Knife

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This a knife. It is from grave D226 at Abydos. Described as a knife for cutting linen, this small copper alloy knife was perhaps too small for the tomb robbers…

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Pot and bowl

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These are a pot and bowl. They are from grave D226 at Abydos. The thick, round stone pot is slightly asymmetrical and may have been unfinished. Most Egyptian alabaster pots…

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Necklace

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This is a necklace. It is from grave 1101 at Qau el-Kebir (Antaeopolis). This necklace of faience and carnelian beads was found in a woman's grave. Her name is not…

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Jar

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This is a jar. It is from grave 1101 at Qau el-Kebir (Antaeopolis). A small jar, perhaps to hold perfumed oil, from the offerings placed in the grave of a…

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Jar

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This is a jar. It is from grave 1101 at Qau el-Kebir (Antaeopolis). A small jar from the offerings placed in a woman's grave. This may have been to hold…

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Bowl

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This is a bowl. It is from grave 1101 at Qau el-Kebir (Antaeopolis). A burnished redware pottery bowl, perhaps to hold food, from the offerings placed in the grave of…

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Kohl pot

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This is a kohl pot, museum register number H246.1. It is from grave W38 at Hiw, Diospolis Parva. The black material in the bottom of the bowl is probably lead-based…

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Kohl stick

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A kohl stick. It is from grave W38 at Hiw, Diospolis Parva. This ivory kohl stick is broken. The missing end would have been the part used to apply makeup…

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Fish pendant

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A fish pendant. It is from grave W38 at Hiw, Diospolis Parva. Electrum is an alloy of gold and silver. The materials of amulets were often chosen because they were…

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