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Related content for the world culture "Ancient Egypt"
Related galleries
Room 4: Egyptian sculpture
Room 61: The Tomb-chapel of Nebamun: Ancient Egyptian life and death
Room 62-3: Egyptian death and afterlife: mummies
Room 64: Early Egypt
Room 65: Egypt and Nubia
Room 66: Ethiopia and Coptic Egypt
Related highlight objects
A feast for Nebamun, the bottom half of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun
A feast for Nebamun, the top half of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun
A poem on papyrus
Aegis of Isis
Apotropaic wand
Arched wooden harp
Archery case with painted scenes
Basalt block statue of Roy
Basalt slab of Nectanebo I
Basalt statue of Sematawy offering a shrine
Billon tetradrachm of the city of Alexandria, reign of Commodus
Black granite statue of Sarenput
Black granite statues of Sekhmet
Black polished incised ware cup
Black siltstone obelisks of Nectanebo II
Black steatite cippus
Black steatite shabti of Suneru
Black steatite statuette of a girl holding a kohl pot
Block statue and stela of Sahathor
Block statue of Sennefer
Blue glass intaglio with a portrait of Cleopatra VII
Blue glass jug, inscribed for Thutmose III
Blue-painted pot
Bone figure of a woman
Bone with a badly healed fracture
Box of food of Henutmehyt
Bracelets of Nimlot
Breccia statue of the goddess Taweret
Bronze arched sistrum with Hathor head decoration
Bronze branding iron
Bronze coin of Cleopatra VII
Bronze coin of Cleopatra VII
Bronze coin of the city of Alexandria, reign of emperor Hadrian
Bronze coin of the city of Alexandria, reign of emperor Hadrian
Bronze coin of the city of Alexandria, reign of emperor Hadrian
Bronze diploma granting citizenship to Marcus Papirius
Bronze door hinge bearing names of God's wives of Amun
Bronze figure of a seated cat
Bronze figure of Apis, the sacred bull
Bronze figure of Harpokrates
Bronze figure of Horus of Pe
Bronze figure of Isis and Horus
Bronze figure of the cat-headed goddess Bastet
Bronze mirror decorated with two falcons
Bronze probe
Bronze relic-box for a mummified eel
Bronze relic-box for a mummified falcon
Bronze seated figure of Amun
Bronze seated statuette of the architect Imhotep
Bronze staff in the shape of a uraeus
Bronze statue of Amunre-Kamutef
Bronze statue of Khonsuirdis
Bronze statuette group of the king before the Apis bull
Bronze statuette of Pimay
Bronze statuette of the moon god Iah
Bronze statuette of Thutmose IV
Bronze tweezers
Burnished black-topped redware jar
Bust of a granite statue of Ramesses II
Calcite headrest
Canopic chest and jars of Henutmehyt
Canopic jar of Horudja
Canopic jars of Neskhons
Cartonnage case containing the mummy of Tjayasetimu
Chair leg carved as a sphinx probably made of ebony
Coffin and skeleton of a child
Coffin for a mummified cat
Coffin of a woman
Coffin of Cleopatra
Coffin of Djedhoriufankh
Coffin of King Nubkheperra Intef
Coffin of Taminis
Coffin of Tpaeus
Colossal bust of Ramesses II, the 'Younger Memnon'
Colossal granite fist
Colossal granite head of Amenhotep III
Colossal limestone bust of Amenhotep III
Crocodile-skin suit of armour
Demotic papyrus
Detail of the funerary papyrus of Taminiu, showing demons
Diadem of semi-precious stones and gold
Early shabti figure in a model coffin
Ebony spoon in the shape of a stylized bouquet
Ebony statue of Meryrahashtef
Egyptian mummy mask
Embalming plaque of wax
Face from the sarcophagus of Ramesses VI
Faience amulet in the shape of an ankh
Faience amulets: the Sons of Horus
Faience and shell bead necklace
Faience bowl with pool and lotus motifs
Faience cup in the form of a blue lotus
Faience finger ring
Faience flask
Faience head of Arsinoe II
Faience openwork collar
Faience pectoral
Faience perfume vase in the shape of a lotus bud
Faience plaque of Amenemopet adoring Osiris
Faience rhyton
Faience scarab bearing the name Amenhotep III
Faience shabti of Sety I
Faience spacer for necklace with images of a king and gods
Faience throwstick of Akhenaten
Faience tile from the Step Pyramid of Djoser
Faience wedjat eye
Faience wedjat eye amulet
False door of Neferseshemkhufu
Figure of a man with a hoe
First page of the Book of the Dead of Panedjem II
Flint knife with an ivory handle
Folding wooden headrest
Four-sided granite sculpture showing Thutmose III and deities
Fragment of a basalt Egyptian-style statue of Ptolemy I
Fragment of decorated linen, known as tiraz
Fragment of faience vessel with the name of Aha
Fragment of glazed tile showing a Libyan captive
Fragment of painted limestone relief from the tomb of Kemsit
Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Itet
Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Sebekhotep
Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Sebekhotep
Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Sebekhotep
Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Sebekhotep
Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Sebekhotep
Fragment of painting from the tomb of Kynebu: Ahmose-Nefertari
Fragment of painting from the tomb of Kynebu: Amenhotep I
Fragment of the beard of the Great Sphinx
Fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Itet
Fragment of wall relief showing the attendants of Djehutyhotep
Fragment of wall relief showing the sister of Djehutyhotep
Fragmentary limestone face of Akhenaten
Fragments of the funerary garland of Taweretempernesu
Framed portrait of a woman, with cord for suspension
Funerary chest of Irthorru
Funerary cloth of Isetnefret
Giant sculpture of a scarab beetle
Gilded cartonnage mummy mask
Gilded mummy portrait of a woman
Gilded outer coffin of Henutmehyt
Gilded silver statuette of Amun-Re
Glass bottle in the form of a fish
Glass cup or bowl
Glass kohl tube in the form of a palm column
Glazed djed pillar
Glazed steatite cylinder seal of Sobekneferu
Glazed steatite scaraboid
Gold bangle with gold and silver amulets
Gold cobra wearing the red crown of Lower Egypt
Gold earring of Tawosret
Gold falcon
Gold hoop-shaped earring
Gold openwork plaque showing Amenemhat IV
Gold pectoral of a hovering falcon
Gold shell amulet in with the name of Senwosret I
Gold signet ring of the Chief Steward, Sheshonq
Gold spacer bars with cats, for a bracelet
Gold Taweret necklace
Granite block with usurped royal name
Granite head of a bald man
Granite head of Amenemhat III
Granite lid of the sarcophagus of Setjau
Granite naos of Ptolemy VIII
Granite obelisk of Hatshepsut
Granite sarcophagus of Pahemnetjer
Granite shabti of King Taharqa
Granite statue of Amun in the form of a ram protecting King Taharqa
Granite statue of an official
Granite statue of Ankhwa, the ship-builder
Granite statue of Sekhmet
Granite statue of Senmut holding Princess Neferure
Granite statue of Senwosret III
Granite statue of Tutankhamun as a priest of Hapy
Granite stela of Hor and Suty
Granite stela of Peribsen
Granite stela of Senwosret I
Granodiorite barque bearing a statue of Queen Mutemwia in the guise of the goddess Mut
Granodiorite seated statue of Amenhotep III
Granodiorite statue of Senwosret I
Graywacke statue of Meryankhre Mentuhotep VI
Green jasper heart scarab of King Sobekemsaf
Green siltstone head of a king
Group of bronze tools for woodworking
Hank of flax
Head from a statue of Amenhotep III
Head of a figure of the cow of Hathor
Hematite headrest amulet
Hypocephalus of the temple musician Neshorpakhered
Inner coffin of Gua
Inner coffin of Henutmehyt
Inner coffin of Sebekhetepi
Inner coffin of Shepenmehyt
Inner coffin of the priest Hor
Inner coffin of the priest Hornedjitef
Inscribed mummy bandage of Djedher
Ivory figure of a woman with incised features
Ivory furniture leg
Ivory gaming piece in the shape of a lion
Ivory headrest
Ivory label for King Den's sandals
Ivory statuette of a king in jubilee robe
Kerma ware pottery beaker
Kneeling statue of Wahibre offering a shrine
Label with a scene showing the jubilee of King Den
Leather loincloth
Lid of the coffin of Soter
Lidded basket containing fruit
Limestone block from the pyramid of Khufu
Limestone block statue of Inebny
Limestone false door of Kaihap
Limestone false door of Ptahshepses
Limestone figurine in the form of a woman and her baby lying on a bed
Limestone fragment with the head of a king
Limestone head of an official
Limestone headrest of Qeniherkhepeshef
Limestone model of a town house
Limestone ostrakon showing a woman suckling a child
Limestone ostrakon showing Ramesses IX with a prince and a vizier
Limestone ostrakon with a register of workmen's absences
Limestone ostrakon with lion's head and quail chicks
Limestone pilasters of Horemheb
Limestone pyramidion of Wedjahor
Limestone relief from a tomb
Limestone relief showing Mentuhotep II embraced by Montu
Limestone relief slab from the tomb of Rehotep
Limestone shabti figure of King Ahmose
Limestone shabti of a priestess
Limestone shabti of the official escort Renseneb
Limestone statue and stelae from the offering chapel of Inyotef
Limestone statue of a hawk-headed sphinx
Limestone statue of a husband and wife
Limestone statue of Amenhotep I
Limestone statue of Katep and Hetepheres
Limestone statue of Panehsy
Limestone statue of the steward Mery
Limestone statue of Tjaysetimu
Limestone statuette of a priest holding an offering table
Limestone stela of Aapehty
Limestone stela of Heqaib
Limestone stela of Horemheb
Limestone stela of Mahwia
