This intimate limestone relief, thought to once be a part of a domestic altar, offers a rare glimpse into the private devotions of Egypt’s most unconventional royal family. Beneath the radiant sun-disc of the Aten, whose rays end in tiny hands bestowing the breath of life, Akhenaten and Nefertiti cradle their daughters in tender affection....
This small portrait of Queen Tiye (22.5cm with feathered sun disc crown) was probably produced in the last years of her husband Amenhotep III’s reign because the queen is shown at an advanced age. The original nemes (revealed with C.T scanning) was of silver with a gold uraeus but was covered with several layers of...
In this sculptor’s model plaque, the princess is biting into a duckling held in her right hand, while reaching with her left hand for fresh fruits and vegetables placed on a table in front of her. The artist had begun to carve the lower part of the body and the cushion on which the princess...
The serpent statue of Netjer-Ankh, or the Living God, was one of the deities in charge of protecting the regions of the underworld and defending the sun god as he passed through each night. This statue is made of gilded wood and stands on a wooden base darkened with varnish. The eyes are made of...
The mummy known as “The Younger Lady”, formally identified as the mother of king Tutankhamun and full biological sister of the mummy known as KV55 (believed by some scholars to be that of Akhenaten but not officially certified). The mummy is most notable for what appears to be a wound upon her jawline, as of...
Amenhotep, Son of Hapu was one of the most important officials from the reign of Amenhotep III, he was renowned throughout Egyptian history as an architect and a sage, and worshiped alongside Imhotep as a god of medicine. Amenhotep worked his way up the administration until he became the king’s closest advisor, by this time...
This wooden panel is part of the left arm of a chair that belonged to the king Thutmose IV. Traces of glue on the surface suggest that the low relief, with its exquisitely carved details, was once covered with gold foil. On one side, the king is shown as a standing sphinx subduing the enemies...
This miniature shrine, discovered in the antechamber of Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter in 1922, is one of the most intimate and finely crafted objects buried with the young king. The wooden structure is entirely sheathed in gold and decorated inside and out with exquisite raised reliefs. On the exterior doors, the king and his...
This elegant triple lamp with lotus of King Tutankhamun 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...
This head was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922, at the very threshold of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Fashioned from wood and standing at a modest 30 centimetres in height, it bears a fragile stucco coating, once painted a vivid red but now sadly scarred by age and circumstance. There is...
