Egypt
Connected to...
Grave
Seal (writing & printing)
Seal (writing & printing)
Seal (writing & printing)
Rings (personal adornment)
Natural object
Cloak

Tablets (plaques (ritual & belief: representations))
Lamp (lighting devices)
Lamp (lighting devices)
Lamp (lighting devices)
Head veils

Divination object; divination bowl; lamp (ritual & belief: religious buildings & furnishings); lid (containers)

Thresher
Seal (ritual & belief: ritual apparatus)

Game pieces
Cape
Container (ritual & belief: cult of the dead)
Amulet

Amulet
Roof tile

Head veil

Pipe bowl (pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking))

Pipe bowls (pipes (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)); pipe bowl
Puppet

Cooking pot

Toy animal

Game piece
Weight

Biscuit

Shawl

Cosmetic container (personal adornment)

Khol container; cosmetic applicators; lids (containers)
Manuscript

Game piece

Game piece

Game piece

Game piece

Grave good

Grave good

Grave good

Grave good

Grave good

Game piece

Grave good

Grave good

Grave good

Grave good; dish (food service)
Playing cards

Shabti figure (figure (ritual & belief: cult of the dead))
Collection Information
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