User:Chasuble/List of objects in the British Museum's Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan
This is a Wikipedia user page. This is not an encyclopedia article or the talk page for an encyclopedia article. If you find this page on any site other than Wikipedia, you are viewing a mirror site. Be aware that the page may be outdated and that the user in whose space this page is located may have no personal affiliation with any site other than Wikipedia. The original page is located at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Chasuble/List_of_objects_in_the_British_Museum%27s_Department_of_Ancient_Egypt_and_Sudan. |
List of objects in the British Museum's Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan. The Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan in the British Museum in London holds some 100,000 objects.[1] As a comprehensive survey is not feasible, this list covers some of the most notable items in the Museum’s collection. Objects are displayed primarily in Rooms 4 and 61-66.
Introduction
[edit]The British Museum houses the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of Egyptian antiquities outside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and the Museo Egizio in Turin.[1][h] A collection of immense importance for its range and quality, it includes objects of all periods from virtually every site of importance in Egypt and the Sudan. Together they illustrate every aspect of the cultures of the Nile Valley (including Nubia), from the Predynastic Neolithic period (c. 10,000 BC) through to the Coptic (Christian) times (12th century AD), a time-span over 11,000 years.
Egyptian antiquities have formed part of the British Museum collection ever since its foundation in 1753 after receiving 160 Egyptian objects[2] from Sir Hans Sloane. After the defeat of the French forces under Napoleon at the Battle of the Nile in 1801, the Egyptian antiquities collected were confiscated by the British army and presented to the British Museum in 1803. These works, which included the famed Rosetta Stone, were the first important group of large sculptures to be acquired by the Museum. Thereafter, the UK appointed Henry Salt as consul in Egypt who amassed a huge collection of antiquities. Most of the antiquities Salt collected were purchased by the British Museum and the Musée du Louvre. By 1866 the collection consisted of some 10,000 objects. Antiquities from excavations started to come to the Museum in the later 19th century as a result of the work of the Egypt Exploration Fund under the efforts of E.A. Wallis Budge. The collection stood at 57,000 objects by 1924. Active support by the Museum for excavations in Egypt continued to result in useful acquisitions throughout the 20th century until changes in antiquities laws in Egypt led to the suspension of policies allowing finds to be exported. The size of the Egyptian collections now stands at over 110,000 objects.[3]
In autumn 2001 the eight million objects forming the Museum's permanent collection were further expanded by the addition of six million objects from the Wendorf Collection of Egyptian and Sudanese Prehistory.[4] These were donated by Professor Fred Wendorf of Southern Methodist University in Texas, and comprise the entire collection of artefacts and environmental remains from his excavations between 1963 and 1997. They are in the care of the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan.
The seven permanent Egyptian galleries at the British Museum, which include its largest exhibition space (Room 4, for monumental sculpture), can display only 4% of its Egyptian holdings. The second-floor galleries have a selection of the Museum's collection of 140 mummies and coffins, the largest outside Cairo. A high proportion of the collection comes from tombs or contexts associated with the cult of the dead, and it is these pieces, in particular the mummies, that remain among the most eagerly sought after exhibits by visitors to the Museum.
Room 4: Egyptian sculpture
[edit]The sculptures in Room 4 cover the period from 2600 BC – 2nd century AD.
"Large-scale sculpture was an important feature of the great temples and tombs of ancient Egypt and was believed to be imbued with powerful spiritual qualities. Sculptures on display in Room 4 include stylised depictions of kings, deities and symbolic objects ranging from the time of the Old Kingdom to the middle of the Roman Period. There are also architectural pieces from temples and tombs. An imposing stone bust of the great pharaoh Ramesses II presides over the room, while the world-famous Rosetta Stone, with its inscribed scripts, demonstrates how Egypt’s ancient form of pictographic writing was deciphered for the first time."[5]
The list below includes the 44 objects selected on the British Museum's website as "highlight objects" from Room 4.[2]
Sculptures relating to deities and named historical figures
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/FragmentaryBustOfAhmesMerytamun-August19-08.jpg/100px-FragmentaryBustOfAhmesMerytamun-August19-08.jpg)
- Upper part of a limestone statue of Queen Ahmose-Merytamun (Ahmose-Merytamun), from Karnak, Egypt. Early 18th Dynasty, about 1500 BC. Ref. No. EA 93.[3]
- Limestone statue of Amenhotep I (Amenhotep I), from Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, about 1510 BC. Ref. No. EA 683.[4]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Granite_head_of_Amenhotep_III.jpg/100px-Granite_head_of_Amenhotep_III.jpg)
- Colossal granite head of Amenhotep III, from the temple of Mut, Karnak, Egypt. Originally 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 15.[5] Part of a statue of (Amenhotep III); the left arm is also in Room 4 of the British Musuem (Ref. No. EA 55) [6]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Colossal_limestone_bust_of_Amenhotep_III%2C_British_Museum.jpg/100px-Colossal_limestone_bust_of_Amenhotep_III%2C_British_Museum.jpg)
- Colossal limestone bust of Amenhotep III, from the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, about 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 3.[7]
- Granodiorite seated statue of Amenhotep III, from his mortuary temple, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, about 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 5.[8]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Seated_statue_of_Amenhotep_III%2C_British_Museum.jpg/100px-Seated_statue_of_Amenhotep_III%2C_British_Museum.jpg)
- Seated statue of Amenhotep III, from the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, about 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 4.[9]
- Quartzite statue of Ankhrekhu, from Egypt. 12th Dynasty, 1985-1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 1785.[10]
- Sarcophagus of Hapmen (also known as the 'Lover's fountain'), found in Cairo, Egypt. 26th Dynasty or later, 600-300 BC. Ref. No. EA 23.[11]
- Limestone stela of Heqaib, from Abydos, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, 1990-1750 BC. Ref. No. EA 1638.[12]
- Limestone stela of Horemheb (Horemheb), from Saqqara, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1320 BC. Ref. No. EA 551.[13]
- Stela of Inheretnakht, probably from Naga ed-Deir, Egypt. First Intermediate Period (2160–2040 BC). Ref. No. EA 1783.[14]
- Limestone false door of Kaihap, from Saqqara, Egypt. 5th Dynasty, around 2400 BC. Ref. No. 1848.[15]
- Sandstone conglomerate statue of Khaemwaset (Khaemwaset), from Asyut, perhaps originally from Abydos, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, about 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 947.[16]
- Granodiorite barque bearing a statue of Queen Mutemwia (Mutemwia) in the guise of the goddess Mut, from Karnak, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1400 BC. Ref. No. EA 43.[17]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Nectanebo_II_sarcophagus.jpg/100px-Nectanebo_II_sarcophagus.jpg)
- Sarcophagus of Nectanebo II (Nectanebo II), from Alexandria, Egypt. 30th Dynasty, around 343 BC. Ref. No. EA 10.[18]
- False door of Neferseshemkhufu, perhaps from Giza, Egypt. 6th Dynasty, around 2200 BC. Ref. No. EA 1282.[19]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Statue_of_Nenkheftka.jpg/100px-Statue_of_Nenkheftka.jpg)
- Painted limestone statue of Nenkheftka, from Deshasha, Egypt. 5th Dynasty, around 2400 BC. Ref. No. EA 1239.[20]
- Quartzite statue of Osorkon I as the Nile-god Hapy (Osorkon I), from Karnak, Egypt. 22nd Dynasty, about 920 BC. Ref. No. EA 8.[21]
- Granite sarcophagus of Pahemnetjer, said to be from Saqqara, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, about 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 18.[22]
- Limestone statue of Panehsy, from Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 1377.[23]
- Limestone false door of Ptahshepses (Ptahshepses), from Saqqara, Egypt. 5th Dynasty, around 2380 BC. Ref. No. EA 682.[24]
- Granite naos of Ptolemy VIII (Ptolemy VIII), from Philae, Egypt. Reign of Ptolemy VIII, around 150 BC. Ref. No. EA 1134.[25]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Colossal_bust_of_Ramesses_II%2C_the_%27Younger_Memnon%27.jpg/100px-Colossal_bust_of_Ramesses_II%2C_the_%27Younger_Memnon%27.jpg)
- The Younger Memnon, a colossal bust of Ramesses II from the Ramesseum, Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, about 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 19.[26]
- List of the kings of Egypt from the Temple of Ramesses II, from Abydos, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 117.[27] (Temple of Ramesses II)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Head_of_Ramesses_VI.jpg/100px-Head_of_Ramesses_VI.jpg)
- Face from the sarcophagus of Ramesses VI (Ramesses VI), from the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. 20th Dynasty, around 1150 BC. Ref. No. EA 140.[28]
- Basalt block statue of Roy, from the temple of Mut, Karnak, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 81.[29]
- Siltstone sarcophagus of Sasobek, perhaps from Sais, Egypt. 26th Dynasty, around 630 BC. Ref. No. EA 17.[30]
- Black granite statues of Sekhmet (Sekhmet), from Karnak, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1360 BC. Ref. Nos. EA 76; EA 57; EA 62; EA 80.[31]
- Granite statue of Sekhmet, from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 57.[32]
- Granite lid of the sarcophagus of Setjau, from Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1230 BC. Ref. No. EA 78.[33]
- The Shabako Stone, from Memphis, Egypt. 25th Dynasty, around 700 BC. Ref. No. EA 498.[34]
- Red granite statue of Sobekemzaf I (Sobekemzaf I), probably from Karnak, Egypt. 17th Dynasty, around 1650 BC. Ref. No. EA 871.[35]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Granite_statue_of_Amun_in_the_form_of_a_ram_protecting_King_Taharqa%2C_British_Museum.jpg/100px-Granite_statue_of_Amun_in_the_form_of_a_ram_protecting_King_Taharqa%2C_British_Museum.jpg)
- Granite statue of Amun in the form of a ram protecting King Taharqa (Taharqa), from Temple T at Kawa, Sudan. 25th Dynasty, 690-664 BC. Ref. No. EA 1779.[36]
- Stela of Taimhotep, from Saqqara or Memphis, Egypt. Late Ptolemaic Period, 43-42 BC. Ref. No. EA 147.[37]
- Four-sided granite sculpture showing Thutmose III and deities (Thutmose III), from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, about 1450 BC. Ref. No. EA 12.[38]
- Kneeling statue of Wahibre offering a shrine (Wahibre), from near Lake Mareotis in the north-west Delta, Egypt. 26th Dynasty, about 530 BC. Ref. No. EA 111.[39]
- Relief from the mastaba of Werirenptah, from Saqqara, Egypt. 5th Dynasty, around 2400 BC. Ref. No. EA 718.[40]
Other objects
[edit]- Colossal granite fist, from Memphis, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II, about 1250 BC.[41]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Beard_of_the_sphinx.jpg/100px-Beard_of_the_sphinx.jpg)
- Fragment of the beard of the Great Sphinx (Great Sphinx), from Giza, Egypt. Perhaps New Kingdom, 14th century BC. Ref. No. EA 58.[42]
- Giant sculpture of a scarab beetle, from Istanbul, modern Turkey. Egyptian, perhaps Ptolemaic period, 332-30 BC. Ref. No. EA 74.[43]
- Green siltstone head of a king, from Egypt. 26th-30th Dynasty, 600-340 BC. Ref. No. EA 97.[44]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Limestone_statue_of_a_husband_and_wife%2C_British_Museum.jpg/100px-Limestone_statue_of_a_husband_and_wife%2C_British_Museum.jpg)
- Limestone statue of a husband and wife, from Egypt. 18th or 19th Dynasty, around 1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 36.[45]
- Quartzite figure of a baboon, from Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 38.[46]
- Red granite column, from the Temple of Heryshef, Herakleopolis, Egypt. Originally 12th Dynasty, about 1985-1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 1123.[47]
- Red granite sarcophagus, from Giza, Egypt. 5th Dynasty, 2494-2395 BC. Ref. No. EA 71620.[48]
- The Rosetta Stone, from Fort St Julien, el-Rashid (Rosetta), Egypt. Ptolemaic Period, 196 BC. Ref. No. EA 24.[49]
Room 61: Tomb-chapel of Nebamun
[edit]The Michael Cohen Gallery, with objects dating from 1400 – 1300 BC.
