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A facsimile of a painting from the Tomb of Sennedjem, in Deir el-Medina. The painting depicts a cat killing a serpent and is associated with a sequence in the Egyptian Book of the Dead. The original painting was made c. 1295-1213 BCE. The...

A relief depicting the god Anubis attending to the mummy of a worker, identified as either Amennakht or Nebenmaat. The relief, and the tomb it is in, date to the reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE). From the necropolis at Deir el-Medina...

A wall-painting from the tomb of Sennedjem, an Egyptian craftsman, depicting the deceased blissfully ploughing his fields in the afterlife. Deir el-Medina, near Thebes, c. 1200 BCE.

A wall painting depicting the god Osiris. Osiris is depicted holding a flail and crook, symbols of kingship. The Eye of Horus beside Osiris also symbolizes protection and royalty. From the Tomb of Sennedjem. 19th Dynasty (1292-1186 BCE...

A wall-painting from the tomb of Sennedjem, an Egyptian craftsman, depicting the deceased and his wife Iyneferti receiving bounty from The Lady of the Sycamore, a tree goddess, who provided shade and comfort opened the door for the departed...

Painting of winemaking, tempera on paper by Charles K. Wilkinson, after the original from the tomb of Ipuy, Deir el-Medina, Thebes, Egypt, c. 1279-1213 BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A limestone statue of Pendua and his wife Nefertari. The couple embrace in an unsual depiction. Deir-el-Medina, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, 1292-1186 BCE. (Egyptian Museum, Turin)

Ancient Egyptian ostracon with the beginning of a ghost story. Terracotta from Deir el-Medina, 19-20th Dynasty, New Kingdom of Egypt, found by Schiaparelli in 1905. Museo Egizio, Turin.

The gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt were an integral part of the people's everyday lives for over 3,000 years. There were over 2,000 deities in the Egyptian pantheon, many whose names are well known - Isis, Osiris, Horus, Amun, Ra, Hathor...

The King is shown in the pose, beard and robe of Osiris, the god of rebirth. This expressed a wish for eternal sed festivals: jubilees in which Amenhotep was to be rejuvenated. The King wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Amenhotep's...