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Carving

Antiquities

E36.1

Limestone relief depicting a shaven-headed, bowing priest. Priests in Egypt did not preach and had no parishioners to instruct. A priest's duty was to serve the god who dwelt in the temple statue. To be pure, a priest had to make his ablutions twice daily and twice during the night. He was completely shaven, shorn and plucked. Priests acquired a great deal of power in Egyptian society through their managing the lands of the god and their revenues.

Engraving

Antiquities

E37.10

Relief of royal princess. Alabaster building fragment from Akhenaten's capital at Tell el-Amarna

Block, Stone, Talatat

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E37.22

Pot

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E38.66

Pot

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E43.156

Pot

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E43.157

Pot

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E43.166

Cup

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E43.167

Alabastron

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E43.788

Bowl

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E43.795

Vase

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E43.796

Bowl

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E44.376

Plate, Dinner

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E44.379

Dish

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E44.381

Vase

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E44.390

Vase

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E44.391

Vase

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E44.397

Jar, Food-Storage

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E44.422

Mace

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E44.472

Mace

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E44.476