Ancient Egyptian Signet Ring
This ring belonging to a person call Sa-Neith, who held the following titles: ‘Prophet and Divine Father’, ‘Director of Chapels (of the goddess Neith)’, ‘Priest of Horus’, ‘He whose two …
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Pectoral of King Amenemope
The central feature of this pectoral is a lapis lazuli scarab pushing the sun-disc with its front legs. His rear legs hold the cartouche of King Amenemope. To either side, the …
Pectoral of King Shoshenq II
This pectoral, a large piece of jewelry worn on the chest, is in the form of a naos, or inner temple. It is topped by a decorative band with the …
Flying Falcon of King Amenemope
The falcon of King Amenemope is represented stretching its wings and grasping the Shen sign to which two plaques bearing the cartouches of the king are attached. The solid gold …
Bracelet of Plain and Striped Rings of Psusennes I
Among the jewelry found in Tanis, there were varieties of designs, mostly comprising stone scarabs and inlays of semiprecious stones and glass. This bracelet, however, is of unusual, delicate and …
Isis Amulet with Chain of General Wendjebauendjed
This amulet of General Wendjebauendjed is in the shape of a standing figure of Isis. She is shown here as a woman with two horns over her head flanking the …
Two Ladies Amulet
This gold amulet was found on the mummy of Psusennes I, from Tanis. The two ladies amulet combines two important deities, the vulture goddess Nekhbet and the cobra goddess Wadjet, …
Girdle of Princess Sithathor
This girdle of the Princess Sithathor is made of eight gold, half-open cowry shells. The ones at each end have flat reverses, and were joined by means of grooves to …
Gold earrings of King Seti II
This ear ornament of King Seti II was found in 1908 with other artifacts belonging to the king and to Queen Tausert in a hiding place in the Valley of …
Gold Signet Ring
Ancient Egyptian signet-ring with a rectangular bezel bearing a cartouche with the name of Amenhotep II flanked by Nile gods (Hapi). New Kingdom, mid 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep II, …