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Canopic Jars Of Djedbastetiuefankh
Canopic Jars Of Djedbastetiuefankh. Dynasty, about 380-343 BCE. Hawara, Egypt Limestone. Once removed from the chest and abdomen, the organs were embalmed separately and placed in canopic jars. There were usually four organ bundles, each...
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Canopic Box Of Nesaarud
Canopic Box Of Nesaarud. 25th-early 26th Dynasties. (680-600 BCE). Probably from Thebes, Egypt. From the Middle Kingdom onwards (about 2040-1650 BCE), canopic jars were sometimes stored in boxes. Here, the Sons of Horus are depicted on each...
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Pyramidion of Wedjahor
Pyramidion of Wedjahor Dynasty, 664-525 BCE. Probably from Abydos, Egypt. (Made from Limestone). The pyramid shape used for some famous royal tombs was also used for private funerary structures. They were usually built in mud brick and topped...
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Stela Showing Amun-Ra, Mut & Khonsu
Stela Showing Amun-Ra, Mut & Khonsu Period, about 141-116 BCE. Xois, Egypt. Pharaoh Ptolemy VIII (170-116 BCE) is shown making an offering of Maat (a symbol of truth and justice) to the divine family Amun-Ra, Mut & Khonsu. He is followed...
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Egyptian Linen
A portion of Egyptian linen. Linen was the most common fabric used by embalmers to wrap the body, often in vast quantities. The woven blue bands on this piece suggest that it once formed part of a garment. New Kingdom to Late Period, (about...
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Hole in the Top of the Pantheon
The famous hole in the dome of the Pantheon, Rome. Built by Emperor Hadrian, c.125 CE, to honor all the gods in the Roman Empire. Later consecrated as a Christian Church under Constantine the Great.
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Apis Bull, Saqqara Serapeum
A limestone Apis bull statue from the Serapeum at Saqqara, Egypt. 30th Dynasty. Height:
1.26 m. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
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Death Mask of Khaemweset
Gold death mask, possibly of Khaemweset (c. 1281 - c. 1225 BCE), son of Ramesses II, Crown Prince, high priest of Ptah at Memphis and famous restorer of Egyptian monuments. Saqqara tomb, Egypt. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
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Khaemweset
A head of a statue of Khaemweset (c. 1281 - c. 1225 BCE), son of Ramesses II, Crown Prince, high priest of Ptah at Memphis and famous restorer of Egyptian monuments. (Neues Museum Berlin, Germany)
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Queen Himiko
A modern artist's depiction of the legendary Japanese Queen Himiko, reign c. 189 CE to 248 CE.
