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An Egyptian shabti figurine, described as an "answerer" in "blue enamel", broken, it was purchased from the sale room of the Cairo Museum in 1915 by George Herbert Bourne. This artefact was sent home to Australia in March 1915 but its current…

A shabti of the Egyptian Late Period in an olive green faience, with areas of a brighter green, probably the original colour, on the nose and shoulders. The shabti is mummiform with a nemes headdress and false beard with crosshatching. The arms are…

Figurine, faience, Egyptian late period, Bes the dwarf god, head missing but otherwise well preserved. Dark green in colour. Accompanied by an envelope with explanatory text (L.16.028 B)

Figurine, faience, Egyptian late period, top part (head and shoulders) of a blue faience Isis amulet with suspension hole at back. The entire surface is worn, so that the facial features are obliterated. Attached to the piece is an original tag (c.…

Cloth Strip(s), linen, unknown date, probably ancient, mass of linen strips mixed with modern cotton wool, very friable with significant loss collected in bottom of tissue packet.

Scarab, faience, Egyptian middle kingdom? possibly modern, pale buff colour, two rough glyphs (one compound?) on reverse  i-(nfr-xpr-?) L.16.020-024 wrapped together.

Scarab, faience?, Egyptian late period? possibly modern. Pale buff colour with scarab glyph (L1  xpr) between two filling ornaments. L.16.020-024 wrapped together.

Scarab, faience, Egyptian New kingdom/ Late period, small pale scarab darker on obverse, four well defined glyphs on reverse: Gardiner M17-Aa1-S20-X1 (i-xmt "my seal"?). Wrapped with L.16.015-18

Scarab, Faience, Egyptian Late Period? possibly modern. Small scarab, lustrous green surface, hawk? Glyph on reverse with lines. Wrapped with L.16.015-18

Figurine, Bronze, Egyptian Late Period?, fragmentary bronze figurine of Osiris (top half only surviving) hollow with good patina. Cracks to front at base. Accompanied by a modern label and facial tissue with text (L.16.014 B + C)