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The falcon-headed coffin and the hieroglyphic text is associated with the funerary deity Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. Inside the coffin is a corn mummy composed of grain and earth wrapped in linen that is covered with resin. The head of the mummy is fitted…

This bronze bowl is composed of a short flaring neck and lobed body. The inside of the bowl is decorated with two rearing ibexes in repoussé within a roundel framed by three concentric circles of varying width. The musculature of the ibexes and their…

This head depicts the god Amun-Re, wearing the deity’s distinctive crown topped by two tall feathers. A round sun disk rests between the feathers on the modius of the crown. The eyes of the statue are inlaid with white and black stone, which becomes…

This large bronze of the falcon god Horus wears a uraeus and the double-crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. The distinctive eye markings of the falcon are carefully incised as are the individual feathers on the falcon’s back and wings. A portion of the…

Masks protected the mummified head and presented the transfigured state of the deceased. If the mummified head was lost or damaged, masks ensured the deceased could be whole.

This cartonnage head has a gilded face, and a polychrome wig, bust and…

This standing figure represents a lion-headed goddess, most likely Sekhmet, whose name means “The Powerful One.” Her attributes include a sun disk with a uraeus. Together they connect her with the sun god, Re, and emphasize her roles as his daughter,…

This coffin assemblage belongs to Taosiris who was a priestess of Osiris in Akhmim (ancient Egyptian name Ipu). She was the daughter of Nesmin and his wife Taamun. The assemblage consists of a coffin lid and base, cartonnage mummy trappings, and a…

Masks protected the mummified head and presented the transfigured state of the deceased. If the mummified head was lost or damaged, masks ensured the deceased could be whole. This brightly painted cartonnage mummy mask has a gilded face, a tripartite…

This round-topped stela belongs to a man named Smen who was the “standard bearer (of the boat) Menkheperure (Thutmose IV), the destroyer of Syria.” On the top register, Smen gives praise to Osiris-Wennefer, who is seated before an offering table.…