"The British Museum acquired 11 wall-paintings from the tomb-chapel of a wealthy Egyptian official called Nebamun in the 1820s. Dating from about 1350 BC, they are some of the most famous works of art from Ancient Egypt. Following a ten-year period of conservation and research, the paintings are now on display together for the first time. They give the impression of the walls of colour that would have been experienced by the ancient visitors to the tomb-chapel. Objects dating from the same time period and a 3D animation of the tomb-chapel will help to set the tomb-chapel in context and allow visitors to experience how the finished tomb would have looked."[6]
The following 13 objects are featured "highlight objects" in the British Museum's webpage for the Tomb-chapel, and include ten wall-painting fragments.[50]
Wall paintings from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun
[edit]- A feast for Nebamun, the bottom half of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 37986.[51]
- A feast for Nebamun, the top half of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. Nos. EA EA 37984, EA 7981.[52]
- Nebamun hunting in the marshes, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 37977.[53]
- Nebamun viewing his herds, a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 37979.[54]
- Nebamun’s cattle, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun. Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 37976.[55]
- Nebamun’s garden, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun. Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 37983.[56]
- Nebamun’s geese, a fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun. Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 37978.[57]
- Offerings for Nebamun, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun. Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. 37985.[58]
- Servants bringing offerings, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun. Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. 37980.[59]
- Surveying the fields for Nebamun, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun. Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 37982.[60]
-
Part of A feast for Nebamun, top half
-
Detail from A feast for Nebamun, top half
Other objects
[edit]- Faience openwork collar, from Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. Mid-18th Dynasty, around 1345 BC. Ref. No. EA 59334.[61]
- Glass bottle in the form of a fish, from el-Amarna, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1390-1336 BC. Ref. No. EA 55193.[62]
- Wooden toy cat, from Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom (1550-1070 BC). Ref. No. EA 15671.[63]
Rooms 62 and 63: Egyptian death and afterlife - mummies
[edit]The Roxie Walker Galleries. The galleries cover a period from about 2686 BC – AD 395.
"Death and the afterlife held particular significance and meaning for the ancient Egyptians. Complex funeral preparations and rites were thought to be needed to ensure the transition of the individual from earthly existence to immortality. Mummification, magic and ritual are investigated through the objects on display in Rooms 62–63. These include coffins, mummies, funerary masks, portraits and other items designed to be buried with the deceased. Modern research methods such as x-rays and CT scans are used to examine the mummification process."[7]
The following include the 41 "highlight objects" from Rooms 62 and 63, as featured on the British Museum website.[64]
Outer coffins
[edit]- Outer coffin of the priest Hor, from the tomb of Hor, probably at Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt. 25th Dynasty, about 680 BC. Ref. No. EA 15655.[65]
- Outer coffin of the priest Hornedjitef, from the burial of Hornedjitef at Thebes, Egypt. Early Ptolemaic Period, around 220 BC. Ref. No. EA 6677.[66]
Inner coffins
[edit]- Inner coffin of the priest Hor, from the tomb of Hor at Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt. 25th Dynasty, about 680 BC. Ref. No. EA 27735.[67]
- Inner coffin of the priest Hornedjitef, from the burial of Hornedjitef, Asasif, Thebes, Egypt. Early Ptolemaic Period, 3rd century BC. Ref. No. EA 6678.[68]
Coffins
[edit]- Coffin of Cleopatra, from Qurna, Thebes, Egypt. Roman period, early 2nd century AD. Ref. No. EA 6706.[69]
- Wooden coffin of Pasenhor, from the burial of the Libyan Pasenhor, Thebes, Egypt. Late Third Intermediate Period, 730-680 BC. Ref. No. EA 24906.[70]
- Lid of the coffin of Soter, from Qurna, Thebes, Egypt. Roman Period, early 2nd century AD. Ref. No. EA 6705.[71]
- Coffin of Taminis, from Akhmim, Egypt. Early Roman Period, late 1st century BC to early 1st century AD. Ref. No. EA 29587.[72]
- Coffin of Tpaeus, from Qurna, Thebes, Egypt. Roman Period, early second century AD. Ref. No. EA 6708.[73]
- Coffin of a woman, from Akhmim, Egypt. Early Roman Period, late 1st century BC to early 1st century AD. Ref. No. EA 29586.[74]
- Coffin for a mummified cat, from Bubastis, Egypt. Roman Period, after 30 BC. Ref. No. EA 22753.[75]
Mummy portraits, cases, boards and masks
[edit]- Gilded mummy portrait of a woman, probably from er-Rubayat, Egypt. Roman Period, about AD 160-170. Ref. No. EA 65346.[76]
- Mummy portrait of a woman, from Hawara, Egypt. Roman Period, AD 55-70. Ref. No. EA 74713.[77]
- Mummy case and portrait of Artemidorus, from Hawara, Egypt. Roman Period, around AD 100-120. Ref. No. EA 21810.[78]
- Painted mummy case of an unnamed man, from Akhmim, Egypt. Late Ptolemaic or early Roman Period, 50 BC - AD 50. Ref. No. EA 29584.[79]
- Mummy case of a boy named Pemsais, from Akhmim, Egypt. Late 1st century BC or early 1st century AD. Ref. No. EA 29589.[80]
- Mummy board of Henutmehyt, from the tomb of Henutmehyt, Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 48001.[81]
- Mummy mask of Hornedjitef, from the burial of Hornedjitef, Asasif, Thebes, Egypt. Early Ptolemaic Period, around 220 BC. Ref. No. EA 6679.[82]
- Mask of a man together with his skull, from Hu (Diospolis Parva), Egypt. Roman Period, about AD 100-170. Ref. Nos. EA 30845; EA 30846.[83]
- Mask of a woman, from Egypt. Roman Period, about AD 100-120. Ref. No. EA 29476.[84]
Mummies
[edit]- Mummy and coffin of Hor, perhaps from Thebes, Egypt. 22nd Dynasty, around 850 BC. Ref. No. EA 6659.[85]
- Mummy of Cleopatra from Thebes, from Qurna, Thebes, Egypt. Roman period, early 2nd century AD. Ref. No. EA 6707.[86]
- Mummy of Katebet, from Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th or early 19th Dynasty, around 1300-1280 BC. Ref. No. EA 6665.[87]
- Mummified bull, from Thebes, Egypt. Roman Period, after 30 BC. Ref. No. EA 6773.[88]
- Mummy of a cat, from Abydos, Upper Egypt. Roman Period, perhaps 1st century AD. Ref. No. EA 37348.[89]
Shabtis
[edit]- Faience shabti of Sety I, from the tomb of Sety I, Valley of the Kings, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1290 BC. Ref. No. EA 22818.[90]
- Mud shabti figures, from Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt. 25th Dynasty, around 680 BC. Ref. No. EA 8544.[91]
- Shabti box of Hor, from the tomb of the priest Hor, probably at Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt. 25th Dynasty, around 680 BC. Ref. No. EA 8525.[92]
Stelae
[edit]- Sandstone stela showing Ptolemy II offering to the Buchis bull, from the Bucheum at Armant, Egypt. Ptolemaic Period, 284-246 BC. Ref. No. EA 1694.[93]
- Wooden stela of Nakhtefmut, perhaps from Thebes, Egypt. Third Intermediate Period, around 900 BC. Ref. No. EA 37899.[94]
- Wooden stela of Tjenetdiashakhet, from Thebes, Egypt. 25th Dynasty, around 900 BC. Ref. No. EA 65364.[95]
Other objects
[edit]- Faience amulets: the Sons of Horus from Egypt. Perhaps early Third Intermediate Period, 1079-800 BC. Ref. No. 26230.[96]
- Turquoise djed pillar amulet, from Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 48667.[97]
- Limestone figurine in the form of a woman and her baby lying on a bed, from Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, 1300-1200 BC. Ref. No. EA 2371.[98]
- Painted limestone statue of Nynofretmin, from Egypt. 4th Dynasty, around 2500 BC. Ref. No. EA 65430.[99]
- Painted wooden figure of Osiris, from the tomb of Hunefer, Egypt (exact location not known). 19th Dynasty, around 1275 BC. Ref. No. EA 9861.[100]
- Linen wreath of Cleopatra, from Qurna, Thebes, Egypt. Roman period, early 2nd century AD. Ref. No. EA 6707.[101]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Papyrus_of_Hunefer%2C_detail.jpg/100px-Papyrus_of_Hunefer%2C_detail.jpg)
- Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer, from Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1275 BC. Ref. No. EA 9901/3.[102]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Hieratic_Book_of_the_Dead_of_Padiamenet.jpg/100px-Hieratic_Book_of_the_Dead_of_Padiamenet.jpg)
- Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Padiamenet, from Egypt. Third Intermediate Period, around 1000 BC. Ref. No. EA 10063.[103]
- Group of bronze tools for woodworking, from Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom, around 1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 6046, 6040-43[104]
- Wooden adze with bronze blade, from Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt. Reign of Hatshepsut, 18th Dynasty, 1479-1425 BC. Ref. No. EA 26279.[105]
Room 64: Early Egypt
[edit]The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery, covering the period from 3100 – 2600 BC.
