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Bronze rattle (sistrum)

Rattles such as this were usually made of bronze, but someti…
Aegis of Isis

The term aegis is used in Egyptology to describe a broad col…
Granite naos of Ptolemy VIII

The term naos (shrine) is most commonly used by Egyptologist…
Outer coffin of the priest Hornedjitef

Hornedjitef was a priest in the Temple of Amun at Karnak dur…
Red jasper tit amulet of Nefer

The tit amulet was one of several which was placed on the n…
Wooden inner coffin of Nestawedjat

The mummy of Nestawedjat, daughter of Djedmutefankh, was enc…
Marble portrait of a young boy as a worshipper of Isis

The boy's hairstyle suggests he was a worshipper of Isis, th…
Marble portrait statue of a veiled woman

Full-length portraits of women made during the Roman era oft…
Bronze arched sistrum with Hathor head decoration

The sistrum was basically a rattle comprising an arch (an in…
Bronze figure of Harpokrates

The name Harpokrates is the Hellenized version of the Egypti…
Coffin of the priest Amenemipet

The anthropoid (human-shaped) coffin of Amenemipet is typica…
Faience wedjat eye amulet

The wedjat eye is perhaps the best known of all Egyptian pro…
Gilded outer coffin of Henutmehyt

The coffins of Henutmehyt, originally placed one inside the …
Inner coffin of Shepenmehyt

Shepenmehyt's mummy was encased in two anthropoid (human-sha…
Ivory headrest

Deir el-Bersha is one of the major provincial cemeteries kno…
Limestone statue of Panehsy

Such a statue would have been placed in a temple, exhibiting…
Limestone stela of Pasebakhaenniut (Psusennes)

The carving of this stela is particularly fine. It shows the…
Limestone stela of Pasheryenptah

Pasheryenptah was a member of an important family of high pr…
Limestone stela of Sebekaa

This stela would probably have been set up in a very simple …
Outer coffin of the priest Hor

From the Middle Kingdom (about 2040-1750 BC) onwards multipl…
Painted wooden cippus showing Horus standing on crocodiles

A cippus was a type of stela that healed and protected again…
Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Ankhwahibre

In the Late Period (661-332 BC), elaborate coffins and large…
Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Ani

Chapter 17 of the Book of the Dead is a long and complicated…
Red sandstone relief from the pyramid chapel of Queen Shanakdakhete

The royal cemetery at Meroe has given the name 'Meroitic' to…
Sandstone stela of year 1 of Sety I

The site of Buhen had been occupied by the Egyptians since t…
Siltstone sarcophagus of Sasobek

This is the sarcophagus of Sasobek, the vizier (prime minist…
Statue of Harwa holding two figures of goddesses

This statue is one of several of Harwa, 'steward of the divi…
Statue of Isis protecting Osiris

This statue was dedicated by Sheshonq, a steward of the god'…
Stela of Neswy

Numerous wooden stelae made in the Ptolemaic period have bee…
Bronze coin of the city of Alexandria, reign of emperor Hadrian

The Ptolemaic kings had consciously sought to turn Egypt int…
Glass cup or bowl

The Egyptian motifs of the figured decoration suggest the ve…
Marble group of Mithras slaying the bull

The cult of Mithras originated in Persia, but he was one of …
Pottery lamp in the form of a ship

This ornate, mould-made lamp could accommodate up to twenty …
Bronze figure of Ba'alat Gebal

This bronze figurine represents Astarte, an ancient fertilit…
Basalt slab of Nectanebo I

Nectanebo I (380-362 BC) was the first king of the last dyna…
Black steatite cippus

Cippi (a type of stelae) were popular from the sixth century…
Bronze figure of Isis and Horus

Family groups of deities became very popular in the Late Per…
Granite lid of the sarcophagus of Setjau

Setjau was the viceroy of Nubia in the reign of Ramesses II …
Granite sarcophagus of Pahemnetjer

The figure of Pahemnetjer clasps an ankh ('life') sign and a…
Inner coffin of Henutmehyt

The inner coffin of Henutmehyt is entirely covered in gold l…
Mummy case and portrait of Artemidorus

The mummified body is enclosed in a red-painted stucco casin…
Mummy of a child

This is one of the mummies discovered by Flinders Petrie in …
Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer

This is an excellent example of one of the many fine vignett…
Sarcophagus of Hapmen

This large stone sarcophagus was one of the discoveries of t…
Sarcophagus of Nectanebo II

Nectanebo II (reigned 360-343 BC) was the last native king o…
Stela of Taimhotep

This stela is perhaps one of the finest examples of private …
Vignette from the Book of the Dead of Nesitanebtashru

This vignette is part of the Greenfield papyrus , the Book …
Wooden coffin of Pasenhor

The coffin of Pasenhor is a fine example of the anthropoid (…
Bronze mask of Dionysos

This striking mask was originally one of a pair of supports …
Magic bricks of Henutmehyt

During the New Kingdom (about 1550-1070 BC), magic bricks we…

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