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Culture / Ancient Egypt

  1. Mummy of Hornedjitef Mummy of Hornedjitef Mummy and coffins of Hornedjitef an Egyptian priest who lived over 1,000 years after Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great. Contributed by The British Museum
  2. condom condom The condom is one of the few tools which does not further our evolution. The social, religious, and political issues ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Portion of a limestone Stelae Portion of a limestone Stelae This is the upper left-hand portion of a limestone stelae of Pahemy. A Stelae is a tall slab usually made of stone or ... Contributed by Museum
  4. A piece of a pottery African head A piece of a pottery African head My object is a small piece of pottery, showing the right side of a beautifully potted African head. Just 1 inch high, ... Contributed by Individual
  5. The Egyptian mummy Takabuti and her case The Egyptian mummy Takabuti and her case Takabuti was the first Egyptian mummy to be brought to Ireland. She was brought to Belfast in 1834 by Mr Thomas Greg of ... Contributed by Museum
  6. Nesyamun - The Leeds Mummy Nesyamun - The Leeds Mummy The mummified remains and beautiful coffin of Nesyamun, an ancient Egyptian Priest. Contributed by Museum
  7. Papyrus Papyrus Papyrus makes us think of a long long time ago and how clever the ancient people were.We tried to make our own papyrus ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Moon God Figurine Moon God Figurine This is a bronze seated figure of a moon god, shown in human form with a tripartite wig, uraeus, moon crescent and disc, ... Contributed by Museum
  9. Pedestal Bowl Pedestal Bowl This bowl has a pedestal foot of pinkish buff pottery ware, it is decorated inside with two bands of incised parallel ... Contributed by Museum
  10. Limestone figurine of girl Limestone figurine of girl This is the upper half of a limestone figurine depicting a recumbent girl playing a lute. The legs are missing and it ... Contributed by Museum
  11. Limestone relief Limestone relief This limestone slab was found at Koptos by the eminent archaeologist Flinders-Petrie. Found on the floor of the temple ... Contributed by Museum
  12. Qau Bead-Net Dress Qau Bead-Net Dress This bead-net dress was found by Guy Brunton in the Qau cemeteries during his excavations of the 1920s. Possibly ... Contributed by Museum
  13. Gold ring found by a circus strong-man Gold ring found by a circus strong-man Truth is stranger than fiction in the case of this enigmatic gold ring. It was discovered on the finger of an Egyptian ... Contributed by Museum
  14. Statue of Ramesses II Statue of Ramesses II Colossal statue of Ramesses II, one of ancient Egypt's most famous and successful pharaohs. Contributed by The British Museum
  15. Terracotta Pot Terracotta Pot This item was collected by the owner's father. Contributed by Individual
  16. Egyptian clay figurine Egyptian clay figurine This figurine from Egypt arrived in the collection of the Hunterian Museum before 1813. The Hunterian has a modest, but ... Contributed by Museum
  17. Facsimile Egyptian tomb painting Facsimile Egyptian tomb painting The Hunterian Museum has an important collection of facsimile paintings of Egyptian tomb scenes made by the Rev. Colin ... Contributed by Museum
  18. Lady Shep-en-Hor (Egyptian Mummy) Lady Shep-en-Hor (Egyptian Mummy) The hieroglyphic inscriptions identify the deceased as Shep-en-hor who died around 600 BC. The Egyptians believed that ... Contributed by Museum
  19. Profile of a Queen (coin) Profile of a Queen (coin) This coin is internationally famous as a rare realistic image of Cleopatra, one of the world's most powerful women. ... Contributed by Museum
  20. Ptah Sokar Osiris Ptah Sokar Osiris Funerary goods accompanied loved ones into the afterlife - they were very concerned about their happiness. Contributed by Individual
  21. Statue Statue The owner of this bust is a geologist - the statue was dug up in a back garden in Derby. The house dated from the ... Contributed by Individual
  22. Egyptian archaeological items Egyptian archaeological items This collection from Egypt / Ancient Greece includes oil lamps, jugs, scarab beetles and coins. They were originally ... Contributed by Individual
  23. Limestone figure of Hathor Limestone figure of Hathor A Limestone figure of Hathor, a household god. Contributed by Individual
  24. Limestone mini altar Limestone mini altar The Egyptians used to have household gods that would help them live their lives. Contributed by Individual
  25. Predynastic palette Predynastic palette Women still liked their make up 5500 years ago! Contributed by Individual
