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A cylindrical seal carved of lapis lazuli with Mesopotamian motifs. It was discovered in 1936 among other artefacts as part of the Tod Treasure. The seal was pierced so that it could be hung on a string and when needed rolled on soft clay to indicate ow…
This cylinder seal was discovered in 1936 under the Temple of Montu at Tod among other artefacts that became known as the ‘Tod Treasure’. The seal is carved out of lapis lazuli and is decorated with repeated quadrupeds of Mesopotamian style. With the ne…
A cylindrical container made of silver and electrum discovered in 1936 among other artefacts of the Tod Treasure. The case is encircled by two bands of electrum wires and the elegant handle is riveted with silver nails. The handle may have allowed the c…
A silver bowl decorated with a series of thick vertical gadroons (slightly tapered bands). This decorative motif was made by hammering metal from the reverse side, also known as repoussé technique. It was discovered in 1936 among other artefacts deposit…
A silver bowl with repoussé decoration consisting of vertical gadroons rounded at the rim. It was discovered in 1936 among other artefacts of the Treasure of Tod. Many of the silver vessels of the Tod Treasure, including this small bowl, were found flat…
Models of bakers, brewers and other food production activities in ancient Egypt were deposited in elite burials to cater a comfortable afterlife. This painted wooden model shows a woman grinding grain. She is kneeling on a plinth, knees closed, her toes…
This fragmentary limestone statue possibly represents goddess Isis. She wears a tri-partite hair wig, a broad necklace and a close-fitting robe with two wide straps. The statue was discovered in 1902 among fragments of three other statues at the Temple …
A silver bowl with two handles, decorated with slanted band decoration (gadroon) rounded at the rim. The decoration was made using repoussé technique (the shaping of metal by hammering the reverse side of the piece). The thin-walled vessel was found fol…
A lapis lazuli amulet discovered in 1936 among other artefacts in the Tod Treasure. The amulet is in the form of a recumbent bovid (perhaps a bull with horns). The stone was pierced so that it could be strung and worn. The reach of Egypt’s far-flung tra…
A painted wooden servant statuette found among several other models in the tomb of Niankhpepikem at the necropolis of Meir . The owner of the tomb lived during the reign of King Pepy I (Meryre) in Dynasty 6. This model shows two women with short hair an…
This votive bronze statue of goddess Wadjet in her leonine form was discovered in Sais in the western Delta. Wadjet was the patroness of Lower Egypt and was traditionally paired with goddess Nekhbet of the South. She was often depicted as a cobra wearin…
This small gold bowl was discovered in 1936 among other artefacts of the Tod Treasure. It is made of a very thin sheet of gold. The base has three circles and curving bands emanate from this central motif, all made by repoussé (shaping metal by hammerin…
