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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Tuthmosis the Fourth

For Students 9th - 10th
Tuthmosis the Fourth is depicted with his left leg forward, holding an offering table and wearing sandals and a starched kilt in the Amarna artistic style.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Winged Female Sphinx

For Students 9th - 10th
This statue of a winged female sphinx has a clear mixture of Greek and Egyptian art styles. Egyptian winged sphinxes had their wings flat against their backs, but this one's wings extend backward.
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Eternal Egypt: Black Granite Statue of a Priest

For Students 9th - 10th
A black granite statue of a priest with a shaven head that dates back to the Hellenistic period. The priest is carrying a canopic jar; his left cheek is resting against the jar. He is wearing a gown that covers his whole body and his hands.
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Eternal Egypt: Seated Statue of a High Official

For Students 9th - 10th
This man's facial features are typical of statues of the Old Kingdom. He wears a short kilt with a dagger in the belt and a wig that leaves his ears uncovered. The emblem in his right hand symbolizes his dignity.
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Eternal Egypt: Ibex Head From a Vase

For Students 9th - 10th
The head of an ibex once decorated the shoulder of an elaborate pottery vase from the courts of King Amenhotep the Third. Painted pottery jars, decorated with fine paintings and innovative designs, were much in fashion.
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Eternal Egypt: Sphinx of Shepenwepet

For Students 9th - 10th
This sphinx of Shepenwepet portrays her as the God's Wife of Amun-Re. The statue is sculpted in the elegant style traditional in the Late Period.
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Eternal Egypt: Sphinx of Tutankhamun

For Students 9th - 10th
King Tutankhamun is depicted here in the form of a human-headed sphinx wearing the Double Crown.
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Eternal Egypt: Block Statue of Priest Horsiese

For Students 9th - 10th
This squatting statue of a priest of Amun in Karnak depicts him clad in an unbelted ankle-length kilt, with his feet and arms free. In an uncommon position, the elbows hug the knees, rather than rest upon them.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Harwa, Son of Pedimut

For Students 9th - 10th
This statue depicts Harwa sitting at his ease. The statue shows that this nobleman was fat, which was a sign of wealth.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Hathor as Young Woman

For Students 9th - 10th
The statue portrays the goddess Hathor in an idealized form. She is shown as a young woman, wearing a crown that consists of the two cow's horns flanking the solar disk.