sarcophagus of Asetirdis, Saqqara, limestone, 150-100 BC
upper part of cartonnage coffin, Third Intermediate Period, Dyn 22-24, 945-719 BC
head of Osiris, Late Period, 664-525 BC, granite
outer coffin lid of Iawttayesheret, Dyn 25, 760-656 BC
coffin lid of Pashebkhonsu, Dyn 21, 1075-945 BC
coffin lid of Tanakhtnettahat, Dyn 21, 1075-945 BC
coffin board of Tanakhtnettahat, Dyn 21, 1075-945 BC
coffin & mummy board of Tanakhtnettahat, Dyn 21, 1075-945 BC
coffin of Tanakhtnettahat, Dyn 21, 1075-945 BC
coffin lid, Dyn 20, 1190-1075 BC
relief of entombment ritual, New Kingdom, 1539-1075 BC, limestone
offering table of Queen Amanikhatashan, Sudan, Meroitic Period, 140-155 AD
vessel fragment, late Meroitic Period, 2-3rd century AD
beer jar, late Meroitic Period, 2-3rd century AD
coffin of Baket, Dyn 18, 1550-1425 BC
New Kingdom funerary art: stela, Dyn 18
New Kingdom funerary art: offering basin, Dyn 18
New Kingdom funerary art: imitation stone vase, Dyn 18
New Kingdom funerary art: canopic jar, Dyn 18
coffin & mummy of priestly official, Dyn 21, 1075-945 BC
coffin & mummy board of Pashebkhonsu, Dyn 21, 1075-945 BC
nested coffin of Iawttayesheret, Dyn 25, 760-656 BC
Book of the Dead fragment, 18th Dynasty, c. 1550-1069 BC, papyrus & pigment
Heart scarab, 26 Dynasty, 664-525 BC, diorite; heart scarab inscribed for Neferrenpet, New Kingdom, peridotite
Middle Kingdom model coffin, Second Intermediate Period shabti, New Kingdom shabti
3 New Kingdom shabtis, model coffin Dyn 20-21
Seti I shabti, Dyn 19, 1290-1279 BC; Caananite Pakharou, Dyn 21; overseer shabti, Third Intermediate Period
shabtis of Padiamenopet, Thebes, Dyn 25; Diesehebsed, Dyn 25; Amasu, Late Period
shabtis of Diesehebsed; Amasu; Nefiribresaneith, Dyn 26; Horudja, Harawa, Dyn 30; faience, Dyn 30
coffin of Nebetit, Dyn 11, 1957-1938 BC
mummy with cartonnage trappings, late Ptolemaic, 167-30 BC
stela of Satsobek, Dyn 12, 1938-1795 BC
bowl & stand, Dyn 11-12; Hes vase, Old Kingdom, 2625-2130 BC
boat model, Dyn 11, 2008-1957 BC
coffin face, Third Intermediate Period, 1075-712 BC
face from coffin, Late Period, 664-332 BC
mummy mask, Roman, 4th century AD
stela, Third Intermediate Period, 1075-656 BC
stela of Kerefamun, limestone, Dyn 26, 664-525 BC
funerary stela, Terenouthis, late 3rd - early 4th century AD
censer, bronze, Third Intermediate Period
Hathor head end to bronze censer, TIP
Anubis, Roman Period, faience, 30 BC-395 AD
offering stand, late Ptolemaic, 664-30 BC
predynastic arrowheads, Fayum, 4800-3100; disc macehead, Naqada II, 4200-3250, steatite; macehead, Naqada III, 3250-3100 BC
fishtail lance head, Naqada II, 3700-3250 BC
double bird-head palette & fish palette, Naqada II
double bird palette with later gnostic inscription, slate, Naqada II, 3700-3250 BC
vase, Amratian, Naqada I, 4200-3700 BC
vessel, Abydos, Upper Egypt, Naqada II
black top jar, Naqada I
pottery, Naqada II
miniature pot, Naqada II
Dynasty 1, 3100-2907 BC
turtle palette, Dyn 0, 3250-3100 BC
Step Pyramid tiles, Saqqara, Djoser, Dyn 3, 2687-2667 BC
cylinder vase for Temple of Min, Dyn 1-2, calcite (Egyptian alabaster)
painted bowl, Nubia, 3100-2970 BC
archaic-early Old Kingdom, calcite, 3100-2250 BC
stone vase, Dyn 1-3, 3100-2667 BC
vase, Dyn 3-4, black limestone, 2755-2500 BC
cylinder seal, carnelian, Dyn 1, 3100-2907 BC
ripple-flake knife, flint, Naqada III, 3250-3100 Bc
false door of Hetepi & her mother Sahot, Old Kingdom
tomb relief, Dyn 6-8, late Old Kingdom
cylinder vase, Dyn 5-6; headrest, Dyn 4-5; vase, Dyn 6
wood figure, Dyn 5-6, 2300-2170 BC
head of woman, Dyn 5-6, 2500-2170 BC
statue of Nedjemu, Giza, Dyn 5, 2500-2350 BC
copper statue, Old Kingdom, 2675-2130 BC
cylinder seal of Pepy II, Dyn 6, & Khufu, Dyn 4, & inlay head
necklace, Dyn 4-6, faience, garnet, steatite, & quartz
tomb relief, Dyn 5-6
tomb relief of Nykateti, Dyn 5-6, 2300-2170 BC
relief fragment from mortuary temple of Montuhotep II, Dyn 11, 2008-1957 BC
model mace, Dyn 11-12, 1980-1900 BC
