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Date: The Eighteenth Dynasty Material: Black granite Dimensions: Height 55.5cm Provenance: Dahmasha, temple of Sobek. Description: This block stone belongs to one Neb-nefer, who served as the "steward of the temple of Amun" during the reign of king Amenhotep III. The main part contain a representation of goddess Hathor. The upper. part of the block has a raised sculpture of two crocodiles, while the side of the block bears the figure of Neb-nefer.
Date: The eighteenth dynasty. Material: Schist Dimensions: Height 2m Provenance: Karnak, temple of Amun-Re, court of the cachette. Description: Tuthmose III is shown standing, and wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt with the uraeus on the front. He also wears a short skirt and belt with his coronation name. engraved on the buckle. He advances his left leg in the customary pose. He holds two mekes scepters, the symbol of royalty.
Date : 18th dynasty, New Kingdom. Material : Dark quartzite. Dimensions : Height 35.5 cm. Place of discovery : workshop of a sculptor, at Tell El-Amarna. Description : Although this head is uncompleted, it seems to belong to a composite statue of Queen Nefertiti. It found in Tell-El Amarna with the beautiful head of Queen Nefertiti which displays in berlin museum .
- Date : 18th dynasty, New Kingdom. - Material : Shist. - Dimensions : Height 90.5 cm. - Place of discovery : temple of Amun-Re, court of the cachette , at Karnak Temple in Luxor. - Description : The king ThutmosisIII is standing and wearing the nemes headdress with uraeus and straight false beard. He is also wearing short skirt and holding two mekes scepters, the symbol of royalty.
- Date : 4th dynasty, old Kingdom. - Material : painted plaster. - Dimensions : Height 27 cm, Length 172 cm. - Place of discovery : the mastaba of Nefermaat , Medium. - Description : This panel represents six geese in two groups of three against a background of a garden.
- Date: 4th dynasty, old Kingdom. - Material: gray-green schist. - Dimensions: Height 95.5 cm. - Place of discovery : valley temple of Mycrencus, Giza. - Description : The three statuary groups of Menkaure reflect the classical ideal of sculpture. The king is wearing a Shendit, to the right is the goddess Hathor wearing a wig with the horns and the sun disk, holding the symbol of eternity, the shen. The figure to the left of the king is the personification of the Theban nome.