Limestone stela of Nefer
Limestone stela of Pasebakhaenniut (Psusennes)
Limestone stela of Pasheryenptah
Limestone stela of Penbuy
Limestone stela of Sebekaa
Limestone stela of the sculptor Userwer
Limestone stela of Tjetji
Limestone stela with a seated figure of Akhenaten
Limestone stela with three figures of Bes
Linen bag of salt for mummification
Linen from the burial of Sebekhetepi
Linen garment
Linen wreath of Cleopatra
List of the kings of Egypt from the Temple of Ramesses II
Loaf of bread
Long-sleeved linen tunic
Magic bricks of Henutmehyt
Mask of a man together with his skull
Mask of a woman
Model faience hes-vase of Amenhotep II
Model faience wig for a statue
Model from the tomb of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II
Model of a female servant
Model of a house
Model showing brewing, baking and butchery
Mud brick
Mud shabti figures
Mudstone cosmetic palette
Mummified bull
Mummy and coffin of Hor
Mummy board of Ankhefenmut
Mummy board of Henutmehyt
Mummy case and portrait of Artemidorus
Mummy case of a boy named Pemsais
Mummy mask of Aphrodite, daughter of Didas
Mummy mask of Hornedjitef
Mummy mask of Pachons
Mummy mask of Satdjehuty
Mummy mask of Syros
Mummy of a cat
Mummy of a child
Mummy of a falcon with a bronze mask
Mummy of a jackal or dog
Mummy of a young boy with a portrait panel
Mummy of an ibis
Mummy of Cleopatra from Thebes
Mummy of Katebet
Mummy of Nesperennub
Mummy portrait of a man
Mummy portrait of a woman
Nebamun hunting in the marshes, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun
Nebamun viewing his herds, a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun
Nebamun’s cattle, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun
Nebamun’s garden, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun
Nebamun’s geese, a fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun
Necklace of lizard amulets, beads and pendants
Necklace with fly amulets
Net made from linen thread and faience beads
Obsidian amulet in the shape of two fingers
Offerings for Nebamun, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun
Onyx cameo portrait of a woman wearing the stola
Ostrakon of The Tale of Sinuhe
Ostrakon showing a baboon eating
Outer coffin of Bakenmut
Outer coffin of Gua
Outer coffin of Sebekhetepi
Outer coffin of the priest Hor
Outer coffin of the priest Hornedjitef
Oval lidded basket of figs and dates
Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer
Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer
Page from the Book of the Dead of Nebseny
Painted limestone ancestor bust
Painted limestone model of a house
Painted limestone statue of Nenkheftka
Painted limestone statue of Nynofretmin
Painted mummy case of an unnamed man
Painted plaster from the exterior of a house
Painted pottery group of cattle
Painted votive cloth
Painted wooden canopic jars
Painted wooden cippus showing Horus standing on crocodiles
Painted wooden coffin of Bakrenes
Painted wooden figure of a crouching baboon
Painted wooden figure of Osiris
Painted wooden figure of Osiris
Painted wooden figure of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
Painted wooden model boat
Painted wooden model of a boat
Painted wooden model of a granary
Painted wooden model showing bakers at work
Painted wooden paddle doll with mud beads for hair
Painted wooden shabti box of Nesytanebettawy
Painted wooden statue of an official
Pair of child's leather sandals
Pair of disc and amphora earrings linked by a long chain
Pair of ivory clappers
Papyrus from the Abusir papyri
Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Anhai
Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Ankhwahibre
Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Any
Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Any
Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Any
Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Nakht
Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Nakht
Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Nakht
Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Nedjmet
Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Padiamenet
Papyrus from the Instruction of Amenemopet
Papyrus from the Instruction of Ankhsheshonqy
Papyrus from the Setne Khaemwaset stories
Papyrus letter to Paiankh
Papyrus marriage contract between the priest Pagosh and Teteimhotep
Papyrus of protection and destruction
Papyrus with a calendar of lucky and unlucky days
Papyrus with part of Amenemhat's Instructions
Papyrus with part of the Tale of the Eloquent Peasant
Part of a calcite canopic jar with a sketch of a saint
Pot decorated with a boat
Pottery bowl containing dom palm fruits