  26. Funeral mask Funeral mask This mask was a present from the owner's husband who was an Egyptologist in 1969. It was authenticated by the British ... Contributed by Individual
  27. Egyptian statue Egyptian statue A naked man god that has been dated from the Egyptian era. The owner bought the item from an antiques market. Contributed by Individual
  28. Funerary Net Funerary Net This Egyptian artefact originally came to the Museum described as a necklace. There were doubts about this description ... Contributed by Museum
  29. Inner Mummy Coffin Inner Mummy Coffin This decorative Inner Mummy Coffin is more than 2,800 years old and is one of two in the care of Plymouth City Museum ... Contributed by Museum
  30. Symbol of the first universal god. Symbol of the first universal god. A pottery piece from a palace of Pharoah Akhenaten. He is the first known exponent of the 'one universal god' idea. He ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Coptic Funereal Cloth Coptic Funereal Cloth This funereal cloth was found in Egypt between 1958 and 1965, by a Professor of Archeology, Fawzi El Fakharani, who ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Rhind Mathematical Papyrus Rhind Mathematical Papyrus An ancient Egyptian papyrus used by scribes – it contains 84 mathematical problems. Contributed by The British Museum
  33. King Den's sandal label King Den's sandal label Label made from hippopotamus ivory and attached to the sandals of the Egyptian ruler Pharaoh Den Contributed by The British Museum
  34. Egyptian clay model of cattle Egyptian clay model of cattle A model of four cattle buried in a grave in Egypt, African descendants of cows first tamed after the Ice Age. Contributed by The British Museum
  35. Egyptian Coffin Egyptian Coffin This wooden painted coffin is for a male priest of the god Amun, the god of universal power, who was the main god at ... Contributed by Museum
  36. Egyptian Ibis Egyptian Ibis The Ibis bird was sacred to and associated with Thoth the God of wisdom and writing. Thoth was often represented in the ... Contributed by Museum
  37. Mummified Cat's Head Mummified Cat's Head This Egyptian mummified cat's head is part of the Market Harborough Historical Society's Collection which is on display ... Contributed by Museum
  38. Rosetta Stone Rosetta Stone Ancient Egyptian stela with text in Greek, hieroglyphs and demotic, which allowed modern scholars to read hieroglyphs Contributed by The British Museum
  39. Heart Scarab Heart Scarab Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, was an enthusiastic collector of antiquities from different cultures and ... Contributed by Museum
  40. Shabti Shabti Shabtis are mummified statues that are found in Ancient Egyptian tombs. They represented the dead and their servants. In ... Contributed by Museum
  41. Cosmetic Palette Cosmetic Palette Cosmetics palettes like this one were used to grind cosmetic paints, such as galena or green malachite, with a pebble. ... Contributed by Museum
  42. Ramesses III Ramesses III Now displayed vertically, this huge piece of carved granite is the sarcophagus lid of Ramesses III. This effigy of the ... Contributed by Museum
  43. Mummy with artificial hand Mummy with artificial hand The exact origin of this mummy and painted wooden coffin are unknown. The style of decoration suggests they are almost ... Contributed by Museum
  44. Stela of Dedu Stela of Dedu A stela is a slab of wood or stone, usually painted, inscribed or engraved and set upright. In Ancient Egypt they were ... Contributed by Museum
  45. Egyptian Mummy Egyptian Mummy 4.Our Egyptian mummy was given to us by the Sunday School Society in 1912. We know very little about him but x-rays ... Contributed by Museum
  46. Column from Ihnsaya el-Medina Column from Ihnsaya el-Medina Red granite column from Ihnsaya el-Medina (ancient Herakleopolis Magna) A column such as this would have originally ... Contributed by Museum
  47. The Qurneh Burial The Qurneh Burial The Qurneh royal burial is of a Queen and her child from the 17th dynasty, Ancient Egypt. Contributed by Museum
  48. Eye from an Egyptian mummy Eye from an Egyptian mummy This is one of the most exotic and dramatic items in the Charm collection, it was thought to ward off the ‘evil eye’. ... Contributed by Museum
  49. Egyptian funerary boat Egyptian funerary boat The Egyptian funerary boat on display at the Ure Museum is a typical tomb offering from ancient Egypt, and symbolizes ... Contributed by Museum
  50. Ancient Egyptian servant girl statuette Ancient Egyptian servant girl statuette Ancient Egyptian statue of a servant girl. Her natural pose breaks away from the formal style of most Egyptian art. Contributed by Museum

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