Gold earrings of Seti II.

 This ear ornament of King Seti II was found in 1908 with other artefacts belonging to the king and to Queen Tausert in a hiding place in the Valley of the Kings.

It is composed of a flat trapezoidal centrepiece from which hang seven pendants in the form of cornflowers. At the end of the upper hollow tube of the earring, which is meant to keep a wig in place, there is a concave corolla of eight petals on one side and a stud on the other.

Heart Scarab of Hati-iay.

 During the mummification process, amulets of various kinds were either placed on the body or wrapped in mummy casings to protect the deceased from the dangers of the underworld. In the centre of these arrangements of amulets was usually the "heart scarab", which contained a special talisman relating to the "court of the dead", a pectoral with a central scarab, or a winged scarab made of Egyptian ceramics (glazed porcelain-like material).

Quartzite and traces of gold leaf. The New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty, c. 1550-1292 BC. Now in the Walters Museum of Art, Baltimore.

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. 

Triad of Ramesses II with Amun and Mut.

Pink granite statue depicting the god Amun, Ramesses II, and the goddess Mut represented with the attributes of the goddess Hathor.

The New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279-1213 BC. From the Temple of Amun, Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum of Turin. Cat. 

Tutankhamun’s meteoric iron dagger.

 King Tutankhamun’s dagger is out of this world – literally.

“The nickel and cobalt ratio in the dagger blade is consistent with that of iron meteorites that have preserved the primitive chondritic ratio during planetary differentiation in the early solar system.”

When archaeologist Howard Carter found Tutankhamun’s tomb, he described the knife as a “highly ornamented gold dagger with a crystal knob.”

The weapon, which is on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, was made from a non-rusted homogenous metal with a gold handle.

Bust of Tutankhamun.

This Young Pharaoh's mannequin is a unique artefact carved in wood, gesso-polished and painted.

Although the body is sparsely detailed and without arms, the face is an accurate depiction of the young pharaoh wearing a flat crown with a uraeus or cobra. From Tutankhamun's tomb. Valley of the Kings west of Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Usekh collar of Neferuptah.

 Usekh collar belonging to Princess Neferuptah (gold, carnelian, feldspar and glass paste), from the Pyramid of Princess Neferuptah at Hawara. 

This funerary gold mask originally covered the face of the mummy of Wendjebauendjed.

 An army general of Psusennes I. Colored glass paste forms the eyes and eyebrows. The general’s face is idealized and detailed, with a slight smile. 

From tomb NRT III at Tanis. Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, reign of Psusennes I, ca. 1047-1001 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Depiction of wrestling scenes.

Detail of a wall painting depicting wrestling techniques, from BH15, the Tomb of Baqet III, official and Great Chief of the Oryx nome (the 16th nome of Upper Egypt) during the 11th Dynasty, 21st century BC. Beni Hasan necropolis.

Drawing of four ears.

Usersatet (Viceroy of Kush) under the pharaoh Amenhotep II dedicated this limestone stele to the goddess Nebethetep ( “Lady of the Offerings” or “Satisfied Lady”). In order to ask the goddess to listen to his prayer, the stele is decorated with the drawing of four ears. 

From Deir el-Medina. The New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550-1292 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum of Turin.