The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford houses a large collection of Egyptian antiquities. The core of the collection dates from a connection with Flinders Petrie in the 19th century.

Statue of the God Min. Found with other similar figures by Petrie at Koptos. Predynastic.

One of three Koptos Lions found by Petrie at the Great or Northern Temple at Koptos in 1893.

Ivory objects from the cemetery at Nagadar. They date from the Naqada period before the rise of Pharaohonic Egypt.

Ceremonial Palette from Hierakonopolis Late Predynastic Period. The two animals at the top are sometimes identified as dogs or hyenas.

Fragment of a Ceremonial Palette from Hierakonopolis Late Predynastic Period. The scene shows two bound captives.

A limestone macehead of the Pharaoh 'Scorpion'. From Hierakonopolis. Late Predynastic Period.

A limestone macehead of the Pharaoh 'Narmer'. From Hierakonopolis. Late Predynastic Period.

Limestone head of a bearded man. From Hierakonpolis 1st-2nd Dynasty.

A small figure carved from a hippopotamus incisor. It was found with many other ivories at Hierakonpolis. Predynastic or 1st Dynasty.

The so called MacGregor Man named after a previous owner. The statue is basalt and dates from the Protodynastic Period.

Close-up of the so called MacGregor Man named after a previous owner. The statue is basalt and dates from the Protodynastic Period.

Pottery Lion seated on a plinth, found with a cache of royal sculpture within the temple precinct at Hierakonopolis. Protodynastic Period.

Limestone figure of the Pharaoh Khasekhem found at Hierakonpolis. It dates from the 2nd Dynasty and is the oldest surviving Egyptian Royal sculpture in stone.

A travertine bowl from El Reqaqna. 3rd Dynasty.

A model boat from a tomb at Beni Hasan. 9th-11th Dynasty.

A model of a funerary boat from a tomb at Beni Hasan. 11th-12th Dynasty.

Head of a statue of Sobek the crocodile God. It comes form the temple of Amenemhat III at Hawara in the Faiyum. 12th Dynasty.

A wall painting from a private house at Amarna. It shows two of the Pharaoh Akhenaten's daughters.

Limestone column fragment showing Queen Nefretiti making offerings to the Aten. From Amarna.

A glass bunch of grapes on a bronze and wood stem. From Tel el-Amarna.

Fragment of a wall painting from the 'Tomb of the Dancers' at Thebes. 17th Dynasty.

A small glass vase of unknown provenance. 18th-19th Dynasty.

Faience vessel decorated with a figure of Bes. Excavated by Petrie at Medinet Ghurab. 18th-19th Dynasty.

Two wooden cramps that were used to strengthen the joints between blocks in Seti I Temple at Abydos. They have the cartouche of Seti I.

Small votive stelae. Painted limestone carved with ears to ensure the prayer would be heard. 18th Dynasty.

Painted wooden panel from the tomb of Djeddjehutefankh (18th Dynasty) it was found in an intact tomb at Deir el-Bahari.

A wooden figure of Anubis sits on the outer coffin of Djeddjehutefankh (18th Dynasty) it was found in an intact tomb at Deir el-Bahari.

Stela of painted limestone showing an unidentified couple adoring 'The Cat of the God Re' and 'The Great Cat'. From Dier el-Medina 19th Dynasty.

Head of a woman. Originally part of a pair statue. Provenance unknown but possibly from Dei-el-Medina. 19th-20th Dynasty.

A relief on the shrine of Taharqa which was originally erected in the Temple of Amun at Kawa in Nubia. It shows the ram headed Khnum. 25th Dynasty.

Head of a statue of the God Amun. It bears the name of the Pharaoh Tanwetamani. 25th Dynasty.

Sculptor's trial piece showing a profile head of Isis or a Ptolemaic queen.

Two mummified cats. The X-ray shows the left-hand mummy. Late Period

Bronze mask for a cat mummy. Late Period.

Small bronze figures of Bastet. Late Period.

Bronze figure of Bastet. Late Period.

Small amulets in the form of cats. Manly made from faience.

Small amulets in the form of a lion. Manly made from faience.

Small amulets in the form of feline dieties including Sekhmet.

A Romano-Egyptian mummy portrait from Tanis. It is an encaustic portrait on wood. 3rd Century AD.

Ashmolean museum By Eng. Ahmad basspouny