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Small Gold Pendant (Treasure of Tod)

A small gold pendant in the form of a flower suspended on a thin strip of gold. It was discovered in 1936 among other artefacts of the Tod Treasure. This precious piece is a delicate and exquisite display of wealth.

Pendant (Tod Treasure)

This lapis lazuli pendant was discovered in 1936 among other artefacts in the Treasure of Tod. It is carved in the shape of god Horus the Child and is pierced so that it could be strung. It is not clear whether this figurine of an Egyptian god was made …

Small Bowl with Handles (Treasure of Tod)

A silver bowl with two handles discovered in 1936 among other artefacts in the Tod Treasure. The bowl is decorated with spirals made by repoussé (shaping of metal by hammering from the reverse side). The decoration is of a non-Egyptian style suggesting …

A String with Carnelian Beads (Treasure of Tod)

A string of fifty-eight irregularly shaped beads of carnelian (a semi-precious gemstone). These beads may mostly have come from Mesopotamia. They were deposited, along with other artefacts, inside four copper-alloy caskets discovered in 1936 in the foun…

Silver Statuette of a Sphinx (Dendera Treasure Hoards)

A silver statuette of a sphinx, discovered in 1918, among other objects in the Dendera Treasure Hoard (a cache of votive silver, gold and bronze objects discovered in 1918 near the sacred lake of the temple of Dendera). The sphinx wears a nemes headclot…

Headrest of Queen Hetepheres I

Ancient Egyptian headrests were believed to magically protect the sleeper at night. In the Book of the Dead, the funerary function of headrests is to support the head of the deceased during resurrection, just as the sun rises above the eastern horizon e…

Sandals of Mesehti

The ancient Egyptians had been making footwear since the Early Dynastic Period. They used a variety of materials, such as fibre, straw, leather and wood. This pair of sandals was found among other funerary equipment in the tomb of Mesehti who served as …

Sceptre of Mesehti

A wooden was-sceptre from the collection of Mesehti, a provincial governor of Asyut in Dynasty 11. This type of sceptre has an animal head at the top of a long staff usually with a forked end. In a funerary context, it was sometimes included among other…

Silver Lion (Treasure of Tod)

This small recumbent silver lion was discovered in 1936 among other artefacts in the Tod Treasure. The front paws of the lion are brought in together, its relaxed body lays partially on its side with its tail curled forward in a loop. Utterly charming, …