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A painted wooden model of a funerary boat discovered in Gebelein in 1885. The model has no mast and no rowers. The bow rises straight up and the stern is recurved. The two hawk-headed rudderposts are joined by a cross piece near the top, only one of the…
A painted wooden model of a funerary boat discovered in Meir in 1885. The two rudderposts are hawk-headed. A model of a sarcophagus inscribed with the name of Ukhhotep lies under a four-post canopy. Nine figurines, wearing long white garments, sit befor…
This pair of clappers is made in the form of a lotus flower, a symbol of rebirth. Clappers were a type of percussion instrument, along with included hand-held drums, rattles, castanets and bells. They consisted of two pieces made of wood, bone, metal, i…
Cosmetics were used by men and women of all social classes in ancient Egypt since the Predynastic Period. In addition to its practical daily functions, cosmetics were also used in temple rituals to revere the gods. Even in death, cosmetics were an essen…
Shields were long used in ancient Egypt to protect soldiers from spears and arrows and to deflect blows during hand-to-hand combat. They were commonly rectangular in shape, made by stretching cow-hide or ox-hide over a wooden frame with a handle or a le…
A Ptolemaic golden necklace discovered at Dendera in 1914. The necklace is made of a solid gold wire with fourteen ornaments and closes at each end by a hook. The central pendant is a large gold plaque whose upper corners are rounded. The bottom of the …
This colossal statue head of King Ramesses II was discovered in 1888 at the great temple of goddess Bastet at Bubastis (Tell-Basta) in the eastern Delta. Based on its similarity to other fragmentary statues discovered at the same spot, this royal head i…
This small box was found in the Antechamber. It is constructed from blocks and panels of solid ivory. The back is decorated with a lotus capital column symbolising Upper Egypt and there are two gold knobs, gold hinges and gold feet. The king’s names are…
Fragments of this red granite statue were discovered in 1825 in the Great Temple of Amun located at Tanis (San el-Hagar). The statue shows Ramesses II and a goddess (probably Anath, a foreign goddess of war who played the role of protector of the king).…
In these earrings tiny figures of the king stand on a heb festival sign between uraeus snakes, all suspended from a falcon. Each earring is made up of three parts and it would have been impossible for the king to put these on alone. They were fastened b…
This fan was found in the Burial Chamber. Upon its discovery, a mass of debris of insect-eaten ostrich feathers were found with it. Although they could not be saved, there was enough left to show that there had been alternating brown and white feathers.…
A statue of a goddess (probably Isis or Hathor) from the so-called ‘Dendera Treasure Hoard’ - a votive ritual hoard of silver, gold and bronze objects discovered in 1918 near the sacred lake, south-west of the Dendera temple. The statue is almost identi…
