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Type: Lintel Type: Lintel
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Door Lintel with Nymph
Door Lintel with Nymph

The upper lintel, a horizontal stone or beam above a door, is carved with a shell. The center is ornamented with acanthas leaves, a type of prickly herb, and a nymph, a minor divinity represented as a beautiful maiden.

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Lintel of Amenhotep the Second
Lintel of Amenhotep the Second

The lintel, a horizontal beam or stone above a door, is dominated by a figure of Horus of Behdet. Two hieroglyphic lines give the names and titles of Amenhotep the Second.

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Lintel of Senefru-Nefer
Lintel of Senefru-Nefer

This lintel, a stone or beam above a door, was taken from the door of Senefru-Nefer. He sits on a chair facing hieroglyphics that give an offering formula, the name of King Djedkare, and the name and titles of Osiris.

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Lintel of Shepenwepet Worshiping Amun-Re
Lintel of Shepenwepet Worshiping Amun-Re

This lintel is divided into two main scenes. One shows Shepenwepet worshiping Amun-Re, while the other shows Shepenwepet being embraced by the goddess Mut.

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Lintel of Taharqa and Shabaka
Lintel of Taharqa and Shabaka

This lintel, or overhead beam or stone, depicts King Taharqa before Amun-Re, Horus, and the Divine Adorer Amunirdis. King Shabaka is also shown standing in front of Osiris and Isis.

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Lintel of Tuthmosis the First Depicting Wadjet
Lintel of Tuthmosis the First Depicting Wadjet

This lintel, a horizontal beam or stone above a door, of Tuthmosis the First depicts Wadjet and Nekhbet, guardian deities of Lower and Upper Egypt.

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