Offering table.

Akhenaten: Prophet of Monotheism?

Aten: The Original Creator God The mythology of the Aten, the radiant disk of the sun, is not only unique in Egyptian history but is also one of the most complex and controversial aspects.

Ceremonial gilded wooden shield from the tomb of Tutakhamun. Egyptian Museum, Cairo (New Kingdom)

Royal Diadem of TutankhamunThe royal .

Innermost coffin of Tutankhamun (side), Tutankhamun’s tomb, innermost coffin, c. 1323 B.C.E., 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones, found in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 (Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Cairo), photo: Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Cairo.

Vulture Collar of Tutankhamun The vulture collar, the symbol of the protection of the goddess Nekhbet, patroness of Upper Egypt. From the Tomb of Tutankhamun . Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Child’s Chair of Tutankhamun.

Outer Sarcophagus of Khonsu.

Horse Ring of Ramesses II Gold horse ring of the pharaoh Ramesses II.

Deity accompanying deceased on bull.

The Goddess Bastet.

Statuette of a cat representing the goddess Bastet, bearing the cartouche of Psamtik I (bronze and gold). Late/Saite Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664-610 BC. Now in the Louvre.