canopic jar lid, Dyn 12
statue of man, Dyn 12
hippo, Middle Kingdom, faience
model beer vat, Dyn 11-12
women, Middle Kingdom, Dyn 12-13, & Second Intermediate Period, Dyn 17
jars & figures, Middle Kingdom
3 model pomegranates, Dyn 11-12, & magic wand
stela of Intef & Shenetsetji, First Intermediate Period, 2130-1980 BC
Sekhem wand, Old Kingdom - early Middle Kingdom, wood
Sweret bead, modern reconstruction
necklaces
girdle
cosmetic vessels
clasp, Middle Kingdom, gold with jasper & lapis inlay
statuette of woman, calcite
shell ornament inscribed for Sesostris III
pot fragment, Thebes, New Kingdom
relief of god Hapy, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Dyn 18, reign of Hatshepsut
head of official (maybe Senenmut), Dyn 18, Thutmosid period
relief of Nile god Hapy, Dyn 18, Hatshepsut period
beaker, late Second Intermediate Period
statue of Lady Tjerty, Dyn 18, 1539-1478 BC
pitcher, Nubia, Second Cataract, Dyn 17-18, 1630-1500 BC
head of man, New Kingdom
Hyksos scarab, scarab of Hatshepsut, Hykos cylinder seal, handle inscribed for King Sekenenre, bead inscribed for Ahhotep
scarab of Amenhotep I, scarab with 2 obelisks of Hatshepsut, Dyn 18 scarab, scarab of Thutmose III
frog scaraboid & cowroid seals, Dyn 18
Sakhmet, Thebes, diorite, Dyn 18
Dyn 18, New Kingdom
relief depicting Nefertiti, Dyn 18, reign of Akhenaten, 1353-1336 BC
relief of parade horse, Dyn 18, reign of Akhenaten, 1353-1336 BC
face of Akhenaten, Dyn 18, reign of Akhenaten, 1353-1336 BC
head of Amun, Dyn 18, reign of Tutankhamun, 1332-1322 BC
figure of Amun or Tut, Dyn 18, reign of Tutankhamun, 1332-1322 BC
lion-hunt scarab, Dyn 18, reign of Amenhotep III, 1390-1353 BC
knob inscribed for Horemheb, Dyn 18, 1319-1292 BC
head of Amenhotep III, red granite, Dyn 18, 1390-1353 BC
head of Khaemwaset, son & heir of Ramesis II, Dyn 19, 1279-1213 BC
wood headrest, Dyn 18
husband & wife from coffin, Dyn 21
2 beer mugs, New Kingdom
ancestor bust, Dyn 19-20
flask & ring stand, New Kingdom
reed baskets, New Kingdom
faience grapes, bowl with figs, bowl with jujubes, dom palm nut, New Kingdom
god Bes, Dyn 18; mother & child on bed, New Kingdom
monkey cosmetic spoon handle, New Kingdom
cat-shape jewelry & dog gamepiece
head of dog from Hounds & Jackels game & head of Ibex from cosmetic spoon
Lion amulet, carnelian; sphinx, lapis lazuli; frog, gold
Frog, gold; baboon, amethyst; crocodile pendant, Middle Kingdom, carnelian
Cylinder seal inscribed for Sesostris III, 12 Dynasty, glazed steatite; Bead inscribed for Amenemhet III, 12 Dynasty, glazed steatite
clay bread mold, New Kingdom
bronze mirror, New Kingdom
bronze hair curler, cosmetic spatula, & razor, New Kingdom
New Kingdom jewelry
dagger, late Middle Kingdom to early Second Intermediate Period & fan handle, Dyn 18, Amenhotep I, 1514-1493 BC
New Kingdom bronze mirror, Dyn 18
painting from tomb of Nebamun, Dyn 18
stela of Tjery & Kenut, Dyn 18, reign of Amenhotep III
jar, Dyn 18
jar, New Kingdom
18th Dynasty
cosmetic vessels, Dyn 18
lotus bud, Dyn 18
relief of Mentuemhat, Dyn 25, 760-656 BC
stela of Horesenef, Dyn 25-26
shabti of Taharga, Sudan, Dyn 25, 690-664 BC
shabti of Anlamani, Sudan, Dyn 25
amulet of Amun, gilded silver, Nubian, Dyn 25
bronze woman, Nubian, Dyn 25
head of man in Old Kingdom style, Nubian, Dyn 25
head of priest, Nubian, Dyn 25
double uraeus ornament, Nubian, Dyn 25
Nubian, Dyn 25
scarab with King Pi(ankhy), sphinx amulet, scarab of Amenirdis, amulet of goddess Mut, amulet of girl playing flute
ram-headed pendant & necklace, carnelian & gold
aegis of Hathor, bronze with inlay, Dyn 25-26
Theophorous statue, Dyn 26
votive statue of Oxyrhynchus fish, Late Period
block statue, granite, Dyn 19
sistrum with Hathor image on handle, Late Period
Osiris, bronze, Dyn 22-26
Djed pillar, bronze, Third Intermediate Period
quail chick votive relief, 1st century BC-1st century AD
naos inscribed for prophet of the statues of Apries, Psamtek, Dyn 26