"Rapid advances in the technology and social organisation of Egypt during the fifth millennium BC produced a material culture of increasing sophistication. Further innovations followed in about 3100 BC when the separate Predynastic peoples of upper and lower Egypt were united under a single ruler. The resulting increase in wealth and strong central control led to dramatic achievements in architecture, writing and fine goods, culminating in the building of the Great Pyramids of Giza in around 2600 BC. Objects on display in Room 64 illustrate the cultural, technological and political development of early civilisation in Egypt throughout this period."[8]
The following include the 29 "highlight objects" from Room 64, as featured on the British Museum website.[106]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Naqada_I_bone_figure.jpg/100px-Naqada_I_bone_figure.jpg)
- Bone figure of a woman, from Upper Egypt. Early Predynastic period, Naqada I, 4000-3600 BC. Ref. No. EA 32141.[107]
- Burnished black-topped redware jar, from a tomb at Abydos, Egypt. Late Predynastic period, Naqada II, around 3200 BC. Ref. No. EA 58522.[108]
- Clay model of cattle, from el-Amra, Egypt. Predynastic, Naqada I period, around 3500 BC. Ref. No. EA 35506.[109]
- Diadem of semi-precious stones and gold, from the burial of a woman at Abydos, Egypt. Naqada II period, around 3250 BC. Ref. No. EA 37532.[110]
- Faience tile from the Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt. 3rd Dynasty, around 2650 BC. Ref. No. EA 66830.[111]
- Flint knife with an ivory handle (the 'Pitt-Rivers knife'), from Sheikh Hamada, Egypt. Late Predynastic period, around 3100 BC. Ref. No. EA 68512.[112]
- Fragment of faience vessel with the name of Aha, from the Temple of Osiris, Abydos, Egypt. 1st Dynasty, around 3000 BC. Ref. No. EA 38010.[113]
- Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Itet, Meydum, Egypt. 4th Dynasty, around 2600 BC. Ref. No. EA 69015.[114]
- Granite stela of Peribsen, from Abydos, Egypt. 2nd Dynasty, around 2800 BC. Ref. No. EA 35597.[115]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Badari_figurine.jpg/100px-Badari_figurine.jpg)
- Ivory figure of a woman with incised features, from Badari, Egypt. Badarian culture, around 4000 BC, Predynastic period. Ref. No. EA 59648.[116]
- Ivory furniture leg, from Egypt. 1st Dynasty, around 3000 BC. Ref. No. EA 29433.[117]
- Label with a scene showing the jubilee of King Den, from Abydos, Egypt. 1st Dynasty, around 2950 BC. Ref. No. EA 32650.[118]
- Limestone block from the pyramid of Khufu, from Giza, Egypt. 4th Dynasty, around 2570 BC. Ref. No. EA 490.[119]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Stele_of_Rahotep.jpg/100px-Stele_of_Rahotep.jpg)
- Limestone relief slab from the tomb of Rehotep, from Meydum, Egypt. 4th Dynasty, around 2600 BC. Ref. No. EA 1242.[120]
- Limestone statue of Katep and Hetepheres, possibly from Giza, Egypt. 5th or 6th Dynasty, around 2300 BC. Ref. No. EA 1181.[121]
- Limestone stela of Nefer, from a subsidiary tomb at Abydos, Egypt. 1st Dynasty, around 2900 BC. Ref. No. EA 35018.[122]
- Model of a house, from a grave at el-Amra, Egypt. Late Predynastic period, about 3200 BC. Ref. No. EA 35505.[123]
- Mudstone cosmetic palette, from el-Amra, Egypt. Late Predynastic period, around 3100 BC. Ref. No. EA 35501.[124]
- Pot decorated with a boat, from Hu, Egypt. Late Predynastic period, Naqada II, 3600-3250 BC. Ref. No. EA 30920.[125]
- Pottery wine jar with a mud seal, from the tomb of king Den, Abydos, Egypt. 1st Dynasty, around 2950 BC. Ref. Nos. EA 27737; EA 27741.[126]
- Predynastic Egyptian Man, said to be from Gebelein, Egypt. Late Predynastic period, around 3400 BC. Ref. No. EA 32751.[127]
- Red granite block of Khufu (Cheops), from Bubastis, Egypt. 4th Dynasty, around 2500 BC. Ref. No. EA 1097.[128]
- Relief showing two royal figures, from Saqqara, Egypt. 1st or 2nd Dynasty, 3000–2800 BC. Ref. No. EA 67153.[129]
- Ripple flaked flint knife, from Egypt. Late Predynastic period, around 3200 BC. Ref. No. EA 59235.[130]
- Rock inscription of Sanakht, from Wadi Maghara, Sinai. 3rd Dynasty, around 2680 BC. Ref. No. EA 691.[131]
- Sealing of Semerkhet, from the king's tomb at Abydos, Egypt. 1st Dynasty, around 2850 BC. Ref. No. EA 32670.[132]
- Stone vessel in the shape of a frog, from Egypt. Late Predynastic Period, around 3150 BC. Ref. No. EA 65240.[133]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Battlefield_palette.jpg/100px-Battlefield_palette.jpg)
- The Battlefield Palette, perhaps from Abydos, Egypt. Late Predynastic period, around 3150 BC. Ref. No. EA 20791.[134]
- Wooden coffin with the remains of a skeleton, from Tarkhan, Egypt. 1st Dynasty, around 3000 BC. Ref. No. EA 52888.[135]
Room 65: Egypt and Nubia
[edit]The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Gallery.
"Ancient Nubia, the Nile Valley upstream of the First Cataract, now straddles the border between Egypt and Sudan. Rich and vibrant cultures developed in this region at the same time as Pharaonic Egypt. Among them was the earliest sub-Saharan urban culture in Africa, which was based at Kerma. These cultures traded extensively with Egypt and for two brief periods Nubian kingdoms dominated their northern neighbour. The objects on display in Room 65 illustrate these indigenous pagan, Christian and Islamic cultures and the interaction between Nubia and Egypt."[9]
The following include the 32 "highlight objects" from Room 64, as featured on the British Museum website.[136]
- Aegis of Isis, from Kawa, Sudan. Kushite, late 3rd century BC. Ref. No. EA 63585.[137]
- Black granite statue of Sarenput, perhaps from Elephantine, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, about 1900 BC. Ref. No. EA 98; EA 1010. [138]
- Black polished incised ware cup, from Cemetery 2 at Faras, Sudan. Late C-Group Culture, 1700-1500 BC. Ref. No. EA 51211.[139]
- Bronze bowl, from the Meroitic cemetery at Faras, Sudan. 1st-3rd century AD. Ref. No. EA 51462.[140]
- Bronze door hinge bearing names of God's wives of Amun, from Egypt. 25th-26th Dynasty, 760-650 BC. Ref. No. EA 36301.[141]
- Chair leg carved as a sphinx probably made of ebony, from Egypt. Late Period, 7th-4th centuries BC. Ref. No. EA 24656.[142]
- Cross of Timotheos, from the cathedral at Qasr Ibrim, Egypt. Late 14th century AD. Ref. No. EA 71955.[143]
- Faience amulet in the shape of an ankh, said to be from Gebel Barkal, Egypt. 25th Dynasty to Late Period, about 700-500 BC. Ref. No. EA 54412.[144]
- Faience perfume vase in the shape of a lotus bud, from Sesebi, Sudan. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 64041.[145]
- Fineware cup with frogs, from Faras, Sudan. Meroitic Period, 1st to 2nd century AD. Ref. No. EA 51448.[146]
- Fineware painted cup, from the cemetery at Faras, Sudan. Meroitic Period, 1st to 2nd century AD. Ref. No. EA 51615.[147]
- Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Sebekhotep: Africans bearing gold, from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1400 BC. Ref. No. EA 921.[148]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/African_products_presented_to_pharaoh.jpg/100px-African_products_presented_to_pharaoh.jpg)
- Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Sebekhotep: Africans bearing gold and other items, from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1400 BC. Ref. No. EA 922.[149]
- Granite obelisk of Hatshepsut, from Qasr Ibrim, Nubia. 18th Dynasty, around 1450 BC. Ref. No. EA 1834.[150]
- Granite shabti of King Taharqa, from the pyramid of Taharqa at Nuri, Nubia. 25th Dynasty, 664 BC. Ref. No. EA 55484.[151]
- Granite stela of Senwosret I, from Elephantine, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, around 1950 BC. Ref. No. EA 963.[152]
- Kerma ware pottery beaker, from Kerma, Sudan. About 1750-1550 BC. Ref. No. EA 55424.[153]
- Limestone statue of a hawk-headed sphinx, from Abu Simbel, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, about 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 13.[154]
- Meroitic stela, from Hamadab, Sudan. Kushite period, about 24BC. Ref. No. EA 1650.[155]
- Painted wooden lion's head, from Qasr Ibrim, Nubia. Early Coptic period, 7th-10th centuries AD. Ref. No. EA 71882.[156]
- Papyrus letter to Paiankh, from Thebes, Egypt. Late New Kingdom, around 1080 BC. Ref. No. EA 10375.[157]
- Red sandstone relief from the pyramid chapel of Queen Shanakdakhete, from Meroe, Central Sudan. Meroitic Period, 2nd century BC. Ref. No. EA 719.[158]
- Red slipped amphora, from Faras, Sudan. Meroitic Period, 1st to 2nd centuries AD. Ref. No. EA 51500.[159]
- Sandstone ba statue of a woman, from Egypt. Meroitic Period, 2nd century AD. Ref. No. EA 53965.[160]
- Sandstone frieze, from Faras, Sudan. Early 7th century AD. Ref. No. EA 606.[161]
- Sandstone offering table of Malewitar, from Faras, Sudan. Meroitic Period, 1st-2nd centuries AD. Ref. No. EA 1541.[162]
- Sandstone statue of Paser, from Abu Simbel, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 1376.[163]
- Sandstone stela of Amenhotep III, from Semna, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 657.[164]
- Sandstone stela of year 1 of Sety I, found at Wadi Halfa but originally from Buhen, Nubia. 19th Dynasty, around 1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 1189.[165]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/SphinxOfTaharqa.jpg/100px-SphinxOfTaharqa.jpg)
- Sphinx of Taharqo (Taharqo), from Temple T at Kawa, Sudan. 25th Dynasty, about 680 BC. Ref. No. EA 1770.[166]
- Statue of Harwa holding two figures of goddesses, from Egypt. 25th Dynasty, around 710 BC. Ref. No. EA 32555.[167]
- The Semna dispatches, from Thebes, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, reign of Amenemhat III (1854-1808 BC). Ref. No. EA 10752; EA 10753 sheet 3.[168]
Room 66: Ethiopia and Coptic Egypt
[edit]Objects on display in Room 66 date from 4th - 8th centuries AD.
"By the fourth century AD, Christianity was flourishing in both Egypt and Ethiopia. Christian Egyptians became known as the Copts (from the Greek name for Egyptians) and the church maintained strong links with its Ethiopian counterparts. Since antiquity, Ethiopia had been a major trade route, linking Egypt and the Mediterranean with India and the Far East. The resulting history of cultural exchange and religious diversity is illustrated through objects in Room 66, which reflect the faiths and identities which coexisted in Egypt and Ethiopia. Objects from towns, monasteries and settlements range from decorated textiles and architectural elements, to sculpture and ceramics."[10]
The following include the seven "highlight objects" from Room 64, as featured on the British Museum website.[169]
- Diptych by Ethiopian and early European artists, from Limoges, France/Ethiopia. 16th century/19th century. Ref. No. 1868,10-01.1[170]
- Painting of a religious procession, by an unknown artist. Ethiopia. 19th century AD. Ref. No AOA 1912,11-20,5.[171]
- Part of a calcite canopic jar with a sketch of a saint, from Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. Coptic period, 7th-8th century AD. Ref. No. EA 41416.[172]
- Pottery jug in human form, from the Coptic town of Wadi Sarga, Egypt. Coptic period, 5th to 7th century AD. Ref. No. EA 73916.[173]
- Textile with Erotes figures in a boat, from Akhmim, Egypt. 4th century AD. Ref. No. EA 20717.[174]
- The Battle of Adwa, painting by an unknown artist. From Ethiopia. AD 1940-9. Ref. No. Af1974,11.34.[175]
- Wall painting of the martyrdom of saints, from a building at the Coptic town of Wadi Sarga, Egypt. Coptic period, 6th century AD. Ref. No. EA 73139.[176]
Great Court
[edit]- Black siltstone obelisks of Nectanebo II, found in Cairo but originally from Hermopolis (modern Al-Ashmunayn), Middle Egypt. 30th Dynasty, around 350 BC. Ref. Nos. EA 523, EA 524.[177]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Quartzite_head_of_Amenhotep_III.jpg/100px-Quartzite_head_of_Amenhotep_III.jpg)
- Head from a statue of Amenhotep III, from the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, about 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 7.[178]
Other related objects
[edit]The following are "highlight objects" from the British Museum website Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan page. No location for the objects within the Museum is noted.[179]
- A letter from Thomas Young about hieroglyphs, written on 10 Febuary 1818. The state of decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs in 1818. Ref. No. AES Archives.[180]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/AbbottPapyrus-BritishMuseum-August21-08.jpg/100px-AbbottPapyrus-BritishMuseum-August21-08.jpg)
- The Abbott Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt. 20th Dynasty, around 1100 BC. Ref. No. EA 10221.[181]
- Apotropaic wand, from Thebes, Egypt. Late Middle Kingdom, around 1750 BC. Ref. No. EA 18175.[182]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Harp_from_the_New_Kingdom.jpg/100px-Harp_from_the_New_Kingdom.jpg)
- Arched wooden harp, from the tomb of Any, Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom, 1550-1069 BC. Ref. No EA 24564.[183]
- Archery case with painted scenes, from Thebes, Egypt. Middle Kingdom, (2040-1750 BC). Ref. No. EA 20648.[184]
- Basalt slab of Nectanebo I, found at Alexandria, Egypt. 30th Dynasty, around 370 BC. Ref. No. EA 22.[185]
- Basalt statue of Sematawy offering a shrine, from Egypt. Ptolemaic Period, mid-2nd-1st century BC. Ref. No. EA 65443.[186]
- Black steatite cippus, from Egypt. Late Period, 6th to 3rd centuries BC. Ref. No. EA 36250.[187]
- Black steatite shabti of Suneru, from Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1275 BC. Ref. No. EA 65206.[188]
- Black steatite statuette of a girl holding a kohl pot, from Thebes, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, about 1963-1787 BC. Ref. No. EA 2572.[189]
- Block statue and stela of Sahathor, from Abydos, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, reign of Amenemhat II, about 1922-1878 BC. Ref. Nos. EA 569; EA570.[190]
- Block statue of Sennefer, from western Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1450 BC. Ref. No. EA 48.[191]
- Blue glass jug, inscribed for Thutmose III, probably from the tomb of Thutmose III, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1400 BC. Ref. No. EA 47620.[192]
- Bone with a badly healed fracture, from Abydos, Egypt. New Kingdom, about 1550-1070 BC. Ref. No. EA 37340.[193]
- Box of food of Henutmehyt, from the tomb of Henutmehyt, Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1290 BC. Ref. No. EA 51812.[194]
- Bracelets of Nimlot, said to be from Sais, the western Nile Delta, Egypt. 22nd Dynasty, around 940 BC. Ref. Nos. EA 14954; EA 14595.[195]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Breccia_statue_of_the_goddess_Taweret%2C_British_Museum.jpg/100px-Breccia_statue_of_the_goddess_Taweret%2C_British_Museum.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Tawaret.jpg/100px-Tawaret.jpg)
- Breccia statue of the goddess Taweret, from Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 35700.[196]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Sistrum%2C_late_period.jpg/100px-Sistrum%2C_late_period.jpg)
- Bronze arched sistrum with Hathor head decoration, from Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 36310.[197]
- Bronze branding iron, perhaps from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty or later, after 1550 BC. Ref. No. EA 57321.[198]
- Bronze figure of Apis, the sacred bull, probably from Lower Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 37448.[199]
- Bronze figure of Harpokrates, from Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 60975.[200]
- Bronze figure of Horus of Pe, from Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 11498.[201]
- Bronze figure of Isis and Horus, from North Saqqara, Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 67186.[202]
- Bronze figure of the cat-headed goddess Bastet, from Egypt. Late Period or Ptolemaic Period, about 664-30 BC. Ref. No. EA 25565.[203]
- Bronze mirror decorated with two falcons, from Egypt. Middle Kingdom (about 2040-1750 BC). Ref. No. EA 2731.[204]
- Bronze probe, from Egypt. Late Period, after 664 BC. Ref. No. EA 36678.[205]
- Bronze relic-box for a mummified eel, from Egypt. Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. Ref. No. EA 36151.[206]
- Bronze relic-box for a mummified falcon, from Egypt. Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. Ref. No. EA 36154.[207]
- Bronze seated figure of Amun, from Egypt. Roman Period, 1st century AD. Ref. No. EA 60093.[208]
- Bronze seated statuette of the architect Imhotep, from Egypt. Late Period, 6th-4th century BC. Ref. No. EA 63800.[209]
- Bronze staff in the shape of a uraeus, from Thebes, Upper Egypt. Early 18th Dynasty, 1550-1291 BC. Ref. No. EA 52831.[210]
- Bronze statue of Amunre-Kamutef, from Thebes, Egypt. 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC). Ref. No. EA 60042.[211]
- Bronze statue of Khonsuirdis, from Egypt. 26th Dynasty, around 630 BC. Ref. No. EA 14466.[212]
- Bronze statuette group of the king before the Apis bull, from Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 22920.[213]
- Bronze statuette of Pimay, from Egypt. 22nd Dynasty, around 770 BC. Ref. No. EA 32747.[214]
- Bronze statuette of the moon god Iah, from Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 12587.[215]
- Bronze statuette of Thutmose IV, from Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 64564.[216]
- Bronze tweezers, from Egypt. Late Period, after 664 BC. Ref. No. EA 38151.[217]
- Bust of a granite statue of Ramesses II, from Aswan, Elephantine Island, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 67.[218]
- Calcite headrest, from Egypt. Old Kingdom, around 2350 BC. Ref. No EA 29913.[219]
- Canopic chest and jars of Henutmehyt, from the tomb of Henutmehyt at Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 51813.[220]
- Canopic jar of Horudja, from Egypt. 25th or 26th Dynasty (747-525 BC). Ref. No. EA 37937.[221]
- Canopic jars of Neskhons, from Deir el-Bahari, Upper Egypt. 21st Dynasty, 1069-945 BC. Ref. Nos. EA 59197-59200.[222]
- Cartonnage case containing the mummy of Tjayasetimu, from Thebes, Egypt. 22nd Dynasty, around 900 BC. Ref. No. EA 20744.[223]
- Champollion's hieroglyphic hand. Autographed copy of the Lettre a M. Dacier, Paris, 1822. Ref. No. AES Archives.[224]
- Coffin and skeleton of a child, from Speos Artemidos, Egypt. 22nd Dynasty, around 850 BC. Ref. No. EA 41603.[225]
- Coffin of Djedhoriufankh, from Thebes, Egypt. Late 21st or early 22nd Dynasty, 950-900 BC. Ref. No. EA 22900.[226]
- Coffin of King Nubkheperra Intef, from the tomb of Nubkheperra Intef, Dra Abu el-Naga, Thebes, Egypt. 17th Dynasty, around 1600 BC. Ref. No. EA 6652.[227]
- Coffin of the priest Amenemipet, from the burial of Amenemipet, possibly Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt. Late 21st or early 22nd Dynasty, 950-900 BC. Ref. No. EA 22941.[228]
- Coptic ostrakon, possibly from Thebes, Egypt. Early Islamic period, perhaps 7th or 8th century AD. Ref. No. EA 14030.[229]
- The 'Crossword' stela of Paser, from the precinct of Mut at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt. 20th Dynasty, around 1150 BC. Ref. No. EA 194.[230]
- Demotic papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt. Ptolemaic period, reign of Ankhwenennefer, 194 BC. Ref. No. EA 10831.[231]
- Detail of the funerary papyrus of Taminiu, showing demons, from Thebes, Egypt. Third Intermediate Period, around 950 BC. Ref. No. EA 10002/3.[232]
- The Dream Book, from Deir el-Medina, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1275 BC. Ref. No. EA 10683.[233]
