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The surfaces of the coffin of Diefiawet were covered with painted scenes and hieroglyphic texts to assist and protect her passage into the afterlife. Isis and Nephthys, the sisters of Osiris, protect the head...

Carved stone head (with 3 faces) from Corleck Hill, Co. Cavan, Ireland, 1st-2nd century. National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin.

This Gold foil-covered lead bulla or amulet was found in Bog of Allen, Ireland. Circa 800-700 BCE. (National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland)

The mummy is that of an adult female with her arms crossed over the breasts. X-rays have revealed that the body has suffered post-mortum mutilation; both the hands and feet are missing and dummies made...

Bones decorated with carvings from Loughcrew, Co. Meath, Ireland, 2nd century BCE. National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin.

The mummy, wrapped in linen bandages, is enclosed in a body-shaped envelope of cartonnage (a light-weight material composed of layers of gummed linen and plaster), which could be moulded to the desired shape. The surface is...

Saddle-shaped quern (grindstone) and its rubber, found at Rathgall Hillfort, Rath East, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, 900-500 BCE. National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin.

Offerings were placed upon a reed mat, reproduced in stone as the offering tables of the Dynastic periods. On this royal example, the hieroglyph hetep "offering" is written on the surface. The sign comprises...

Brick tomb chapels for the richer members of the society contained stone elements inscribed in hieroglyphics with religious texts to ensure an eternal supply of offerings for the deceased. On this block, the figures of Hetepneb...

Three gold torcs, found at Tipper South, Co. Kildare, Ireland, 1200-1000 BCE. National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin.