Lunette of the stela of Tetisheri

Lunette of the stela of Tetisheri

Cairo Museum

CG 34002

Pasenhor Stela

The so-called Pasenhor Stela, commemorating the death of an Apis bull in year 37 of Aakheperre Shoshenq (V). The Apis was enthroned in year 11 of the same pharaoh. Pasenhor was a priest of Ptah lived in this period. Reign of Aakheperre Shoshenq (V), 22th dynasty, Third intermediate period. Found in the Serapeum of Saqqara, now in the Louvre Museum (S 1959).

Auguste Mariette (1821-1881) - Le sérapéum de Memphis, découvert et décrit par Auguste Mariette (1857) available here, pl. 31

upper part- stela

Upper part of a stela showing a standing man adoring Ra-Horakhty who holds a was-sceptre. 19th Dynasty. From Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London

Stela showing "Isis the Great Goddess"

Stela showing "Isis the Great Goddess" sitting and holding a was-sceptre. A man, the head of necropolis workers, adores her. From Egypt, Middle Kingdom. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London

Ptolemy IV Philopator

Crowned head of Ptolemy IV Philopator. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: Ptolemaic period, 221-205 BC. Place of Origin: Alexandria. Material Size: Granite. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Graeco-Roman Museum, Alexandria, Egypt. Location: 83.

Unusual ointment container in the form of a bird with a horse's head

Unusual ointment container in the form of a bird with a horse's head. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: 26th Dynasty, c 664 - 525 BC. Material Size: white faience, l = 6.5 cm. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Musee du Louvre, Paris . Location: 38.

coffin of Gua

Detail from the floor of one of the coffins of Gua, chief physician of Djehutyhotep, governor of Bersha.The paintings recall the 'Book of Two Ways', modern name for the map and accompanying texts of passage past the obstacles of afterlife. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty,. Place of Origin: Beshra 1985-1795 BC. Material Size: Cedarwood. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo . Location: 39.