Drinking Cup

Drinking Cup
This drinking cup was made from glassy faience and gold. It was dated back to the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, New Kingdom, the reign of Thutmose III (1504-1450 B.C.).

This cup was discovered in the tomb of the Wives of King Thutmose III, in Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud (Upper Egypt).

It is now on display for the masses in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Djehuty and his Mother Receiving Offerings, Tomb of Djehuty

Djehuty and his Mother
A paper show Djehuty and his Mother receiving Offerings from the tomb of Djehuty in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna area, Thebes - Upper Egypt.

It was dated back to the reign of King Amenhotep II (1427–1400 B.C.), Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, New Kingdom.

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Crocodile on a shrine-shaped base

Statue of a crocodile
This crocodile statue was made from Cupreous metal. It was in Egypt and dated back to the Ptolemaic Period (332–30 B.C.).

In the Metropolitan Museum of Art it was displayed.

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