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Detail of a wall painting in the tomb of King Ramesses I in the Valley of the Kings. He reigned circa 1295-1294 BCE as t...
09/29/2026

Detail of a wall painting in the tomb of King Ramesses I in the Valley of the Kings. He reigned circa 1295-1294 BCE as the first monarch of the 19th Dynasty of the New Kingdom.

The King is identified by his birth name enclosed within the left cartouche near his head and a variant of his throne name within the cartouche on the right.

Ramesses I is welcomed into the next world by the deity Anubis identified by his characteristic jackal head. Anubis is god of death, embalming, and mummification among several other functions.

Photo: NPL/DeA Picture Library/Bridgeman Images

A fragment from the lid of a limestone anthropoid sarcophagus that belonged to an unidentified man who lived at the time...
09/29/2026

A fragment from the lid of a limestone anthropoid sarcophagus that belonged to an unidentified man who lived at the time of the 30th Dynasty or early Ptolemaic Period, circa 380-250 BCE.

This piece is now in some private collection!

Photo: Sotheby's

Detail of the cedar wood coffin in which the mummified body of King Ramesses II was found. He reigned circa 1279-1213 BC...
09/29/2026

Detail of the cedar wood coffin in which the mummified body of King Ramesses II was found. He reigned circa 1279-1213 BCE during the 19th Dynasty of the New Kingdom. At 66 years, this was one of the longest reigns of any of the pharaohs.

The King is depicted here wearing the nemes headdress with a uraeus atop his forehead. He is holding the Osirian crooked scepter and flagellum above his chest. The plaited false beard with an outward curled end completes his association with Osiris.

Interestingly, the King's ears are pierced presumingly indicating that he wore earrings, although there are no known depictions of him actually with earrings.

This coffin (JE 26214), which is 206 centimeters in total length, is from the collection of the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo, Egypt.

Photo: Sandro Vannini / Laboratoriorosso. © World Heritage Exhibitions

The painted decoration on the shoulder of this exquisite alabaster vessel represents a highly stylized broad collar, a u...
09/29/2026

The painted decoration on the shoulder of this exquisite alabaster vessel represents a highly stylized broad collar, a ubiquitous funerary and protective amuletic motif in ancient Egyptian iconography.

The semi-circular collar mimics rows of multi-colored beads, featuring an outer band of drop-pendants, a central register of circular rosettes or disc beads, and radiating tubular segments, meticulously detailed in black and highlighted with gold leaf.

At the core of the collar rests a prominent lotus flower motif, flanked by two delicate collar counterweights suspended just above the lotus petals, symbolizing rebirth, resurrection and divine connection.

This intricate, simulated jewelry design transforms the utilitarian storage jar into a ritual object, imbuing its contents with the eternal youth and protective power associated with the gods.

This piece (E 32547), which is 25.8 centimeters in height, is now in the Musée du Louvre (the Louvre Museum), Paris, France. It dates to the late 18th Dynasty, circa 1330-1295 BCE.

Photo (edited for size) © Musée du Louvre / Christian Décamps

A painted limestone head of an Osiride statue of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, who reigned circa 1479-1458 BCE during t...
09/29/2026

A painted limestone head of an Osiride statue of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, who reigned circa 1479-1458 BCE during the 18th Dynasty.

It belongs to a figure of her that stood in the northeast corner of the sanctuary of Amun within her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahari.

This wonderful piece (31.3.153) is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Photo (edited for size): Public Domain

Detail of a limestone relief—depicting a group of mourners—removed from the Memphite tomb of generalissimo Horemheb at S...
09/29/2026

Detail of a limestone relief—depicting a group of mourners—removed from the Memphite tomb of generalissimo Horemheb at Saqqara, which was constructed before he ascended the throne and was never used for his burial.

This tomb dates to the reign of King Tutankhamun, circa 1336-1327 BCE.

This item (E 11274) is now in the Musée du Louvre (Louvre Museum), Paris, France.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

An amulet depicting the deity Duamutef, one of the four sons of the god Horus tasked with the safekeeping of the decease...
09/29/2026

An amulet depicting the deity Duamutef, one of the four sons of the god Horus tasked with the safekeeping of the deceased's internal organs in the preparation of the mummy. Duamutef is the guardian of the stomach.

The amulet is made of Egyptian faience and is dated either to the Late Period or the Ptolemaic Period (circa 7th to 1st century BCE).

"... For the ancient Egyptians amulets and jewellery incorporating amuletic forms were an essential adornment, especially as part of the funerary equipment for the dead, but also in the costume of the living. Moreover, many of the amulets and pieces of amuletic jewellery worn in life for their magical properties could be taken to the tomb for use in the life after death..."

— Andrews, Carol, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, London, England, 1994.

This piece (FGA-ARCH-EG-0605) is now in the Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, Geneva, Switzerland.

Photo (edited for size): Thierry Ollivier / © Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, Genève

Detail of the splendid throne of King Tutankhamun that was found in his tomb (KV62) at the Valley of the Kings. It is ma...
09/29/2026

Detail of the splendid throne of King Tutankhamun that was found in his tomb (KV62) at the Valley of the Kings. It is made of wood lined with gold leaf, and inlaid with silver, colored glass paste and semi-precious stones.

"The backrest is decorated with a very beautiful scene: Tutankhamun is seated on a padded throne with an arm resting on the back and his feet on a stool. He is wearing an elaborate crown, a large collar, and a pleated [kilt].

[His consort, Queen] Ankhesenamun stands in front of him and with her right hand spreads an ointment on his shoulder from a pot she holds in the other hand. She wears a long tunic and large collar and, on her head, a diadem of cobras topped by cow horns which enclose two plumes and a sun disk...

A necklace rests on a high table behind the queen. The Aten (sun disk) spreads its beneficent rays that terminate in tiny hands over the young couple [indicating that the throne dates to the early years of Tutankhamun's reign (circa 1336-1327 BCE)]."

— Comand, Daniela in The Illustrated Guide to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo, Egypt, 2001.

This piece (JE 62028) is now in the Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza, Egypt.

Photo: Sandro Vannini

Detail of the outer coffin lid of Henettawy, Singer of Amun-Re, Mistress of the House. It dates to the late 21st Dynasty...
09/29/2026

Detail of the outer coffin lid of Henettawy, Singer of Amun-Re, Mistress of the House. It dates to the late 21st Dynasty (circa 1000-945 BCE) and is made of plastered, painted and varnished wood.

We see a representation of a pectoral shaped like a small shrine that is laden with symbolism.

At the center a scarab beetle carries a sun disk - representing the god Re - that has two uraei, which symbolize the protective goddess Wadjet. Scarabs are associated with Khepri, a god of creation, rebirth and the rising of the sun.

The scarab is flanked by falcon figures of Horus wearing the atef crown that identifies his father, Osiris, as a symbol of the ruler of the underworld. At the foot of each falcon, a figure of a uraeus is present.

Two protective winged Eyes of Horus with suspended uraei holding ankhs (symbol of life) occupy the upper corners.

The symmetry of the scene makes it particularly splendid.

The coffin (25.3.182a) is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Photo (edited for size): Public Domain

A wooden face with inlaid eyes originally part of a coffin.It is dated to the 22nd Dynasty (circa 945-712 BCE) during th...
09/29/2026

A wooden face with inlaid eyes originally part of a coffin.

It is dated to the 22nd Dynasty (circa 945-712 BCE) during the Third Intermediate Period.

This coffin fragment comes from the collection of the Bagshaw Museum in Batley, West Yorkshire, England.

Photo: Paul Tucker

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