Ramses II is made of pink or grey granite. It is one of a pair placed in front of the Ramesseum.
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The ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead The British Museum's remarkable Book of the Dead collection, which includes religious and magical spells written on papyrus that the ancient Egyptians believed would help the dying achieve a perfect afterlife.
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Shabti Blue-glazed structure Shabti of Sety I: missing the lower leg portion. Sety I is depicted wealing the striped royal "nemes" headcloth, which was previously adorned with a rearing cobra over his brow, a thick collar that resembles beads made of glazed composition, and bracelets that would also have been made of glazed composition, with decorations painted in black (likely manganese dioxide). He is holding a hoe in each hand, and a rectangular grain sack is dangling over his right shoulder. These farming implements serve as a reminder of the role that shabtis played as labourers in the Afterlife. Chapter 6 of the 'Book of the Dead' contains a carefully selected band of text that lists the tasks. Despite being manufactured from a mould, the facial features, hoes and grain sack were most likely added with a sharp tool prior to fire; this common practise explains why the features of shabtis made from moulds vary in appearance.The devices' absence of glaze suggests that the item was self-glazed.
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Rosetta Stone Part of a grey and pink granodiorite stela with three blocks of text: Hieroglyphic (14 lines), Demotic (32 lines), and Greek (54 lines) containing a priestly decree concerning Ptolemy V.