Egyptian - "Aegis" with the head of Sakhmet - Walters 57540 - Three Qu...
The collars worn by both Egyptian men and women were composed of two main parts: in front, a broad collar (called "wesekh") decorated with floral elements, and a v-shaped counterpoise (called "menat") falling b... More
Egyptian - "Senet" Board - Walters 48408 - Back
Egyptians enjoyed playing board games, especially senet, or "passing." During the 18th dynasty, the game acquired religious significance, which transformed it into a simulation of the soul's journey through the... More
Egyptian - "Senet" Board - Walters 48408 - Three Quarter
Egyptians enjoyed playing board games, especially senet, or "passing." During the 18th dynasty, the game acquired religious significance, which transformed it into a simulation of the soul's journey through the... More
Egyptian - "Senet" Board - Walters 48408
Egyptians enjoyed playing board games, especially senet, or "passing." During the 18th dynasty, the game acquired religious significance, which transformed it into a simulation of the soul's journey through the... More
Egyptian - "Senet" Game Piece - Walters 1997132
Egyptians enjoyed playing board games, especially "senet," or "passing." During the 18th dynasty, the game acquired religious significance, which transformed it into a simulation of the soul's journey through t... More
Egyptian - "Senet" Game Piece - Walters 199722
Egyptians enjoyed playing board games, especially "senet," or "passing." From the Old Kingdom, the game also had religious significance, which transformed it into a simulation of the soul's journey through the ... More
Egyptian - A Complete Set of Canopic Jars - Walters 41171, 41172, 4117...
This set of canopic jars was made to contain the internal organs removed from the body during the mummification process. The four sons of the god Horus were believed to protect these organs. The jackal-headed D... More
Egyptian - Appliqué - Head of a Lion - Walters 48494
This plaque was used as an attachment for a piece of furniture or a box. The head of the lion is carefully molded, and the structure of the mane incised. Lions were connected to the king, and were also a manife... More
Egyptian - Box for Ushabtis or Canopic Jars - Walters 626 - Side A
During the New Kingdom, ushabti figures were often placed in a painted wooden box shaped like a shrine. Only the sides of this box are preserved, and it may have held a number of ushabti figures or a set of can... More
Egyptian - Box for Ushabtis or Canopic Jars - Walters 626 - Side B
During the New Kingdom, ushabti figures were often placed in a painted wooden box shaped like a shrine. Only the sides of this box are preserved, and it may have held a number of ushabti figures or a set of can... More
Egyptian - Box for Ushabtis or Canopic Jars - Walters 626 - Side C
During the New Kingdom, ushabti figures were often placed in a painted wooden box shaped like a shrine. Only the sides of this box are preserved, and it may have held a number of ushabti figures or a set of can... More
Egyptian - Box for Ushabtis or Canopic Jars - Walters 626 - Side D
During the New Kingdom, ushabti figures were often placed in a painted wooden box shaped like a shrine. Only the sides of this box are preserved, and it may have held a number of ushabti figures or a set of can... More
Egyptian - Box for Ushabtis or Canopic Jars - Walters 626 - Three Quar...
During the New Kingdom, ushabti figures were often placed in a painted wooden box shaped like a shrine. Only the sides of this box are preserved, and it may have held a number of ushabti figures or a set of can... More
Egyptian - Box for Ushabtis or Canopic Jars - Walters 626
During the New Kingdom, ushabti figures were often placed in a painted wooden box shaped like a shrine. Only the sides of this box are preserved, and it may have held a number of ushabti figures or a set of can... More
Egyptian - Box with Lid - Walters 4129
This unusual container, in the form of a miniature shrine or shrine-shaped sarcophagus, was made for an important official, the treasurer and steward Neter-isy, and his wife Nub-em-seshy. Since the lid is inscr... More
Egyptian - Cat Mummy - Walters 792
Since the Late Period the Egyptians gave animal mummies as gifts to the gods. These animals were bred near the temples. The largest amount of cat mummies was gifted to the goddess Bastet at her ritual center, B... More
Egyptian - Cat Mummy - Walters 793
Priests oversaw the rituals, mummifications, funerals, and burials of sacred temple animals. By the mid-1st millennium BC, people were encouraged to pay for the mummification as a sacred offering to the related... More
Egyptian - Chest with Writing - Walters 61271 - Back
The front of this box shows a king making an offering to the crocodile-god Sobek. Above the scene is an inscription in demotic. The box may have been used in temple rituals.
Egyptian - Chest with Writing - Walters 61271 - Bottom
The front of this box shows a king making an offering to the crocodile-god Sobek. Above the scene is an inscription in demotic. The box may have been used in temple rituals.