- Early shabti figure in a model coffin, from the tomb of Kawit, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt. 11th Dynasty, reign of Mentuhotep II, around 2020 BC. Ref. No. EA 41672.[234]
- Ebony spoon in the shape of a stylized bouquet, said to be from Memphis, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 5965.[235]
- Ebony statue of Meryrahashtef, from his tomb at Sedment, Egypt. Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty (about 2345-2181 BC). Ref. No. EA 55722.[236]
- Egyptian mummy mask, from Abydos, Egypt. Late 1st century BC-early 1st century AD (Greco-Roman Period). Ref. No. EA 51146.[237]
- Embalming plaque of wax, from Egypt. After 1000 BC. Ref. No. EA 15572.[238]
- Faience and shell bead necklace, from a grave at Hu, Egypt. First Intermediate Period, 2181-2055 BC. Ref. No. EA 30859.[239]
- Faience bowl with pool and lotus motifs, from Egypt. Early 18th Dynasty, around 1450 BC. Ref. No. EA 4790.[240]
- Faience cup in the form of a blue lotus, said to be from Tuna el-Gebel, Egypt. Late New Kingdom (1550-1070 BC) or Third Intermediate Period (1070-661 BC). Ref. No. EA 26226.[241]
- Faience finger ring, from Egypt. 18th Dynasty, 1500-1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 22954.[242]
- Faience pectoral, from Egypt. New Kingdom, perhaps reign of Ramesses II, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 7853.[243]
- Faience plaque of Amenemopet adoring Osiris, said to be from Thebes, Egypt. 20th-21st Dynasty, about 1200-950 BC. Ref. No. EA 6133.[244]
- Faience rhyton, from Egypt. 18th Dynasty (about 1550-1295 BC). Ref. No. EA 22731.[245]
- Faience spacer for necklace with images of a king and gods, possibly from Tuna el-Gebel, Egypt. Third Intermediate Period, 9th-8th century BC. Ref. No. EA 14556.[246]
- Faience throwstick of Akhenaten, from Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1330 BC. Ref. No. EA 34213.[247]
- Faience wedjat eye, from Egypt. Third Intermediate Period, 1069-945 BC. Ref. No. EA 26300.[248]
- Faience wedjat eye amulet, from Egypt. Third Intermediate Period, 1068-661 BC. Ref. No. EA 29222.[249]
- Figure of a man with a hoe, from Assiut, Egypt. 6th Dynasty, around 2250 BC. Ref. No. EA 45195.[250]
- First page of the Book of the Dead of Panedjem II, from Thebes, Egypt. 21st Dynasty, about 990-969 BC. Ref. No. EA 10793/1.[251]
- Folding wooden headrest, from Akhmin, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1225 BC. Ref. No. EA 18156.[252]
- Fragment of a basalt Egyptian-style statue of Ptolemy I. Ptolemaic, 305-283 BC. Ref. No. EA 1641.[253]
- Fragment of a basalt water clock, said to be from Tell el-Yahudiya, Egypt. Macedonian Dynasty, around 320 BC. Ref. No. EA 938.[254]
- Fragment of a multi-coloured woollen rug, from a tomb at Qasr Ibrim, Egypt. Coptic period, 4th-6th century AD. Ref. No. EA 66708.[255]
- Fragment of glazed tile showing a Libyan captive, from the palace of Ramesses III, Tell el-Yahudia, Egypt. 20th Dynasty, around 1200 BC. Ref. No. EA 12337.[256]
- Fragment of painted limestone relief from the tomb of Kemsit, from the Temple of Mentuhotep II, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. 11th Dynasty, around 2050 BC. Ref. No. EA 1450.[257]
- Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Sebekhotep: Craftsmen at work, from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1400 BC. Ref. No. EA 920.[258]
- Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Sebekhotep: An Asiatic with horses, rom Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1400 BC. Ref. No. EA 37987.[259]
- Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Sebekhotep: Syrians presenting exotic vessels and tribute from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1400 BC. Ref. No. EA 37991.[260]
- Fragment of painting from the tomb of Kynebu: Ahmose-Nefertari, from Thebes, Egypt. 20th Dynasty, around 1145 BC. Ref. No. EA 37994.[261]
- Fragment of painting from the tomb of Kynebu: Amenhotep I, from the tomb of Kynebu, Thebes, Egypt. 20th Dynasty, around 1145 BC. Ref. No. EA 37993.[262]
- Fragment of wall relief showing the attendants of Djehutyhotep, from the tomb of Djehutyhotep, Deir el-Bersha, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, around 1850 BC. Ref. No. EA 1147.[263]
- Fragment of wall relief showing the sister of Djehutyhotep, from the tomb of Djehutyhotep, Deir el-Bersha, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, about 1850 BC. Ref. No. EA 1150.[264]
- Fragmentary limestone face of Akhenaten, from the Great Temple of the Aten, Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1340 BC. Ref. No. EA 13366.[265]
- Fragments of the funerary garland of Taweretempernesu, from the burial of Taweretempernesu, Bab el-Gasus, Egypt. 21st Dynasty, 1070-945 BC. Ref. No. EA 90023.[266]
- Funerary chest of Irthorru, probably from Thebes, Egypt. Late Period, after 664 BC. Ref. No. EA 8535.[267]
- Funerary cloth of Isetnefret, from Egypt. New Kingdom, 1300-1070 BC. Ref. No. EA 65347.[268]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Ancient_Egyptian_bronze_cat.jpg/100px-Ancient_Egyptian_bronze_cat.jpg)
- The Gayer-Anderson cat, a bronze figure of a seated cat from Saqqara, Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 64391.[269]
- Gilded cartonnage mummy mask, from Egypt. Late 1st century BC - early 1st century AD (Greco-Roman Period). Ref. No. EA 29472.[270]
- Gilded outer coffin of Henutmehyt, from the tomb of Henutmehyt, Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 48001.[271]
- Gilded silver statuette of Amun-Re, from the Temple of Amun at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 60006.[272]
- Glass kohl tube in the form of a palm column, from Egypt. 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III or early Amenhotep IV, around 1340 BC. Ref. No. EA 2589.[273]
- Glazed djed pillar, from Egypt. 26th Dynasty, 664-525 BC. Ref. No. EA 12235.[274]
- Glazed steatite cylinder seal of Sobekneferu, from the Fayum, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, (about 1799-1795 BC). Ref. No. EA 16581.[275]
- Glazed steatite scaraboid, from Egypt. New Kingdom, 1550-1069 BC. Ref. No. EA 53799.[276]
- Gold bangle with gold and silver amulets, from Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 1991-1785 BC. Ref. No. EA 24787.[277]
- Gold cobra wearing the red crown of Lower Egypt, from Memphis, Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 16518.[278]
- Gold earring of Tawosret, from Tomb no. 56, Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty (around 1200-1186 BC). Ref. No. EA 54459.[279]
- Gold hoop-shaped earring, from Egypt. New Kingdom, 1475-1180 BC. Ref. No. EA 54315.[280]
- Gold openwork plaque showing Amenemhat IV, probably from Byblos (modern Lebanon). 12th Dynasty, around 1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 59194.[281]
- Gold pectoral of a hovering falcon, from Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 57323.[282]
- Gold shell amulet in with the name of Senwosret I, from Egypt. 12th Dynasty, 1965-1920 BC. Ref. No. EA 65281.[283]
- Gold signet ring of the Chief Steward, Sheshonq, from Egypt. 26th Dynasty, around 500 BC. Ref. No. EA 68868.[284]
- Gold spacer bars with cats, for a bracelet, probably from Edfu, Egypt. 17th Dynasty, around 1650 BC. Ref. Nos. EA 57699; EA 57700.[285]
- Gold Taweret necklace, from Egypt. 18th Dynasty, 1470-1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 59418.[286]
- Granite block with usurped royal name, from Bubastis. Originally inscribed for Senwosret III of the 12th Dynasty, 1878-1841 BC; reinscribed for Ramesses II of the 19th Dynasty, 1290-1224 BC. Ref. No. EA 1102.[287]
- Granite head of a bald man, from Egypt. Ptolemaic period, 1st century BC. Ref. No. EA 1316.[288]
- Granite head of Amenemhat III, from the Temple of Bastet, Bubastis, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, around 1800 BC. Ref. No. EA 1063.[289]
- Granite statue of an official, from Benha, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, possibly around 1850 BC. Ref. No. EA 1237.[290]
- Granite statue of Ankhwa, the ship-builder, possibly from Saqqara, Egypt. 3rd Dynasty, around 2650 BC. Ref. No. EA 171.[291]
- Granite statue of Senmut holding Princess Neferure, from the temple of Amun, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1470 BC. Ref. No. EA 174.[292]
- Granite statue of Senwosret III, from Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, around 1850 BC. Ref. No. EA 686.[293]
- Granite statue of Tutankhamun as a priest of Hapy, probably from Thebes, Karnak Temple, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, about 1320 BC. Ref. No. EA 75.[294]
- Granite stela of Hor and Suty, possibly from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 826.[295]
- Granodiorite statue of Senwosret I, said to be from Karnak, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, around 1950 BC. Ref. No. EA 44.[296]
- Graywacke statue of Meryankhre Mentuhotep VI, probably from Thebes, said to come from Karnak Temple, Egypt. Late 13th Dynasty (about 1675-1650 BC). Ref. No. EA 65429.[297]
- The Great Harris Papyrus, from Thebes, probably Deir el-Medina, Egypt. Reign of Ramesses IV, around 1200 BC. Ref. No. EA 9999/2.[298]
- Green jasper heart scarab of King Sobekemsaf, from the tomb of King Sobekemsaf, Thebes, Egypt. 17th Dynasty, around 1590 BC. Ref. No. EA 7876.[299]
- Group of bedroom furniture, from Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom, 1550-1069 BC. Ref. Nos. EA 2970; EA 6639; EA 18196; EA 24708; EA 2470.[300]
- Hank of flax, from Egypt. New Kingdom, 1550-1069 BC. Ref. No. EA 36177.[301]
- Head of a figure of the cow of Hathor, from Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1450 BC. Ref. No. EA 42179.[302]
- Hematite headrest amulet, from Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 8307.[303]
- Henry Salt's firman. Egypt, dated 23 December 1813. Ref. No. EA 74092.[304]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Hunter%27s_Palette.jpg/100px-Hunter%27s_Palette.jpg)
- The Hunters Palette, said to come from Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. Late Predynastic period to 1st Dynasty, about 3100 BC. Ref. No EA 20790.[305]
- Hypocephalus of the temple musician Neshorpakhered, from Thebes, Egypt. Ptolemaic Period, 4th to 3rd century BC. Ref. No. EA 36188.[306]
- Inner coffin of Gua, from the tomb of Gua, Deir el-Bersha, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, 1985-1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 30840.[307]
- Inner coffin of Henutmehyt, from the tomb of Henutmehyt, Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 48001.[308]
- Inner coffin of Sebekhetepi, from the tomb of Sebekhetepi, Beni Hasan, Egypt. Middle Kingdom, about 2125-1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 41572.[309]
- Inner coffin of Shepenmehyt, from Qurna, Thebes, Egypt. 26th Dynasty, about 600 BC. Ref. No EA 22814B.[310]
- Inscribed mummy bandage of Djedher, from Saqqara, Egypt. Late Period, 4th century BC or later. Ref. No. EA 6644.[311]
- Ivory gaming piece in the shape of a lion, from a tomb close to the complex of Djer at Abydos, Egypt. 1st Dynasty, around 3000 BC. Ref. No. EA 35529.[312]
- Ivory headrest, from the tomb of Gua, Deir el-Bersha, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, 1985-1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 30727.[313]
- Ivory label for King Den's sandals, from Abydos, Egypt. Early Dynastic period, mid-1st Dynasty, around 2985 BC. Ref. No. EA 55586.[314]
- Ivory statuette of a king in jubilee robe, from the Temple of Osiris, Abydos, Egypt. Early Dynastic period, perhaps mid-1st Dynasty (about 3000 BC). Ref. No. EA 37996.[315]
- Leather loincloth, from Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom (1550-1070 BC). Ref. No. EA 2564.[316]
- Lidded basket containing fruit, from Egypt. Probably 18th Dynasty, 1550-1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 5395.[317]
- Limestone block statue of Inebny, from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1450 BC. Ref. No. EA 1131.[318]
- Limestone fragment with the head of a king, from Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 63631.[319]
- Limestone gravestone, possibly from Thebes, Egypt. Coptic period, 8th century AD. Ref. No. EA 618.[320]
- Limestone head of an official, from Egypt. 18th Dynasty, about 1350-1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 2339.[321]
- Limestone headrest of Qeniherkhepeshef, from Deir el-Medina, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1225 BC. Ref. No. EA 63783.[322]
- Limestone model of a town house, from Egypt. Perhaps Third Intermediate or Graeco-Roman Period, about 800 BC - AD 200. Ref. No. EA 2462.[323]
- Limestone ostrakon showing a woman suckling a child, probably from Deir el-Medina, Thebes, Egypt. later New Kingdom, 1300-1100 BC. Ref. No. EA 8506.[324]
- Limestone ostrakon showing Ramesses IX with a prince and a vizier, said to be from the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt. 20th Dynasty, about 1120 BC. Ref. No. EA 5620.[325]
- Limestone ostrakon with a register of workmen's absences, from Deir el-Medina, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 5634.[326]
- Limestone ostrakon with lion's head and quail chicks, probably from Thebes, Egypt. 19th or 20th Dynasty (about 1295-1069 BC). Ref. No. EA 26702.[327]
- Limestone pilasters of Horemheb, from Saqqara, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1320 BC. Ref. Nos. EA 550; EA 552.[328]
- Limestone pyramidion of Wedjahor, possibly from Abydos, Egypt. Early 26th Dynasty, around 650 BC. Ref. No. EA 1482.[329]
- Limestone relief from a tomb, possibly from Giza, Egypt. 6th Dynasty, around 2300 BC. Ref. No. EA 994.[330]
- Limestone relief showing Mentuhotep II embraced by Montu, from the Temple of Mentuhotep II, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. 11th Dynasty, around 2050 BC. Ref. No. EA 1397.[331]
- Limestone shabti figure of King Ahmose, probably from Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, around 1520 BC. Ref. No. EA 32191.[332]
- Limestone shabti of a priestess, probably from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1375 BC. Ref. No. EA 24428.[333]
- Limestone shabti of the official escort Renseneb, from Abydos, Egypt. 13th Dynasty, about 1730-1720 BC. Ref. No. EA 49343.[334]
- Limestone statue and stelae from the offering chapel of Inyotef, almost certainly from Abydos, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, about 1920 BC. Ref. Nos. EA 461; EA 562; EA 572; EA 581.[335]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Kaitep_and_his_wife.jpg/100px-Kaitep_and_his_wife.jpg)
- Limestone statue of Katep and Hetepheres, possibly from Giza, Egypt. 5th or 6th Dynasty, around 2300 BC. Ref. No. EA 1181.[336]
- Limestone statue of the steward Mery, from Thebes, Egypt. 11th Dynasty, around 2050 BC. Ref. No. EA 37895.[337]
- Limestone statue of Tjaysetimu, said to be from Giza, Egypt. 26th Dynasty, about 650-600 BC. Ref. No. EA 1682.[338]
- Limestone statuette of a priest holding an offering table, said to be from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1340 BC. Ref. No. EA 21979.[339]
- Limestone stela of Aapehty, probably from Deir el-Medina, Egypt. Later 19th Dynasty, around 1200 BC. Ref. No. EA 35630.[340]
- Limestone stela of Mahwia, found in the foundations of the temple of Ramesses II, Memphis, Egypt. Possibly 18th Dynasty, 15th-14th century BC. Ref. No EA 1471.[341]
- Limestone stela of Pasebakhaenniut (Psusennes), from Abydos, Egypt. 21st Dynasty, about 1069-945 BC. Ref. No. EA 642.[342]
- Limestone stela of Pasheryenptah, probably from Memphis, Egypt. Reign of Cleopatra VII, 40 BC. Ref. No. EA 886.[343]
- Limestone stela of Penbuy, almost certainly from Deir el-Medina, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 1466.[344]
- Limestone stela of Sebekaa, from Thebes, Egypt. 11th Dynasty, around 2050 BC. Ref. No. EA 1372.[345]
- Limestone stela of the sculptor Userwer, from Egypt. 12th Dynasty, around 1850 BC. Ref. No. EA 579.[346]
- Limestone stela of Tjetji, from Thebes, Egypt. 11th Dynasty, around 2070 BC. Ref. No. EA 614.[347]
- Limestone stela with a seated figure of Akhenaten, probably from Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1340 BC. Ref. No. EA 24431; EA 63778.[348]
- Limestone stela with three figures of Bes, from Egypt. Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 100 BC- AD 100. Ref. No. EA 1178.[349]
- Linen bag of salt for mummification, from Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC. Ref. No. EA 43218.[350]
- Linen from the burial of Sebekhetepi, from the tomb of Sebekhetepi, Beni Hasan, Egypt. Middle Kingdom, about 2125-1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 41580.[351]
- Linen garment, from a tomb at Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. NO. EA 2565.[352]
- Loaf of bread, from Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom, around 1500 BC. Ref. No. EA 40942.[353]
- The London Medical Papyrus, from Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1325 BC. Ref. No. EA 10059.[354]
- Long-sleeved linen tunic, from Thebes, perhaps Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. Possibly 19th Dynasty, about 1275 BC. Ref. No. EA 43071.[355]
- Magic bricks of Henutmehyt, from the tomb of Henutmehyt at Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1290 BC. Ref. Nos. EA 41544; EA 41545; EA 41546; EA 41547.[356]
- Model faience hes-vase of Amenhotep II, from the tomb of Amenhotep II, Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, about 1427-1400 BC. Ref. No. EA 43042.[357]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Wig_with_diadem.jpg/100px-Wig_with_diadem.jpg)
- Model faience wig for a statue, said to be from Thebes, Egypt. 18th-19th Dynasties, about 1350-1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 2280.[358]
- Model from the tomb of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II, from Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. 11th Dynasty, around 2000 BC. Ref. No. EA 40915.[359]
- Model of a female servant, from the tomb of Gua, Deir el-Bersha, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, 1985-1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 30716.[360]
- Model of a house, from a grave at el-Amra, Egypt. Late Predynastic period, about 3200 BC. Ref. No. EA 35505.[361]
- Model showing brewing, baking and butchery, from the tomb of Sebekhetepi at Beni Hasan, Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 2125-1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 41576.[362]
- Mummy board of Ankhefenmut, from Bab el-Gasus, Thebes, Egypt. Mid-21st Dynasty, around 1000 BC. Ref. No. EA 24797.[364]
- Mummy mask of Aphrodite, daughter of Didas, from Hawara, Egypt. About AD 50-70. Ref. No. EA 69020.[365]
- Mummy mask of Pachons, from Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt. Roman Period, AD 220-250. Ref. No. EA 26273.[366]
- Mummy mask of Satdjehuty, from Thebes, Egypt. Early 18th Dynasty, about 1500 BC. Ref. No. EA 29770.[367]
- Mummy mask of Syros, from Hawara, Egypt. Roman Period, 20 BC - AD 20. Ref. No. EA 22109.[368]
- Mummy of a child, from Hawara, Egypt. Roman Period, AD 40-55. Ref. No. EA 21809.[369]
- Mummy of a falcon with a bronze mask, from Egypt. Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. Ref. No. EA 27388.[370]
- Mummy of a jackal or dog, from Thebes, Egypt. Roman Period, after 30 BC. Ref. No. EA 6743.[371]
- Mummy of a young boy with a portrait panel, from Hawara, Egypt. Roman Period, AD 100-120. Ref. No. EA 13595.[372]
- Mummy of an ibis, from Abydos, Egypt. Roman Period, after 30 BC. Ref. No EA 53938.[373]
- Mummy of Nesperennub, from Egypt. Around 800 BC. Ref. No. EA 30720.[374]
- Mummy portrait of a man, from Hawara, Egypt. Roman Period, AD 100-120. Ref. No. EA 74715.[375]
- Mummy portrait of a woman, from Hawara, Fayum, Egypt. AD 100-120. Ref. No. EA 74706.[376]
- Necklace of lizard amulets, beads and pendants, from Egypt. 18th Dynasty, 1470-1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 3081.[377]
- Necklace with fly amulets, from Egypt. 18th Dynasty, 1470-1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 65279.[378]
- Net made from linen thread and faience beads, from Egypt. Late Period, 661-332 BC. Ref. No. EA 29593.[379]
- Obsidian amulet in the shape of two fingers, from Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 59500.[380]
- Ostrakon of The Tale of Sinuhe, probably from Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 5629.[381]
- Ostrakon showing a baboon eating, from Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1200 BC. Ref. No. EA 8507.[382]
- Outer coffin of Bakenmut, from Bab el-Gasus, Thebes, Egypt. 21st Dynasty, 1070-945 BC. Ref. No. EA 24792.[383]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Coffin_of_Gua.jpg/100px-Coffin_of_Gua.jpg)
- Outer coffin of Gua, from the tomb of Gua, Deir el-Bersha, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, 1985-1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 30839.[384]
- Outer coffin of Sebekhetepi, from the tomb of Sebekhetepi, Beni Hasan, Egypt. Middle Kingdom, about 2125-1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 41571.[385]
- Oval lidded basket of figs and dates, from Egypt. 18th Dynasty, 1550-1295 BC. Ref. No. EA 5396.[386]
- Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer, from Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 9901 sheet 5.[387]
- Page from the Book of the Dead of Nebseny, from a Memphite cemetery, probably Saqarra, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1400 BC. Ref. No. EA 9900/32.[388]
- Painted limestone ancestor bust, said to be from Thebes, Egypt. 19th or 20th Dynasty, 1300-1150 BC. Ref. No. EA 61083.[389]
- Painted limestone model of a house, from Naukratis, Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 27526.[390]
- Painted plaster from the exterior of a house, from Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1345 BC. Ref. No. EA 58846.[391]
- Painted votive cloth, from Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, about 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 43215.[392]
- Painted wooden canopic jars, from Egypt. 25th Dynasty, around 700 BC. Ref. No. EA 9562; EA 9563; EA 9564; EA 9565.[393]
- Painted wooden cippus showing Horus standing on crocodiles, possibly from Memphis, Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 60958.[394]
- Painted wooden coffin of Bakrenes, from Thebes, Egypt. 25th Dynasty, around 680 BC. Ref. No. EA 15654.[395]
- Painted wooden figure of a crouching baboon, from Akhmin, Egypt. Roman Period, 1st-4th century AD. Ref. No. EA 20869.[396]
- Painted wooden figure of Osiris, from the tomb of Anhai, Akhmin, Egypt. Late New Kingdom, around 1090 BC. Ref. No EA 20868.[397]
- Painted wooden figure of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, from the burial of Hornedjitef, Thebes, Egypt. Ptolemaic Period, around 220 BC. Ref. No. EA 9736.[398]
- Painted wooden model boat, from Egypt. 12th Dynasty, about 1985-1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 35293.[399]
- Painted wooden model of a boat, from Meir, Middle Egypt. 12th Dynasty, around 1900 BC. Ref. No. EA 25360.[400]
- Painted wooden model of a granary, from Aswan, Egypt. 6th Dynasty, around 2200 BC. Ref. No. EA 21804.[401]
- Painted wooden model showing bakers at work, from Asyut, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, around 1900 BC. Ref. No. EA 45197.[402]
- Painted wooden paddle doll with mud beads for hair, probably from Thebes, Egypt. Late Middle Kingdom, around 1750 BC. Ref. No. EA 6459.[403]
- Painted wooden shabti box of Nesytanebettawy, from Bab el-Gasus, Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom or later, after 1550 BC. Ref. No. EA 24894.[404]
- Painted wooden statue of an official, from Egypt. Late Old Kingdom, around 2250 BC. Ref. No. EA 55261.[405]
- Pair of child's leather sandals, from Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom, 1550-1069 BC. Ref. Nos. EA 26780; EA 41578.[406]
- Pair of ivory clappers, from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1300 BC. Ref. Nos. EA 20779; EA 20780.[407]
- Papyrus from the Abusir papyri, from Abusir, Egypt. 5th Dynasty, around 2360 BC. Ref. No. EA 10735/10.[408]
- Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Anhai, from Thebes, Egypt. 21st Dynasty, around 1050 BC. Ref. No. EA 10472/6.[409]
- Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Ankhwahibre, from Egypt. Late Period, around 500 BC. Ref. No. EA 10558/27.[410]
- Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Any, from Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1275 BC. Ref. No. EA 10470/3.[411]
- Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Any, from Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 10470/35.[412]
- Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Any, from Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 10470/7.[413]
- Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Nakht, from Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, 1350-1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 10471/13.[414]
- Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Nakht, from Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, 1350-1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 10471/21.[415]
- Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Nakht, from Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, 1350-1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 10471/8.[416]
- Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Nedjmet, perhaps from the Royal Cache at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. 21st Dynasty, around 1070 BC. Ref. No. EA 10541.[417]
- Papyrus from the Instruction of Amenemopet, from Egypt. Third Intermediate Period, about 1000 BC. Ref. No. EA 10474/2.[418]
- Papyrus from the Instruction of Ankhsheshonqy, from Egypt. Late Ptolemaic period, perhaps 100-30 BC. Ref. No. EA 10508/6.[419]
- Papyrus from the Setne Khaemwaset stories, possibly from the Fayum, Egypt. Roman period, 1st century AD. Ref. No. EA 10822.[420]
- Papyrus marriage contract between the priest Pagosh and Teteimhotep, from Assiut, Egypt. Ptolemaic Period, 172 BC. Ref. No. EA 10593.[421]
- Papyrus of protection and destruction, from the Temple of Osiris at Abydos, Egypt. Ptolemaic period, 4th - 3rd centuries BC. Ref. No. EA 10051/5.[422]
- Papyrus with a calendar of lucky and unlucky days, from Saqqara, Egypt. Late 19th Dynasty, around 1225 BC. Ref. No. EA 10184.[423]
- Papyrus with part of Amenemhat's Instructions, from Egypt. Later 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 10182/1.[424]
- Papyrus with part of the Tale of the Eloquent Peasant, from Egypt. Late 12th Dynasty, around 1800 BC. Ref. No. EA 10274.[425]
- Papyrus with the will of Neskhonsu, from Thebes, Egypt. Ptolemaic period, reign of Ptolemy II, 265-264 BC. Ref. No. EA 10026.[426]
- Pottery bowl containing dom palm fruits, from Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom, around 1500 BC. Ref. No. EA 30942; EA 35939; EA 35952.[427]
- Pottery funerary cone of Senneferi, from the tomb of Senneferi, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1420 BC. Ref. No. EA 62873.[428]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Soleb_Lion.jpg/100px-Soleb_Lion.jpg)
- The Prudhoe Lions, a pair of red granite lions of Amenhotep III, from Soleb, Sudan. 18th Dynasty, around 1370 BC. Ref. No. EA 2.[429]
- Quartzite block statue of Senmut, from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, early reign of Hatshepsut, around 1470 BC. Ref. No. EA 1513.[430]
- Quartzite head of Amenhotep III, from Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 30448.[431]
- Quartzite statue of Amenwahsu, from Thebes, perhaps Karnak, Egypt. Possibly 19th Dynasty, about 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 480.[432]
- Quartzite statue of Nakhthorheb, probably from the Delta region, Egypt. 26th Dynasty, around 590 BC. Ref. No. EA 1646.[433]
- Quartzite statue of Peraha, from Egypt. New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty (around 1295-1213 BC). Ref. No. EA 501.[434]
- Quartzite statue of Peshuper, probably from Karnak, Thebes, Egypt. 25th Dynasty, about 750-700 BC. Ref. No. EA 1514.[435]
- Quartzite statue of Senebtyfy, called Ptahemsaf, from Egypt. Late Middle Kingdom, around 1700 BC. Ref. No. EA 24385.[436]
- Red jasper tit amulet of Nefer, from Egypt. New Kingdom, about 1250-1100 BC. Ref. No. EA 20639.[437]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Rhind_Mathematical_Papyrus.jpg/100px-Rhind_Mathematical_Papyrus.jpg)
- The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, from Thebes, Egypt. End of the Second Intermediate Period, around 1550 BC. Ref. No. EA 10057.[438]
- Sandals of Sebekhetepi, from the tomb of Sebekhetepi, Beni Hasan, Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 2125-1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 41578.[439]
- Sandstone figure of a sphinx, from Serabit el-Khadim in the Sinai, Egypt. Middle Kingdom, around 1800 BC. Ref. No. EA 41748.[440]
- Sandstone offering table of Qenabelile, from Faras, Sudan. Meroitic Period, 1st-2nd centuries AD. Ref. No. EA 1587.[441]
- Sandstone offering table of Tasamerekh, from Faras, Sudan. Meroitic Period, 1st-2nd centuries AD. Ref. No. EA 1576.[442]
- Sandstone seated statue of Sety II, from the Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, about 1200 BC. Ref. No. EA 26.[443]
- Sarcophagus of Merymose, from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 1001.[444]
- Scarab pendant, from Egypt. Reign of Senwosret II, 12th Dynasty, around 1890 BC. Ref. No. EA 54460.[445]
- Scene from a satirical papyrus, possibly from Thebes, Egypt. Late New Kingdom, around 1100 BC. Ref. No. EA 10016.[446]
- Scene from the Great Harris Papyrus: Ramesses III before the gods of Memphis, from Thebes, Egypt. 20th Dynasty, around 1150 BC. Ref. No. EA 9999/43.[447] (Great Harris Papyrus)
- Senet game, from Egypt. New Kingdom, 1550-1069 BC. Ref. No. EA 66669.[448]
- Shabti box and figures of Henutmehyt, from the tomb of Henutmehyt at Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 41548.[449]
- Shabti coffin and lid of the royal fanbearer Amenmose, probably from Thebes, Egypt. 19th-20th Dynasty, perhaps 1300-1070 BC. Ref. No. EA 53892.[450]
- Shabti of Qeniherkhepeshef, from Deir el-Medina, Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1210 BC. Ref. No. EA 33940.[451]
- Shallow, pale green-blue, circular glass dish, from al-Ashmunayn, Egypt. Coptic period, 7th century AD. Ref. No. EA 69789.[452]
- Sheet from the Tale of Two Brothers, Papyrus D'Orbiney, from Egypt. End of the 19th Dynasty, around 1185 BC. Ref. No. EA 10183/6.[453] (Tale of Two Brothers)
- The Shenute Codex, from Egypt. Coptic period, 7th century AD. Ref. No. EA 71005/3.[454]
- Shrine stela of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye, from the house of Panehsy, Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1340 BC. Ref. No. EA 57399.[455]
- Shrine stela of Ineny, from Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 467.[456]
- Skull of Meryrahashtef, from Sedment, Fayyum, Egypt. 6th Dynasty, around 2200 BC. Ref. No. EA 55725.[457]
- Standing cedar statuette of a man, from the tomb of Gua, Deir el-Bersha, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, 1985-1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 30715.[458]
- Statue of Isis protecting Osiris, from Karnak, Egypt. 26th (Saite) Dynasty, around 590 BC. Ref. No. EA 1162.[459]
- Statue of the priest Henat, probably from Sais, Egypt. 26th Dynasty, 550-520 BC. Ref. No. EA 134.[460]
- Steatite heart scarab amulet, from Egypt. New Kingdom, about 1550-1069 BC. Ref. No. EA 38073.[461]
- Stela fragment of Horiraa, from Memphis, Egypt. 30th Dynasty to early Ptolemaic Period (380-200 BC). Ref. No. EA 20945.[462]
- Stela of Neswy, from Thebes, Egypt. Ptolemaic Period, perhaps 3rd century BC. Ref. No. EA 8468.[463]
- Stela of the chief craftsman Qeh, from Deir el-Medina, Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 191.[464]
- String of beads with amulets in gold and semi-precious stones, said to be from Thebes, Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 1991-1750 BC. Ref. No. EA 3077.[465]
- String of gold amulets, from Egypt. 17th-18th Dynasty (about 1650-1295 BC). Ref. No. EA 14696.[466]
- Strip of decorated linen, from Egypt. New Kingdom or later, after 1550 BC. Ref. No. EA 6517.[467]
- Terracotta bottle in the shape of a female lute player, from Thebes, Egypt. Mid-18th Dynasty (about 1479-1352 BC). Ref. No. EA 5114.[468]
- Terracotta flask in the form of a scribe, from Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty (about 1550-1295 BC). Ref. No. EA 24653.[469]
- Terracotta model of a house, from Egypt. 12th Dynasty, around 1900 BC. Ref. No. EA 32610.[470]
- Textile showing Artemis and Actaeon, from Akhmin, Egypt. Early Coptic period, around the 4th century AD. Ref. No. EA 43049.[471]
- Textile with names of King Piye, from Thebes, Egypt. 25th Dynasty, around 712 BC. Ref. No. EA 6640.[472]
- Trial piece with a birth scene, from Egypt. Graeco-Roman Period, 332 BC - AD 305. Ref. No. EA 61062.[473]
- Turtle-headed protective wooden figure, from a royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt. End of the 18th Dynasty, around 1325 BC. Ref. No. EA 50704.[474]
- Two scribal palettes with ink wells and brushes, from Egypt. 18th Dynasty, 1550-1450 BC. Ref. Nos. EA 12784; EA 5512.[475]
- Unfinished basalt statue of a queen or goddess, from Egypt. Late Period, around 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 55251.[476]
- The Unlucky Mummy, possibly from Thebes, Egypt. 21st Dynasty, 950 BC. Ref. No EA 22542.[477][11]
- Unwrapped mummy of a woman, perhaps from Thebes, Egypt. Late Period, after 600 BC. Ref. No. EA 24957.[478]
- Vignette from the Book of the Dead of Nesitanebtashru, from the burial of Nesitanebtashru, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes. 21st Dynasty, around 1025 BC. Ref. No. EA 10554/87.[479]
- Wax figure, from Egypt. Roman Period, 2nd century AD. Ref. No. EA 37918.[480]
- Wig of human hair, from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, about 1550-1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 2560.[481]
- Winnowing fan, from Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom, 1550-1069 BC. Ref. No. EA 18206.[482]
- Wooden bed frame with bull's legs, from Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1250 BC. Ref. No. EA 18196.[483]
- Wooden coffin of a child, from Egypt. Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. Ref. No. EA 22938.[484]
- Wooden coffin with the mummy of Ankhef, from Asyut, Egypt. 12th Dynasty, around 1900 BC. Ref. No. EA 46631.[485]
- Wooden cosmetic pot of Ahmose of Peniati, perhaps from Thebes, Egypt. 18th dynasty, about 1500-1440 BC. Ref. No. EA 5337.[486]
- Wooden door from the tomb of Khonsuhotep, from Thebes, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1285 BC. Ref. No. EA 705.[487]
- Wooden drawing board with a figure of Thutmose III, from Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1450 BC. Ref. No. EA 5601.[488]
- Wooden figure of a hippopotamus-headed figure, from a royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt. End of the 18th Dynasty, around 1325 BC. Ref. No. EA 50699.[489]
- Wooden figure of a human-headed protective deity, from a royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt. Possibly 20th Dynasty, around 1225 BC. Ref. No. EA 61283.[490]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Ram-headed_demon.jpg/100px-Ram-headed_demon.jpg)
- Wooden figure of a ram, from a royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt. End of the 18th Dynasty, around 1325 BC. Ref. No. EA 50702.[491]
- Wooden figure of Bes playing a tambourine, from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 20865.[492]
- Wooden furniture, from Thebes, Egypt; Sandals from Beni Hassan, Egypt. New Kingdom, 1550-1069 BC; Sandals, Middle Kingdom, 2125-1795 BC. Ref. No. EA 2469; EA 2472; EA 2480; EA 26227; EA 41578; EA 59775.[493]
- Wooden hoe, from Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom, 1550-1069 BC. Ref. No. EA [494]
- Wooden inner coffin of Nestawedjat, probably from Thebes, Egypt. 25th Dynasty, around 700 BC. Ref. No. EA 22812.[495]
- Wooden inner coffin of Irtyru, from Memphis, Lower Egypt. 26th Dynasty, around 550 BC. Ref. No. EA 6695.[496]
- Wooden mallet, from Egypt. New Kingdom. Ref. No. EA 41187.[497]
- Wooden model of a granary with figures, from Thebes, Egypt. Middle Kingdom, about 2000-1800 BC. Ref. No. EA 2463.[498]
- Wooden model of a man ploughing with oxen, from Egypt. Middle Kingdom, about 2040-1750 BC. Ref. No. EA 52947.[499]
- Wooden model of servants preparing food, from Sedment, Egypt. 6th Dynasty, around 2200 BC. Ref. No. EA 55729.[500]
- Wooden papyrus-shaped lamp stand, from Egypt. New Kingdom (1550-1070 BC). Ref. No. EA 35763.[501]
- Wooden peg shabti, from Egypt. 17th to early 18th Dynasty, 1600-1520 BC. Ref. No. EA 36244.[502]
- Wooden plough, from Egypt. New Kingdom (1550-1070 BC). Ref. No. EA 50705.[503]
- Wooden sickle with flint blades, from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 52861.[504]
- Wooden statue from the tomb of Ramesses I, from the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. 19th Dynasty, around 1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 883.[505]
- Wooden statue from the tomb of Ramesses IX (Ramesses IX), from the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. 20th Dynasty, about 1150 BC. Ref. No. EA 882.[506]
- Wooden stela of Deniuenkhonsu, probably from Thebes, Egypt. Third Intermediate period (about 950-900 BC). Ref. No. EA 27332.[507]
- Wooden stool, from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, about 1550-1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 2481.[508]
- Wooden stool, from Thebes, Egypt. Perhaps mid-late 18th Dynasty, about 1400-1300 BC. Ref. No. EA 2472.[509]
- Wooden table, from Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Ref. No. EA 2469.[510]
- Wooden tomb statue of Tjeti, probably from the cemetery of el-Hawawish, Akhmim, Egypt. 6th Dynasty, around 2200 BC. Ref. No. EA 29594.[511]
- Wooden writing board and text of the Words of Khakheperresoneb, from Egypt. Early 18th Dynasty, around 1500 BC. Ref. No. EA 5645.[512]
References
[edit]- ^ British Museum - World cultures
- ^ Reported in the list of Sloane's collection given to his executors in 1753. Reproduced in MacGregor (1994a:29)
- ^ A British Museum Egyptologist's View: The Return of Egyptian Antiquities is Not an Issue
- ^ British Museum - Ancient Egypt and Sudan
- ^ "Egyptian sculpture (Room 4)". The British Museum. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "The Tomb-chapel of Nebamun: Ancient Egyptian life and death (Room 61)". The British Museum. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Egyptian death and afterlife: mummies (Rooms 62–3)". The British Museum. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Early Egypt (Room 64)". The British Museum. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Egypt and Nubia (Room 65)". The British Museum. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Ethiopia and Coptic Egypt (Room 66)". The British Museum. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ doesn't appear to have a normal record page