Pottery funerary cone of Senneferi
Pottery vase with crinkled rim
Pottery wine jar with a mud seal
Predynastic Egyptian Man
Quartzite block statue of Senmut
Quartzite figure of a baboon
Quartzite head of Amenhotep III
Quartzite statue of Amenwahsu
Quartzite statue of Ankhrekhu
Quartzite statue of Nakhthorheb
Quartzite statue of Osorkon I as the Nile-god Hapy
Quartzite statue of Peraha
Quartzite statue of Peshuper
Quartzite statue of Senebtyfy, called Ptahemsaf
Rag doll
Record of food supplies
Red granite block of Khufu (Cheops)
Red granite column
Red granite lion of Amenhotep III
Red granite sarcophagus
Red granite statue of Sobekemzaf I
Red jasper tit amulet of Nefer
Relief from the mastaba of Werirenptah
Relief showing two royal figures
Ripple flaked flint knife
Rock inscription of Sanakht
Sandals of Sebekhetepi
Sandstone conglomerate statue of Khaemwaset
Sandstone figure of a sphinx
Sandstone offering table of Tasamerekh
Sandstone seated statue of Sety II
Sandstone statue of Paser
Sandstone stela of Amenhotep III
Sandstone stela of year 1 of Sety I
Sandstone stela showing Ptolemy II offering to the Buchis bull
Sarcophagus of Hapmen
Sarcophagus of Merymose
Sarcophagus of Nectanebo II
Scarab pendant
Scene from a satirical papyrus
Scene from the Great Harris Papyrus: Ramesses III before the gods of Memphis
Sealing of Semerkhet
Seated statue of Amenhotep III
Senet game
Servants bringing offerings, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun
Shabti box and figures of Henutmehyt
Shabti box of Hor
Shabti coffin and lid of the royal fanbearer Amenmose
Shabti of Qeniherkhepeshef
Sheet from the Tale of Two Brothers, Papyrus D'Orbiney
Shrine stela of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye
Siltstone sarcophagus of Sasobek
Six pottery bowls containing different coloured pigments
Skull of Meryrahashtef
Sphinx of Taharqo
Standing cedar statuette of a man
Statue of Harwa holding two figures of goddesses
Statue of Isis protecting Osiris
Statue of the priest Henat
Steatite heart scarab amulet
Stela fragment of Horiraa
Stela of Inheretnakht
Stela of Neswy
Stela of Taimhotep
Stela of the chief craftsman Qeh
Stone statue of a woman
Stone vessel in the shape of a frog
String of beads with amulets in gold and semi-precious stones
String of gold amulets
Strip of decorated linen
Surveying the fields for Nebamun, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun
Terracotta bottle in the shape of a female lute player
Terracotta flask in the form of a scribe
Terracotta head of a ewe
Terracotta model of a house
Textile with names of King Piye
The Abbott Papyrus
The Battlefield Palette
The Blau monuments
The 'crossword' stela of Paser
The Dream Book
The el-Amarna Hoard
The Great Harris Papyrus
The Hunters Palette
The London Medical papyrus
The Rosetta Stone
The Semna dispatches
The Shabako Stone
The shrine stela of Ineny
The Uruk Trough
Trial piece with a birth scene
Turquoise djed pillar amulet
Turtle-headed protective wooden figure
Two scribal palettes with ink wells and brushes
Unfinished basalt statue of a queen or goddess
Unwrapped mummy of a woman
Upper part of a limestone statue of Queen Ahmose-Merytamun
Vignette from the Book of the Dead of Nesitanebtashru
Wax figure
Wig of human hair
Winnowing fan
Wooden adze with bronze blade
Wooden bed frame with bull's legs
Wooden coffin of a child
Wooden coffin of Pasenhor
Wooden coffin with the mummy of Ankhef
Wooden coffin with the remains of a skeleton
Wooden cosmetic pot of Ahmose of Peniati
Wooden door from the tomb of Khonsuhotep
Wooden drawing board with a figure of Thutmose III
Wooden figure of a hippopotamus-headed figure
Wooden figure of a human-headed protective deity
Wooden figure of a ram
Wooden figure of Bes playing a tambourine
Wooden furniture
Wooden hoe
Wooden inner coffin of Nestawedjat
Wooden inner-coffin of Irtyru
Wooden mallet
Wooden model of a granary with figures
Wooden model of a man ploughing with oxen
Wooden model of servants preparing food
Wooden papyrus-shaped lamp stand
Wooden peg shabti
Wooden plough
Wooden sickle with flint blades
Wooden statue from the tomb of Ramesses I
Wooden statue from the tomb of Ramesses IX
Wooden stela of Deniuenkhonsu
Wooden stela of Nakhtefmut
Wooden stela of Tjenetdiashakhet
Wooden stool
Wooden stool
Wooden table
Wooden tomb statue of Tjeti
Wooden toy cat
Wooden writing board and text of the Words of Khakheperresoneb
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Amara West research project
Egyptian stelae in the British Museum from the Thirteenth to Seventeenth Dynasties
Excavation in Egypt at Tell el-Balamun
Kom Firin, Egypt
The Ramesseum Papyri
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