Egyptian - Chest with Writing - Walters 61271 - Interior
The front of this box shows a king making an offering to the crocodile-god Sobek. Above the scene is an inscription in demotic. The box may have been used in temple rituals.
Egyptian - Chest with Writing - Walters 61271 - Left Side
The front of this box shows a king making an offering to the crocodile-god Sobek. Above the scene is an inscription in demotic. The box may have been used in temple rituals.
Egyptian - Chest with Writing - Walters 61271 - Right Side
The front of this box shows a king making an offering to the crocodile-god Sobek. Above the scene is an inscription in demotic. The box may have been used in temple rituals.
Egyptian - Chest with Writing - Walters 61271 - Three Quarter Right
The front of this box shows a king making an offering to the crocodile-god Sobek. Above the scene is an inscription in demotic. The box may have been used in temple rituals.
Egyptian - Chest with Writing - Walters 61271
The front of this box shows a king making an offering to the crocodile-god Sobek. Above the scene is an inscription in demotic. The box may have been used in temple rituals.
Egyptian - Cosmetic Container with Round Receptacles and Inscriptions ...
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Egyptian - Cosmetic Container with Round Receptacles and Inscriptions ...
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Egyptian - Cosmetic Container with Round Receptacles and Inscriptions ...
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Egyptian - Cosmetic Container with Round Receptacles and Inscriptions ...
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Egyptian - Cosmetic Container with Round Receptacles and Inscriptions ...
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Egyptian - Cosmetic Container with Round Receptacles and Inscriptions ...
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Egyptian - Cosmetic Container with Round Receptacles and Inscriptions ...
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Egyptian - Dagger - Walters 54496
The dagger has a handle made from electrum. The upper part of the handle is decorated with punched holes and an embossed spiral pattern.
Egyptian - Dog Game Piece - Walters 71622 - Three Quarter Right
This piece is an ivory dog which was probably intended as a gaming piece. It is prone, looking straight ahead and it's tail is curled over it's right haunch. It has pendant ears and is depicted wearing a collar... More
Egyptian - Dog Game Piece - Walters 71622
This piece is an ivory dog which was probably intended as a gaming piece. It is prone, looking straight ahead and it's tail is curled over it's right haunch. It has pendant ears and is depicted wearing a collar... More
Egyptian - Duck - Walters 221 - Three Quarter
This duck figurine has wing feathers and eyes carved with a painted neck and head. There is a wood pin in the top of its head. Duck Egyptian (Fayum?), Roman Period, ca. 1st-3rd century A.D. Geese, ducks, and o... More
Egyptian - Duck Cosmetic Box - Walters 71519 - Bottom
The wings of this charming cosmetic container pivot outward, revealing a storage compartment. The eyes were once inlaid. The pintail duck is one of Egypt's most common species of waterfowl and was a popular dec... More
Egyptian - Duck Cosmetic Box - Walters 71519 - Detail
The wings of this charming cosmetic container pivot outward, revealing a storage compartment. The eyes were once inlaid. The pintail duck is one of Egypt's most common species of waterfowl and was a popular dec... More
Egyptian - Duck Cosmetic Box - Walters 71519 - Side
The wings of this charming cosmetic container pivot outward, revealing a storage compartment. The eyes were once inlaid. The pintail duck is one of Egypt's most common species of waterfowl and was a popular dec... More
Egyptian - Duck Cosmetic Box - Walters 71519 - Three Quarter (2)
The wings of this charming cosmetic container pivot outward, revealing a storage compartment. The eyes were once inlaid. The pintail duck is one of Egypt's most common species of waterfowl and was a popular dec... More
Egyptian - Duck Cosmetic Box - Walters 71519 - Three Quarter
The wings of this charming cosmetic container pivot outward, revealing a storage compartment. The eyes were once inlaid. The pintail duck is one of Egypt's most common species of waterfowl and was a popular dec... More
Egyptian - Duck Cosmetic Box - Walters 71519 - Top
The wings of this charming cosmetic container pivot outward, revealing a storage compartment. The eyes were once inlaid. The pintail duck is one of Egypt's most common species of waterfowl and was a popular dec... More
Egyptian - Duck Cosmetic Box - Walters 71519 - View B
The wings of this charming cosmetic container pivot outward, revealing a storage compartment. The eyes were once inlaid. The pintail duck is one of Egypt's most common species of waterfowl and was a popular dec... More
Egyptian - Egyptian Incense Burner - Walters 54498 - Detail
A staff of priests and priestesses performed the daily rituals of the Egyptian temple. A chief priest tended to the cult image of the temple's god or goddess, in the name of the king, who was thought to have da... More
Egyptian - Egyptian Incense Burner - Walters 54498 - Side
A staff of priests and priestesses performed the daily rituals of the Egyptian temple. A chief priest tended to the cult image of the temple's god or goddess, in the name of the king, who was thought to have da... More
Egyptian - Figure of Isis-Serget as Scorpion - Walters 54546 - Back
The top of a scepter in the form of a papyrus column, surmounted by a pedestal supporting the figure of a scorpion with the bust of a woman, representing the goddess Isis-Serget. Originally she wore a crown of ... More
Egyptian - Figure of Isis-Serget as Scorpion - Walters 54546 - Side A ...
