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Naquada I; acquired in 1901
National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography “Luigi Pigorini”
Rome, Italy, -4500, -3500
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Naquada I-II; discovered in 1900–1901
National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography “Luigi Pigorini”
Rome, Italy, -4500, -3200
3800–3500 BC; bought by Mihail C. Sutu in 1870
National History Museum of Romania
Bucharest, Romania, -3800, -3500
Naquada II; excavated in 1902
National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography “Luigi Pigorini”
Rome, Italy, -3500, -3200
Second Dynasty; purchased in 1904
National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography “Luigi Pigorini”
Rome, Italy, -2890, -2686
4th Dyn. c. 2600 BC; acquired by Hermann Junker during his excavation in Giza 1912–1929
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Egyptian Collection
Vienna, Austria, -2650, -2550
Funeral statue of Lady Khent and her youngest child
c. 2300 BC; acquired by Hermann Junker during his excavation in Giza 1912–1929
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Egyptian Collection
Vienna, Austria, -2350, -2250
Head of a sphinx of Sesostris III
12th Dyn. Sesostris III, 1878-1843 BC; brought to Vienna in 1893
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Egyptian Collection
Vienna, Austria, -1882, -1842
New Kingdom (16th–11th century BC); discovered in 1824
National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography “Luigi Pigorini”
Rome, Italy, -1600, -1100
Reverent Baboon with Pharaoh figure
18th Dyn. Amenophis II, 1454-1419 BC; acquired in 1865/66
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Egyptian Collection
Vienna, Austria, -1454, -1419
19th Dynasty (14th–13th centuries BC); found in 1828–29
Egyptian Museum
Florence, Italy, -1400, -1300
C14th BC; acquisition date: 1821
The British Museum
London, United Kingdom, -1400, -1300
19th Dynasty; donated to the British Museum in 1817
The British Museum
London, United Kingdom, -1292, -1189
Mummy board and inner coffin for Nes-pauti-taui
21st Dyn, c. 1000 BC; excavated in 1891
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Egyptian Collection
Vienna, Austria, -1069, -945
22nd dynasty (c. 950–730 BC); beginning of the 20th century
National Museum of Romanian History
Bucharest, Romania, -950, -730
8thC BC; Exavacted 1911–13
The British Museum
London, United Kingdom, -800, -700
721–705 BC (reign of Sargon II); discovered in 1851–1854
National Museum of Romanian History
Bucharest, Romania, -746, -680
7th century BC
The British Museum
London, United Kingdom, -700, -600
7th century BC
The British Museum
London, United Kingdom, -700, -600
7th century BC; acquisition date: 1825
The British Museum
London, United Kingdom, -700, -600