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Two royal statues of a king named Neferhotep II/Mersekhemre were discovered in 1904 by G. Legrain in the Karnak Cache (CK104, CK42). The identity of this king is still in doubt as he could be associated with Mersekhemre/Ined of the Turin Canon, who woul…
Models showing various stages in the production of food were included in Middle Kingdom wealthy burials possibly due to the ancient Egyptian belief that work will continue in the fields of Osiris in the afterlife. This painted wooden model was found at …
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…
A statue of a goddess, probably Isis or Hathor, from the so-called ‘Dendera Treasure Hoards’ (caches of gorgeous silver, gold and bronze objects discovered in the area between the Dendera temple and its enclosure wall). The statue was discovered in 1918…
A limestone statue of Kheperkarasoneb and his wife Meryt from Deir el-Bahri in West Thebes. The couple are seated side by side on a high back chair. Following ancient Egyptian artistic conventions, the man is seated on the left side. He wears a shoulder…
A limestone group statue discovered at Saqqara. It belongs to Shepsi who served as an elder of the court in Dynasty 5. Shepsi is seated on a chair, looking straight ahead, his right hand closed in a fist on his right thigh, while his left hand rests pal…
A remarkable double statue of an ancient Egyptian scribe named Nakhtmin, and his wife Tiy who served as a ‘Chantress of goddess Isis’. The statue was discovered during excavations in Abydos (northern necropolis). It depicts the couple sitting side by si…
This exceptional group statue was discovered in 1992 at the Giza Necropolis (G1741). It shows the priest Kai with his son and daughter. Kai (also known as Kapunesut Kai) sits looking straight ahead with his right arm crossed against his chest and his le…
This kneeling granite statue was discovered in 1904 in the Karnak Cache (CK 396). It represents Tjainefer, a high priest of Amun, wearing a long wig that frames his face and reaches to his upper chest leaving his ears exposed. He kneels on a rectangular…
The central part of this footed cup is in the form of an open white lotus flower on a stem. Two handles in the form of blue lotus flowers and buds, support baskets carrying kneeling figures of Heh, god of eternity, who holds ankh (life) signs and palm b…
One of seven wooden sticks of various sizes from the tomb of Mesehti, a provincial governor of Asyut in the Middle Kingdom. Sticks were symbols of authority that were sometimes buried with non-royal individuals. This was possibly to link the deceased to…
Various styles of silver vessels including cups and bowls were found as part of the Tod Treasure. Many of the vessels like this silver bowl were decorated with vertical bands (gadroons) created using repoussé technique. Though scientific analysis of the…