The top of a scepter in the form of a papyrus column, surmounted by a pedestal supporting the figure of a scorpion with the bust of a woman, representing the goddess Isis-Serget. Originally she wore a crown of ... More
Egyptian - Figure of Isis-Serget as Scorpion - Walters 54546 - Side A
The top of a scepter in the form of a papyrus column, surmounted by a pedestal supporting the figure of a scorpion with the bust of a woman, representing the goddess Isis-Serget. Originally she wore a crown of ... More
Egyptian - Figure of Isis-Serget as Scorpion - Walters 54546 - Side B
The top of a scepter in the form of a papyrus column, surmounted by a pedestal supporting the figure of a scorpion with the bust of a woman, representing the goddess Isis-Serget. Originally she wore a crown of ... More
Egyptian - Figure of Isis-Serget as Scorpion - Walters 54546 - Three Q...
The top of a scepter in the form of a papyrus column, surmounted by a pedestal supporting the figure of a scorpion with the bust of a woman, representing the goddess Isis-Serget. Originally she wore a crown of ... More
Egyptian - Figure of Isis-Serget as Scorpion - Walters 54546
The top of a scepter in the form of a papyrus column, surmounted by a pedestal supporting the figure of a scorpion with the bust of a woman, representing the goddess Isis-Serget. Originally she wore a crown of ... More
Egyptian - Foundation Stone with Inscriptions - Walters 4130 - Back
Daughter of King Thutmose I and wife of her half-brother, King Thutmose II, Queen Hatshepsut eventually ruled Egypt as pharaoh in her own right. This commemorative stone was placed at a construction site, proba... More
Egyptian - Foundation Stone with Inscriptions - Walters 4130 - Bottom
Daughter of King Thutmose I and wife of her half-brother, King Thutmose II, Queen Hatshepsut eventually ruled Egypt as pharaoh in her own right. This commemorative stone was placed at a construction site, proba... More
Egyptian - Foundation Stone with Inscriptions - Walters 4130 - Three Q...
Daughter of King Thutmose I and wife of her half-brother, King Thutmose II, Queen Hatshepsut eventually ruled Egypt as pharaoh in her own right. This commemorative stone was placed at a construction site, proba... More
Egyptian - Foundation Stone with Inscriptions - Walters 4130 - Top
Daughter of King Thutmose I and wife of her half-brother, King Thutmose II, Queen Hatshepsut eventually ruled Egypt as pharaoh in her own right. This commemorative stone was placed at a construction site, proba... More
Egyptian - Foundation Stone with Inscriptions - Walters 4130
Daughter of King Thutmose I and wife of her half-brother, King Thutmose II, Queen Hatshepsut eventually ruled Egypt as pharaoh in her own right. This commemorative stone was placed at a construction site, proba... More
Egyptian - Gnostic Gem with Scarab - Walters 42872
This gem displays an "uroborus," (a serpent which swallows its own tail to create a closed circle) encircling a scarab beetle and a long inscription, which is made up of magical words. The reverse displays a Pa... More
Egyptian - Head from a Mummy Case (?) - Walters 22252
This human face has eyes and eyebrows that are hollow for inlay. The top is cut off roughly. The back is smooth. There are two holes in the back for attachment, and an extention below the chin with a hole throu... More
Egyptian - Head of a Ichneumon - Walters 2246 - View A
This carved head has red stain in the cracks and is cut off smooth across the neck.
Egyptian - Headrest - Walters 61301
This wooden headrest has a fluted base. Headrests were included in burials, often placed near the head of the mummy. The pair of human hands for the support makes this headrest especially appealing.
