Ancient egyptian artifacts

Read this introduction survey on ancient Egyptian jewelry and amulets by curator Dutch National Archaeological Museum in Leiden.

Excavated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Expedition in 1914-15 at Thebes; allotted to the Museum by the Egyptian Government in the division of finds. Shipped to New York and accessioned by 1928

Egyptian mummy from the Louvres museum in Paris. France

Egypt, Thebes 3rd Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21 Gessoed and painted sycamore Cleveland Museum of Art This is one of the finest examples of painted wooden coffins made for the priests of Amen and their families at Thebes during Dynasty 21 and early 22. The pharaohs of this time were no longer buried in the Valley of the Kings, but instead built tombs in the Delta, far to the north, where they resided. Security was lax in the Theban necropolis. The coffins and funerary goods of the…

Flail & Crook -- Royal Symbols From Tutankhamun's Burial Chamber -- Gold, Copper Alloy, Glass, Wood & Carnelian -- Shown here as part of the London exhibit in 2008.

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Tutankhamun’s tomb, middle coffin. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. c. 1323 B.C.E.