~ Female Head.
Culture: Graeco-Egyptian
Place of origin: Akhmim, Egypt
Date: 1st century B.C.-A.D. 1st century
Period: Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period
Medium: Limestone, stone, pigment

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~ Female Head.
Culture: Graeco-Egyptian
Place of origin: Akhmim, Egypt
Date: 1st century B.C.-A.D. 1st century
Period: Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period
Medium: Limestone, stone, pigment
Sitting figure of Maja - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Collections
Inventory Number: ÄM 19286 Tutmose III (18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Egypt) Location Information: Akhmim (? / Egypt / Middle Egypt)
Description:
Maja was a high official of the provincial administration. He was installed as Gouverneur and head of the Priests in the 10th upper egyptian district by king Tutmose III, who's name is written on the chest and right upper arm. His grave was found in the necropolis of the main settlement of that district and it is speculated that this figure was also from there. Maja sits upright on a simple stool. The text tells us names and titles of the deceased, as well as the sacrificial rites for the local deities. He is dressed in a short skirt, originally reserved for the kings, but later also found with private persons. He holds in his right hand a sweat cloth, while the left isflat on his skirt. The round expressionless face is, like the entire figure, structured very formal. A wig that was in keeping with the taste of the time was literally placed over the head. The two necklaces, consisting of disc pearls, as well as the massive upper and lower arm bracelets, are awards made of gold that the king had given him. They probably indicate former military service.
Credit: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung / Jürgen Liepe
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Meritamun daughter of Ramses II and his favorite wife Nefertari at Akhmim
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Cartonnage coffin lid of one Horresnet, priest of the fertility god Min. Artist unknown; 2nd/1st cent. BCE. Found at Akhmim; now in the State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany. Photo credit: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP/Wikimedia Commons.
Sitting figure of Maja - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Collections
Inventory Number: ÄM 19286 Tutmose III (18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Egypt) Location Information: Akhmim (? / Egypt / Middle Egypt)
Description:
Maja was a high official of the provincial administration. He was installed as Gouverneur and head of the Priests in the 10th upper egyptian district by king Tutmose III, who's name is written on the chest and right upper arm. His grave was found in the necropolis of the main settlement of that district and it is speculated that this figure was also from there. Maja sits upright on a simple stool. The text tells us names and titles of the deceased, as well as the sacrificial rites for the local deities. He is dressed in a short skirt, originally reserved for the kings, but later also found with private persons. He holds in his right hand a sweat cloth, while the left isflat on his skirt. The round expressionless face is, like the entire figure, structured very formal. A wig that was in keeping with the taste of the time was literally placed over the head. The two necklaces, consisting of disc pearls, as well as the massive upper and lower arm bracelets, are awards made of gold that the king had given him. They probably indicate former military service.
Credit: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung / Jürgen Liepe
Other Images Used for Display:
Wikimedia Commons, @ User ArchaiOptix
Wikimedia Commons, @ User ArchaiOptix
Wikimedia Commons, @ User ArchaiOptix
Wikimedia Commons, @ User ArchaiOptix
Wikimedia Commons, @ User ArchaiOptix
~ Funerary Container.
Place of origin: Akhmim, Egypt
Period: Ptolemaic
Culture: Roman
Medium: Wood
~ Pair of shoes.
Place of origin: Egypt, Akhmim (?)
Date: ca. A D. 300-700
Medium: Tanned and dyed leather.
~ Game Board.
Place of origin: Egypt, Akhmim
Period: New Kingdom
Medium: Bronze, wood