sistrum, glazed faience, Late Period
Naophorous statue, basalt, Dyn 26
clapper, ivory or bone, New Kingdom
pilgrim flask, faience, Late Period
bronze bell with demotic inscription, 1st century AD
Temple: House of the Gods
Gods & goddesses
Ma'at, bronze, & shrine amulet, faience, both Late Period
ceramic Hathor, New Kingdom, & terracotta Bes, Late Period
stela of Pasherienaset, limestone, Late Dynastic to early Ptolemaic
Neith, green schist, Late Period
Falcon, granite, Ptolemaic
standard of Selket, bronze, Third Intermediate Period
bronze Apis, faience Taweret, faience Pataek, Late Period
Horus as an archer, wood, TIP; Nefertem, bronze, LP; Isis & Horus, faience, Dyn 30 to early Ptolemaic
Hathor cow, Dyn 18
relief of a Nile goddess, granite, Dyn 30, Nectanebo II, 362-343 BC
Hellenistic Egypt
royal relief fragment, Ptolemaic Period
relief of queen or goddess, Ptolemaic Period
relief of king offering sphinx, Ptolemaic Period
alabastron, Ptolemaic Period
sphinx, Ptolemaic Period
head of Nubian, Ptolemaic Period
musicians, hedgehog cosmetic pot, ring with portrait, coin of Cleopatra VII, Ptolemaic Period
faience heads, Ptolemaic Period
intaglio rings, Ptolemaic Period
tetradrachma of Ptolemy I
Greco-Roman Egypt
mummy portrait of Sarapon, 2nd century AD
temple window fragments
terracotta shrine
Osiris canopus
Meroitic pot, Sudan
bust of Zeus Serapis
Bes jar
faience vase
basalt head
bronze Apis bull
Meroitic jewelry, Sudan
amulet of Baubo
denarius of Mark Antony
bronze coin of Hadrian & silver denarius of Trajan
silver tetradrachma & copper coin of Constantine the Great
necklace & earrings
Amulets
List of Egyptian amulets in following photos
amulets, Egypt, mostly Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Isis, Horus, & Nephthys, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Ptah, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, shrine, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Nehebkau, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Shu, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, unknown deity, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Bes pectoral, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Bes, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Taweret, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Bat, glazed steatite, New Kingdom
Egyptian amulet, Ptahtek, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Anubis, steatite, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Situla, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Menat, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, column, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Isis knot, jasper, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Djet-pillar, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, multiple wedjat eye, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Ibis, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, crocodile, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, bull, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, falcon, faience, Late Period
Egyptian collar terminal, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, cobra, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, fly, glazed steatite, New Kingdom
Egyptian amulet, oxyrhynchus fish, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, lion, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet mold, clay, Late Period
Egyptian amulet Wedjat eye, faience, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Sakymet, faience, Late Period
Egyptian scarab, gold, Late Period
Egyptian amulet, Tawaret, faience, Late Period
amulet
amulets, Egypt, faience, Late Period
animal mummies & cults
bronze ibis head, Late Period
apis shabti, Late Period
apis stela, Dyn 19-20
shrew coffin, Late Period
crocodile mummy, Late Period, 664-332 BC
falcon mummy, Late Period
kitten mummy, Late Period
head of god Atun from serpent coffin, Late Period
kitten coffin, