The Golden Throne of Tutankhamun in Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt.

Statue of Ibis Ibis, scared animal of the god Thoth, in squatting position, carved in gilded wood, with neck, head, beak, tail and legs cast in solid bronze, eyes inlaid in green glass. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1350 BC. Now in the Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Scotland.

 

Statue of Amenhotep IV or Akhenaten of the XVIII Dynasty.

Cartouches of King Thutmose III.

 Polychromed relief depicts the nomen (birth name) and prenomen (throne name) of King Thutmose III, detail of a wall carving in the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, West Thebes.

Usekh Collar of Ahhotep I.

Queen Ahhotep’s adorned collar, with a clasp made from two hawk heads, formed by small elements representing baboons, quadrupeds, birds, crosses, bells and geometrical motifs. Made of gold and semi-precious stones.

Second Intermediate Period, 17th Dynasty, ca. 1580-1550 BC. From the Tomb of Queen Ahhotep, Dra’ Abu el-Naga’, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Pomegranate Vase of King Tutankhamun.

 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.

The Lute of Harmose .

In addition to the numerous depictions of musical scenes in temples and tombs from all periods throughout Ancient Egyptian history, we also have access to hundreds of musical instruments of various forms that have been recovered from tombs.

This lute is a plucked string instrument with a half-pear-shaped body consisting of a small oblong soundbox, or resonator, and a long neck. Only three strings have been preserved. The strings are fixed with side pegs and produce sounds when rubbed or plucked.

The resonator is needed to amplify the sound of the vibrating string, which is accomplished by the vibration of the air inside the resonator. A plectrum is attached to its neck by a ribbon. A plectrum is a small thin piece of metal or bone used to pluck the strings of a lute.

The New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550-1292 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. 

Dancing Dwarfs.

 This artefact, discovered inside a tomb of a young girl called Hapy, shows three dwarfs in a dancing stance. Each one of them is standing on a round base with anklets on their legs.

As this is a child’s toy, a system of strings threaded through holes and around a pulley makes the figures dance. Depicted with a certain degree of realism, the bodies are shown deformed, the legs are bowed, and the faces express exertion. They are wearing different types of necklaces.

The Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1991-1802 BC. Carved Ivory, from Al List. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. 

Four Statues of the Artisan Inty-Shedu.

 Inty-Shedu was a carpenter, but then an Overseer of the Boat of the Goddess Neith, the King’s Acquaintance, Intyshedu. His statues found in his tomb amongst the tombs of the pyramid builders at Giza in 1992.

Painted limestone. The old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, ca. 2613-2494 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. 

Ancient Egyptian Rattle Reed Rattle with a group of seashells inside the enclosed top. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.