Triple Lamp with Lotus Shapes.

This elegant triple lamp is delicately carved, incised, and polished from one block of alabaster.

The central cup is shaped like a lotus chalice, rising on a long stem, and is flanked by two smaller bud-like cups on sinuous stems, each with a leaf spreading out horizontally as if they were floating on the surface of the water.

The cups would once have contained wicks floating on oil, traces of which was preserved inside.

From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Mask of Tutankhamun.

 This gold death mask of Tutankhamun is an example of the highest artistic and technical achievements of the ancient Egyptians in the New Kingdom.

Covering the head of the wrapped mummy in its coffin and activated by a magical spell, no.151b from the Book of the Dead, the mask ensured more protection for the king’s body. The exact portrayal of the king’s facial features achieved here made it possible for his soul to recognize him and return to his mummified body, thus ensuring his resurrection.

The head is covered by the royal headdress and the forehead bears the emblems of kingship and protection: the vulture and uraeus, or cobra. The gold sheets used in this wonderful mask are joined together by heating and hammering. The eyes are of obsidian and quartz and the eyebrows and eyelids are inlaid with lapis lazuli. The broad inlaid collar of semiprecious stones and coloured glass ends in falcon heads.

The Innermost Coffin of Tutankhamun.

This coffin of solid gold is covered with incised decorations and inscriptions inside and outside, with the names and epitaph of the deceased king and protective texts. It is inlaid with semiprecious stones and coloured glass.

The coffin’s shape is that of Osiris holding the sacred insignia, the heka scepter and the flail. The vulture and the uraeus, or rearing cobra, protect his forehead. The divine beard is made of gold inlaid with blue glass. Deities of Upper and Lower Egypt protect the body of the coffin with their wings. The coffin weighs 110.4 kilograms or 243.4 pounds.

From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Corselet of Tutankhamun.

 This combined corselet, collar, and pectoralis a magnificent piece of jewellery considered to be a royal and official article of clothing, depicted in relief and sculpture throughout Egyptian history.

In the New Kingdom, this corselet appears especially in divine portrayal, decorated with feather patterns and always worn with the short, close-fitting kilt. Tutankhamun’s corselet is made of two rectangles of stylized feathers, divided into rows of alternating blue turquoise, lapis lazuli, golden chevrons, or inverted V’s, and triangles of red glass.

Vase in the Form of an Ibex.

 This vessel, which is a unique piece of art, was shaped in the form of an ibex, or goat, with real horns, one of which is missing. The eyes are inlaid and have black lids. The ears of the ibex were pierced but the earrings are missing. The back of the animal has a hole.

The body of the vase is decorated with the name of Tutankhamun in a cartouche below the solar disk flanked by two feathers. The vessel stands on a slab of calcite. It once contained oils, which were stolen soon after the tomb was sealed.

From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. 

Ostrich Fan of Tutankhamun.

This ceremonial fan originally held ostrich feathers. It is made of wood covered with sheets of gold and inlaid with coloured glass, turquoise, lapis lazuli, carnelian, and translucent calcite.

The handle is inset with gold bands at intervals. The palm of the fan is decorated with the king’s twin cartouches, which are protected by vultures wearing the White and Red Crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt, respectively.

Several signs are represented: “Was” symbolizing “dominion”; the Shen, symbolizing “eternity”; the “Nebu,” meaning “gold”; and Pet, for “sky.”

From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun.

This alabaster canopic chest is considered to be one of the finest masterpieces of Tutankhamun’s collection. The interior of the chest is divided into four compartments, each with a cylindrical hollow covered by a lid elegantly carved in the form of the king’s head.

From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. 

Tutankhamun’s Lotus Chalice

This alabaster chalice in the form of a lotus is decorated with a whorl of circles and sepals in low relief. The handle is a lotus flower and bud supporting with god Heh, the symbol of eternal life.

The cup bears the names and titles of King Tutankhamun. The text around the rim expresses wishes for the king to live millions of years and to enjoy great happiness.

Found at the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62). Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo

The lid of a Canopic Jar of Tutankhamun

 Alabaster stopper from Tutankhamun’s canopic jar which contained the king’s organ removed during mummification. The alabaster canopic chest is considered to be one of the finest masterpieces of Tutankhamun’s collection. The interior of the chest is divided into four compartments, each with a cylindrical hollow covered by a lid elegantly carved in the form of the king’s head.

From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Pomegranate Vase.

Silver or electrum pomegranate vase, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62). The New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Tutankhamun, ca. 1332-1323 BC. Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Relief plaque of cobra on a neb basket 400–30 B.C. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period.

Statue of the Overseer of Stonemasons Senbebu and Family ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Middle Kingdom.

 

Sandals New Kingdom.

 These gold sandals belonged to the funerary accoutrements of an Egyptian queen of Thutmose III in the middle of Dynasty 18. Similar gold sandals were found on the mummy of Tutankhamun, one of Thutmose's Descendents who ruled at the end of the same dynasty.

Libation Vessel of Manuwai.New Kingdom

Manuwai was one of three minor wives of Thutmose III whose names suggest that they came from western Asia. When these non-Egyptian women died, they were mummified and buried with the same equipment one would expect to find the tomb of a native Egyptian queen. Among other things, each was provided with a silver canister like this one.

Throw Stick ca. 1400–1295 B.C. New Kingdom Throw sticks like this one were used as counters, like dice, to determine the moves of board games such as senet and twenty squares. The throw sticks 19.2.19-27a, b are usually displayed with the game box of Taia.

Lentoid Bottle ("New Year's Bottle") inscribed for the God's Father Amenhotep, son of the God's Father Iufaa 664–525 B.C. Late Period

 

Papyrus Lid ca. 1336–1327 B.C. New Kingdom.

Part of Tutankhamun's "embalming cache," this was one of about 25 lids found inside a group of large jars that may have held food or drink used for the king's funeral ceremony. The jar it originally covered, with which it was no longer associated, may have contained food or may have held embalming materials. This is one of six lids made by folding lengths of papyrus back and forth across a centre point to create a flat circle.

Anklet.

 Artists of the Meroitic culture were noted for their fine metalworking skills. The Museum owns none of the exquisite inlaid cloisonné and gold jewellery produced during this period, but this heavy bronze anklet with its finely incised decoration gives some idea of their talent for working bronze, a much harder metal than gold.

Nikare with his Wife and Daughter Period:Old Kingdom Dynasty:Dynasty 5 Reign:reign of Niuserre or later Date:ca. 2420–2389 B.C. or later Geography:From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Saqqara

Strainer New Kingdom, Ramesside.

Wine services do not seem to have a long history in Egypt, but appear to have been introduced in the New Kingdom when wine-drinking became a feature of elite society in the Ramesside Period. This gold strainer is intended for wine service, removing sediment from the beverage as it is poured out of jugs, jars or flasks into bowls, goblets or situlae for drinking. The strainer indicates that most if not all of the Tell Basta vessels belonged to just such a wine service, certainly a very special one associated with a temple festival.

This razor, which had been carefully wrapped in strips of linen.

, was found in a basket in the tomb of Hatnefer, the mother of Senenmut. Razors made entirely of metal were common in the Middle Kingdom and into Dynasty 18 (for an example see 35.3.30). Razors like Hatnefer's, which combine a blade and a wooden handle, appear for the first time early in Dynasty 18.

The basket in which the razor was found is now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. It also contained a sealed pottery juglet, a pottery jar, a necklace, and a linen sheet.