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Floral Frieze from Ancient Egypt
Image by James Blake Wiener

Floral Frieze from Ancient Egypt

Although the use of glazed tiles and colored paste inlays is known from as early as the Old Kingdom, the apogee of their use came during the New Kingdom. An almost identical frieze of lotuses, other flowers, and grape clusters is known to...
Daily Life & Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
Quiz by Patrick Goodman

Daily Life & Afterlife in Ancient Egypt

Afterlife Book of the Dead Canopy Class Coffin Texts Domestic Cult Field of Reeds Heka Kites of Nephthys Ma'at Nomarch Pyramid Texts Rite Scribe Senet Shabti Dolls Silo Veneration Vizier
Map of Ancient Egypt from 1742 CE
Image by Tho. Stackhouse

Map of Ancient Egypt from 1742 CE

Celarius, 1742.
Beer Brewing in Ancient Egypt
Image by The Trustees of the British Museum

Beer Brewing in Ancient Egypt

Painted wooden model group: four figures preparing food and beer. 6th Dynasty, Sidmant, Egypt. British Museum, London.
Preserved Baskets of Spices, Ancient Egypt
Image by Museo Egizio

Preserved Baskets of Spices, Ancient Egypt

Baskets of spices and condiments, including tarragon, cumin and lard, from the tomb of Kha, Deir el-Medina, Egypt, c. 1425-1353 BCE. Museo Egizio, Turin.
Crocodile Statue from Ancient Egypt
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Crocodile Statue from Ancient Egypt

Copper cult statue of a crocodile from Faiyum, Middle Kingdom of Egypt, 12th Dynasty, circa 1800 BCE. State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany.
Ship and Sailors from ancient Egypt
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Ship and Sailors from ancient Egypt

This limestone fragment depicts a prow of a ship. There are sailors, facing right; the foremost sailor holds a pole or a spear. The ship was originally painted black while the sailors were painted red. From Egypt, precise provenance is unknown...
Silver Plaque from Ancient Egypt
Image by James Blake Wiener

Silver Plaque from Ancient Egypt

This ancient Egyptian plaque dates from the 13th-12th century BCE. It is made of silver and other metals. (Collection of Jude and Michael Steinhardt, New York)
Gods of Ancient Egypt
Quiz by Patrick Goodman

Gods of Ancient Egypt

Amun-Ra Anubis Bastet Geb Hathor Heka Horus Isis Ma'at Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Set Sobek Thoth
Religion in Ancient Egypt
Quiz by Patrick Goodman

Religion in Ancient Egypt

Amun-Ra Clergy Heka High Priest Horus Isis Ma'at Mummification Negative Confessions Osiris Ostraca Set Wab Wedjat Weighing of the Heart of the Soul
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