Egyptian - Heads of Hathor - Walters 71612 - Back
The piece is carved with two superimposed heads of Hathor, goddess of mirth and joy. It is pierced with a hole at the top for attachment and is broken at the bottom, which suggests that it was an inlay in a han... More
Egyptian - Heads of Hathor - Walters 71612 - Left
The piece is carved with two superimposed heads of Hathor, goddess of mirth and joy. It is pierced with a hole at the top for attachment and is broken at the bottom, which suggests that it was an inlay in a han... More
Egyptian - Heads of Hathor - Walters 71612 - Right
The piece is carved with two superimposed heads of Hathor, goddess of mirth and joy. It is pierced with a hole at the top for attachment and is broken at the bottom, which suggests that it was an inlay in a han... More
Egyptian - Heads of Hathor - Walters 71612
The piece is carved with two superimposed heads of Hathor, goddess of mirth and joy. It is pierced with a hole at the top for attachment and is broken at the bottom, which suggests that it was an inlay in a han... More
Egyptian - Ibex Head Lyre Fragment - Walters 61270
This carved wooden ibex head once decorated a lyre, a stringed instrument like a small harp that was adapted from Near Eastern cultures during the New Kingdom. The head of an ibex is depicted emerging from an o... More
Egyptian - Inlay of a King's Head with Crown - Walters 47108
Anonymous (Egyptian). 'Inlay of a King's Head with Crown,' 304-30 BC. glass. Walters Art Museum (47.108): Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931.
Egyptian - Inlay of Horus the Child - Walters 47129
Anonymous (Egyptian). 'Inlay of Horus the Child,' 304-30 BC. glass. Walters Art Museum (47.129): Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931.
Egyptian - Inlay with the Face of a Deity - Walters 47109
Anonymous (Egyptian). 'Inlay with the Face of a Deity,' 304-30 BC. glass. Walters Art Museum (47.109): Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931.
Egyptian - Jubilee Vessel of Pepi I - Walters 4128
The beautiful hieroglyphs on this vessel identify its owner and the ritual in which it was used. On the left is King Pepi I's Horus name (one of a king's five names), "Beloved of the Two Lands [Egypt]." At cent... More
Egyptian - Kohl Vase in the Shape of a Palm Column - Walters 4745 - Pr...
In ancient Egypt, vessels were formed by heating powdered glass in a furnace around a clay core. Once the glass had melted around the core, glassmakers trailed threads of molten glass around the vessel and comb... More
Egyptian - Lamp Stand - Walters 48458
Made in two parts, this elegant lamp stand features a supporting column resembling the tapering stalk of a papyrus plant, terminating in a papyrus umbel, or flower cluster. The cap supported a bronze or ceramic... More
Egyptian - Lioness Game Piece - Walters 71623 - Three Quarter Right
Ivory was used, from predynastic times forward, to create luxurious practical objects such as combs, hair pins, amulets, spoons, and knife handles (Drenkhahn 1986). Around 3000-2900 BC, a distinctive class of i... More
Egyptian - Lionness Headed Usekh, So Called "Aegis" - Walters 571429 -...
Silver was not easily obtainable in Egypt and was probably more costly for ancient Egyptians to acquire than gold.
Egyptian - Lionness Headed Usekh, So Called "Aegis" - Walters 571429 -...
Silver was not easily obtainable in Egypt and was probably more costly for ancient Egyptians to acquire than gold.
Egyptian - Lionness Headed Usekh, So Called "Aegis" - Walters 571429 -...
Silver was not easily obtainable in Egypt and was probably more costly for ancient Egyptians to acquire than gold.
Egyptian - Lionness Headed Usekh, So Called "Aegis" - Walters 571429
Silver was not easily obtainable in Egypt and was probably more costly for ancient Egyptians to acquire than gold.
Egyptian - Menat with the Heads of the Deities Shu and Tefnut - Walter...
In rituals for the gods, special instruments were used by priests and priestesses to invoke the deities or to perform rituals before them. One of the most important instruments was the Menat, a counterweight th... More
Egyptian - Menat with the Heads of the Deities Shu and Tefnut - Walter...
In rituals for the gods, special instruments were used by priests and priestesses to invoke the deities or to perform rituals before them. One of the most important instruments was the Menat, a counterweight th... More
Egyptian - Menat with the Heads of the Deities Shu and Tefnut - Walter...
In rituals for the gods, special instruments were used by priests and priestesses to invoke the deities or to perform rituals before them. One of the most important instruments was the Menat, a counterweight th... More
Egyptian - Menat with the Heads of the Deities Shu and Tefnut - Walter...
In rituals for the gods, special instruments were used by priests and priestesses to invoke the deities or to perform rituals before them. One of the most important instruments was the Menat, a counterweight th... More
Egyptian - Mirror Support in the Form of Bes - Walters 481537
Anonymous (Egyptian). 'Mirror Support in the Form of Bes,' 664-30 BC. Egyptian faience. Walters Art Museum (48.1537): Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931.
Egyptian - Model of a Composite Capital with Grid on the Top - Walters...
