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Part of the limestone false door of Kha-Inpu. Kha-Inpu, the owner of this monument, worked as a priest in the temples attached to two royal pyramids. These belonged to the Dynasty 5 kings Niuserre and Neferirkare, and were situated at Abusir. Royal pyram
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Head of a white limestone figure of a jackal, with traces of gilding and inlaid eyes, one damaged. Plaster ears. Iron rod through neck, from modern mount. Donation, 1943, by Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson No.: 10882 Ancient Worlds, The Manchester
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Limestone stela of Penrenut, an official in the mortuary temple of King Ramesses II. Limestone stela with a rounded top; divided into two scenes. The upper scene depicts the sacred boat of the sun-god Re. In the lower scene, a man named Ptah-hesy sits in
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Manchester Museum No.: 5886
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Faience 'alabastron' vessel in the shape of a monkey. Egyptian artistic motifs were highly attractive to the Greeks, who copied Egyptian designs and hieroglyphs on small decorative objects. These objects are known as 'Aigyptiaca'. Rhodes, Greece. Late P
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Linen and plaster mask. This linen and plaster mask is painted black with details added in red. It has features resembling the protective god Aha ('the fighter'), also known as Bes. Holes have been made at the eyes and nostrils to allow the wearer to see
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Ivory lion. Ivory figure of a lion with a mane; one rear leg missing, and small pieces lost from elsewhere. Found with objects 6767.a-g. This is one of 14 ivory figures found together but not identical, and now in other museums; possibly they were used
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Asru. No.: 1777 (Ancient Worlds, The Manchester Museum)
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Limestone false door panel of Mery-iker and Beby. This limestone slab commemorates a man named Mery-iker and his wife Beby. Beby holds her husband's wrist, in a gesture of support often seen in Egyptian art. The large hieroglyphs record Mery's title as a
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Red granite 'atef'-crown of King Ramesses II. The 'atef'-crown was usually worn by Osiris, the god of the dead and rebirth, but was also worn by the king during certain rituals. This example was originally part od a twice life-size statue showing Ramesse
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Red granite 'atef'-crown of King Ramesses II. The 'atef'-crown was usually worn by Osiris, the god of the dead and rebirth, but was also worn by the king during certain rituals. This example was originally part od a twice life-size statue showing Ramesse
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Pelike. Red-figured storage jar from Greek colony at Cyrene, Libya. Late Period (c. 750-332 BC) No.: 41387 Ancient Worlds, The Manchester Museum
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Faience figure of a man, very simply made; traces of glazing on surface. Likely to be a small votive offering, left in a temple, then carefully buried. Early Dynastic (Dynasty 1) Abydos (No.: 3995) Ancient Worlds, The Manchester Museum
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Black granite head of Sekhmet. Sekhmet, meaning 'she who is powerful', was an aggressive lioness-goddess associated with destruction. When complete, this statue would have shown Sekhmet with a human body and the head of a lioness. Here she wears a crown
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Limestone column capital. This upper part of a column was found in the temple enclosure of King Merenptah (c. 1213-1203 BC). However, the style of this column shows that it comes from a non-royal tomb chapel of Dynasty 5 or 6 (c. 2494-2181 BC), in the Ol
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Wooden female figure, with a lion's face or mask. From the Ramesseum tomb group. This unique and diverse group of objects was found at the bottom of a tomb-shaft beneath the much later temple dedicated to the cult of King Ramesses II (c. 1279-1213 BC), c
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Day 3 - Ptolemaic King
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Day 4 - Coffin of Khnum-nakht
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Day 5 - Coffin of Nekht-ankh
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Day 6 - Faience Collar
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Day 7 - Amun as a Ram
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Day 9 - Stela of Ramose
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Day 11 - Andesite Porphyry Stone Bowl
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Day 12 - Limestone ostracon depicting a burial
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Day 13 - Early experiments with material and form
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Day 15 - Statue of the Dwarf God Bes
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Day 16 - Lintel of Ramesses III
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Day 18 - Rameses II in Red Granite
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Day 19 - 19th Dynasty Vessels
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Day 21 - Faience Sistrum Handle
