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Ramses III before the gods of Memphis,20th dynasty,around 1150 BCE.At 42 metres, the Grest Harris Papyrus is one of the longest papyri still in existance. Third vignette:Ramses wears crook and flail and clothing reserved for the pharaoh, a banded cloth headdress, sash,triangular-fronted kilt and bull's tail.Each god or goddess is shown in their most typical form.Donations to Thebes alone included 309.950 sacks of grain and large quantities of metals and semi-precious stones. EA,9999/43
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Ramses III before the gods of Memphis,20th dynasty,around 1150 BCE.At 42 metres,...

Vignette of the Book of the Dead of the priestess Nesitanebtashru, 21st Dynasty,around 1025 BCE. Nut (heaven) stretches over the earth, represented by her brother Geb, who lies below her.The toes of the goddess are at the eastern horizon, and her fingertips at the western horizon. Her father Shu (air) holds her up with both hands, separating her from Geb. From the Greenfield Papyrus, Original L: 37 m; Deir el-Bahri,Thebes. EA,1055487
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Vignette of the Book of the Dead of the priestess Nesitanebtashru, 21st Dynasty,...

Coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Horus is shown on the inside.The mummified body of a man called Hor was x-rayed in the 1960s.No fractures or medical conditions were found;he had been circumsized;artificial eyes had been placed in the eye sockets. EA,6659
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Coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Horus is shown...

Lid of the coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Horus is shown on the inside.The mummified body of a man called Hor was x-rayed in the 1960s.No fractures or medical conditions were found;he had been circumsized;artificial eyes had been placed in the eye sockets. Detail of 03-03-01/63-67 EA,6659
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Lid of the coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Hor...

Coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Horus is shown on the inside.The mummified body of a man called Hor was x-rayed in the 1960s.No fractures or medical conditions were found;he had been circumsized;artificial eyes had been placed in the eye sockets. Detail of 03-01-01/63-67 EA,6659
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Coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Horus is shown...

Coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Horus is shown on the inside.The mummified body of a man called Hor was x-rayed in the 1960s.No fractures or medical conditions were found;he had been circumsized; artificial eyes had been placed in the eye sockets. Detail of 03-03-01/63-67 EA,6659
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Coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Horus is shown...

Coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Horus is shown on the inside.The mummified body of a man called Hor was x-rayed in the 1960s.No fractures or medical conditions were found;he had been circumsized; artificial eyes had been placed in the eye sockets. Detail of 03-03-01/63-67 EA,6659
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Coffin of Hor,22nd dynasty,around 850 BCE. The falcon-headed god Horus is shown...

Faience amulet in the shape of an ankh, 25th dynasty to Late Period, about 700-500 BCE.The ankh (meaning "life") is combined with the was-sceptre, the djed pillar,the heh and the hieroglyph for "millions". It represents a wish, probably for the king, of "life,power and stability for millions of years". The amulet was acquired by Lord Kitchener in the Sudan,probablt at Gebel Barkal and originated in a temple. EA, 54412
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Faience amulet in the shape of an ankh, 25th dynasty to Late Period, about 700-...

Head of a pharaoh,26th - 30th dynasty,around 600-340 BCE. The green siltstone bust may represent Amasis of the 26th dynasty, or Nectanebo I of the 30th dynasty.The highly polished stone is typical of later sculptures.Repairs have been made,perhaps during the Roman period (after 30 BCE). An extra slot for a peg to hold the nose in place can be seen. EA,97.
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Head of a pharaoh,26th - 30th dynasty,around 600-340 BCE. The green siltstone b...

Ivory figure of a woman with incised features, from Badari, Egypt, Predynastic Period, c4000 BC. The figure appears to be crudely made, but the carving is precise and the limbs are well formed and smoothly finished. The emphasis on the eyes, breasts, hips and pubic area are stylistic rather than due to poor execution. Similar figures, all of which focused on these areas, were made of clay, wood and stone. This suggests that the figures might have been linked with sexuality, rather than being dolls, as was once supposed. It now seems likely that these figures were linked with the rebirth and regeneration that the deceased hoped would transfer them to the afterlife. It is made from one of the lower canines of a hippopotamus, an animal that could still be found in Egypt at the time. This type of figure is found in burials of both men and women of the Badarian culture (c4000 BC), the earliest identifiable culture of the Predynastic period. EA, 59648
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Ivory figure of a woman with incised features, from Badari, Egypt, Predynastic P...

Red granite block of Khufu (Cheops), Egyptian, 4th Dynasty, c2500 BC. Block bearing the so-called 'Horus name' of Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramids at Gizeh. Kings conventionally bore five different names, each of which defines a different part of their personality as king. The Horus name is probably the oldest of these names, as it is the standard form used in royal inscriptions of the First Dynasty (about 3100-2890 BC). It stresses the association of the living king with the god Horus, the son and successor of Osiris. This block was found in the first court of the temple of Bubastis. It had obviously been reused, leaving us no idea of the earlier structure. It is rare to find stone structures of Fourth Dynasty kings away from their pyramids, and these blocks are very important evidence for the use of stone in early temples. EA, 1097
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Red granite block of Khufu (Cheops), Egyptian, 4th Dynasty, c2500 BC. Block bear...

Calcite headrest, Egyptian, Old Kingdom, c2350 BC. This headrest is quite simple and austere, as was often the case with objects of Old Kingdom date. It has decorative fluting on the sides of the shaft and the surface of the stone is smoothed, but not highly polished. Egyptian headrests were the same basic shape throughout their long history. They were often made of wood, but could also be made of stone, like this example. However, it is likely that most stone headrests were made solely for use in the Afterlife and were not intended for everyday use. These were placed close to the head of the mummy within the tomb, either on top of the coffin, or within it. In this context they were supposed to protect the head from being severed from the body after death - quite a real threat, as tomb-robbers often destroyed the mummy in their search for amulets and jewellery. EA, 29913
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Calcite headrest, Egyptian, Old Kingdom, c2350 BC. This headrest is quite simple...