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Reverse side of the throne of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (1346-1337 BCE) with four golden uraeus cobra figures. Gold with lapis lazuli; Valley of the Kings, Thebes. 1347-37 BCE, New Kingdom (18th dynasty).
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Reverse side of the throne of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (1346-1337 BCE) with four gold...

Djed-pillar amulet (an enigmatic hieroglyph and amulet linked to Osiris' backbone and resurrection) in wood covered with blue faience. Tomb of Nefertari; New Kingdom (19th dynasty).
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Djed-pillar amulet (an enigmatic hieroglyph and amulet linked to Osiris' backbon...

Egyptian pendants. Gold and precious stones (carnelian, turquoise and amethyst); 1250 BCE, New Kingdom (19th dynasty).
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Egyptian pendants. Gold and precious stones (carnelian, turquoise and amethyst)...

Gold vase with corn-shaped decorations and engraved with lotus and flowers. Zagazig, Egypt; New Kingdom (end of the 19th dynasty).
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Gold vase with corn-shaped decorations and engraved with lotus and flowers. Za...

Head of a falcon. This is a votive object belonging to a gold statue of the falcon Horus, patron deity of Hierakonpolis (near Edfu), the predynastic capital of Upper Egypt. It's head was executed by means of beating the gold then connecting it with the copper body. A uraeus is fixed to the diadem which supports two tall openwork feathers. The eyes are inlaid with obsidian. Gold and obsidian; Old Kingdom (6th dynasty).
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Head of a falcon. This is a votive object belonging to a gold statue of the fal...

Gold bracelet belonging to Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE); New Kingdom (19th dynasty).
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Gold bracelet belonging to Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE); New Kingdom (19th...

Le musicien d'Amon Djedkhonsouiouefankh joue de la harpe devant le dieu Re-Horakhty. Il chante: "Adorer Re quand il brille." The musician of God Amon, Djedkhonsouiouefankh, playing lute before God Re-Harakhte. He sings: "Let's adore Re when he shines." 1069-664 BCE, Third intermediate Period Painted wood; 29,50 x 22,40cm N 3657
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Le musicien d'Amon Djedkhonsouiouefankh joue de la harpe devant le dieu Re-Horak...

Servant wearing panther skin offering lotus to God Osiris (depicted with flail and crook - his devine regalia). Late Period (26th dynasty).
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Servant wearing panther skin offering lotus to God Osiris (depicted with flail a...

Book of the Dead: The papyrus of Hunefer. Above Hunefer kneeling before a table of offerings in adoration, in presence of fourteen gods, seated in order of judges. Below the Judgement, or weighing of the conscience; the jakal-headed Anubis examines the pointer of the balance, wherein the heart (conscience) of the deceased is being weighed against the feather of Maat, symbolical of law or of right and truth; on the left a jakal-headed deity is leading the deceased by the left hand. On the right are the monster Ammut, the Devourer, and the Ibis-headed God Thoth, the scibe of the Gods, who notes down the result of the trial. On the right Hunefer is ushered by Horus into the presence of the God Osiris enthroned within a shrine. Behind him are Isis and Nephtys. In front a lotus flower on which stand the four children of Horus, or gods of the cardinal points. New Kingdom (19th Dynasty). EA9901
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Book of the Dead: The papyrus of Hunefer. Above Hunefer kneeling before a table...

Rhind Mathematical Papyrus. A number of documents have survived that allow us insight into the ancient Egyptians' approach to mathematics. This papyrus is the most extensive. It is not a theoretical treatise, but a list of practical problems encountered in administrative and building works. The text contains eighty-four problems concerned with numerical operations, practical problem-solving, and geometrical shapes. The majority of literate Egyptians were scribes and they were expected to undertake various tasks. These must have demanded some mathematical as well as writing skills. The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus is also important as a historical document, since the copyist noted that he was writing in year 33 of the reign of Apophis, the penultimate king of the Hyksos 15th Dynasty (about 1650-1550 BCE) and was copied after an original of the 12th Dynasty (about 1985-1795 BCE). On the other side of the papyrus "year 11" is mentioned, with a reference to the taking of some Egyptian towns. This probably refers to the fighting between the Egyptians and the Hyksos before the beginning of the New Kingdom (1550-1070 BCE). However, it is not certain to which king "year 11" refers. Length: 319 cm, width: 34.3 cm; from Thebes, Egypt Around 1550 BCE (end of the Second Intermediate Period) EA 10057
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Rhind Mathematical Papyrus. A number of documents have survived that allow us i...

Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE) holding Nubian, Libyan and Syrian prisoners by their hair. Painted limestone stele; New Kingdom (19th dynasty)
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Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE) holding Nubian, Libyan and Syrian prisoners by...

Book of the Dead: Papyrus of Heruben. (Book of the Dead - collection of funerary spells usually written on papyrus and placed with the deceased in the tomb). Depiction of two uraneus cobras, devine bull, wing of Horus or Nechbet (?), eye of Sungod Ra and woman with perfume cone.
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Book of the Dead: Papyrus of Heruben. (Book of the Dead - collection of funerar...