Egypt
CategoryEgypt, 3100 BCE, Narmer Palette
Different explanations have been given about the meaning of this double sided, triangular stone slab that is supposed to depict pharaoh Narmer ..
Egypt, 640 BC
Egypt, 625 BC, Hexagon and hexagram
This is the innermost sarcophagus of Anchhor, a priest to the god Montoe in ancient Thebes (now Luxor). H..
Egypt, 1341-1323 BC
Egypt, 1341-1323 BC
This is a, probably ceremonial, golden dagger with sheath that was wrapped up in the bandages that covered Tuthankhamun’s bod..
Egypt Tutankhamun
photo by Jon Bodsworth
This pendant is one of the treasures that accompanied Tutankhamun on his journey into the afterlife. We see a winged scara..
Egyptian sarcophagus 1386-1423 BC
This wooden sarcophagus from the period of the New Kingdom was made during the reign of Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty. He was the father of the late..