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Egyptian - Model of a River Boat - Walters 2218, 2219, 22225 - Profile
Twelve oarsmen, a helmsman, and a pilot, or look-out, ferry their passenger, the tomb-owner. Such models were associated with religious beliefs, as they symbolized the journey of the deceased to Abydos, the tra... More
Egyptian - Monkey Shaped Game Piece - Walters 71512 - Back
This monkey, seated, with its right paw supporting its head, left paw on the genitals, is carefully designed to look as through it had been carved from an astragal (knucklebone). The prototypes for such objects... More
Egyptian - Monkey Shaped Game Piece - Walters 71512 - Bottom
This monkey, seated, with its right paw supporting its head, left paw on the genitals, is carefully designed to look as through it had been carved from an astragal (knucklebone). The prototypes for such objects... More
Egyptian - Monkey Shaped Game Piece - Walters 71512 - Left
This monkey, seated, with its right paw supporting its head, left paw on the genitals, is carefully designed to look as through it had been carved from an astragal (knucklebone). The prototypes for such objects... More
Egyptian - Monkey Shaped Game Piece - Walters 71512 - Right
This monkey, seated, with its right paw supporting its head, left paw on the genitals, is carefully designed to look as through it had been carved from an astragal (knucklebone). The prototypes for such objects... More
Egyptian - Monkey Shaped Game Piece - Walters 71512 - Top
This monkey, seated, with its right paw supporting its head, left paw on the genitals, is carefully designed to look as through it had been carved from an astragal (knucklebone). The prototypes for such objects... More
Egyptian - Monkey Shaped Game Piece - Walters 71512
This monkey, seated, with its right paw supporting its head, left paw on the genitals, is carefully designed to look as through it had been carved from an astragal (knucklebone). The prototypes for such objects... More
Egyptian - Mummy and Painted Cartonnage of an Unknown Woman - Walters ...
Mummification preserved mortal remains in order to house the Ka, or life force of the individual, as it needed to return to the body to find sustenance. The human-shaped covering, called "cartonnage," is compos... More
Egyptian - Mummy Bandage of Wsir-wer - Walters 83767
Mummy bandages were in use from the Late through the Ptolemaic period, ca. 6th-2nd centuries BC. They were usually decorated with spells and sometimes vignettes from the "Book of the Dead" in order to deliver t... More
Egyptian - Mummy Mask of a High Official - Walters 784 - Back
The use of a mummy mask is one of the most characteristic features of ancient Egyptian burial customs. Such cartonnage masks covered the head and the upper part of the chest of a mummy. Generally, they consist ... More
Egyptian - Mummy Mask of a High Official - Walters 784
The use of a mummy mask is one of the most characteristic features of ancient Egyptian burial customs. Such cartonnage masks covered the head and the upper part of the chest of a mummy. Generally, they consist ... More
Egyptian - Mummy Mask of a Woman - Walters 783
Mummy masks of the Hellenistic and Roman periods often had gilded faces that reflected the association of the deceased with the gods. This mask has been molded over a core, with layers of mud and linen. The dec... More
Egyptian - Naos-sistrum - Walters 48465 (2)
Depicted with cow features, the goddess Hathor was associated with sexuality, motherhood, and music. This sistrum, or rattle, is a masterwork of Egyptian faience, which is particularly fitting, as Hathor was al... More
Egyptian - Naos-sistrum - Walters 48465
Depicted with cow features, the goddess Hathor was associated with sexuality, motherhood, and music. This sistrum, or rattle, is a masterwork of Egyptian faience, which is particularly fitting, as Hathor was al... More
Egyptian - Ostracon with a Royal Head - Walters 321
This sketch depicts a king wearing the "blue crown," a collar, and two strings of gold beads. His stubble beard is a sign of mourning. The features of the king make it likely that Seti I is represented. The ela... More
Egyptian - Ostrakon with Sketches - Walters 41320 (2)
The front of this ostracon shows a preparatory drawing for a funerary ritual scene, while the back has sketches of vessels and cult objects.
Egyptian - Ostrakon with Sketches - Walters 41320 - Back
The front of this ostracon shows a preparatory drawing for a funerary ritual scene, while the back has sketches of vessels and cult objects.
Egyptian - Ostrakon with Sketches - Walters 41320
The front of this ostracon shows a preparatory drawing for a funerary ritual scene, while the back has sketches of vessels and cult objects.
Egyptian - Pair of Leather Sandals - Walters 73110
This is a pair of leather sandal soles. Each sole consists of a single piece of cut leather. There are fine cracks and some areas of discoloration on the reddish-brown leather, but generally it is in a good s... More