Objects

Painted limestone shabti (funerary figurine) of Sennedjem, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19 (ca. 1279 – 1213 BC), 28.8 x 9 cm.

Granite block statue of Khnumibre, Karnak, Ptolemaic Period (332 – 30 BC), 55 x 24 cm.

Pottery bowl with incised geometric decoration, Lower Nubia (Aniba), ca. 2300 – 1500 BC, 9.4 x 19.5 cm.

Black-topped jar, Naqada I/Amratian (ca. 3850 – 3650 BC), 38 x 15 cm.

Bamboo slips, Han Dynasty, 2.1 x 23 cm (one slip).

Letters, Ming Dynasty, 30 x 41 cm.

Handwritten letter from a literatus, Ming Dynasty, 32.5 x 28.5 cm.

Glazed decorative element, Ming Dynasty, 85 x 80 cm.

Wooden ridge beam decoration, Ming Dynasty, length: 150 cm.

Oval lacquer cup, Western Han Dynasty, 17.5 x 9.2 x 5.4 cm.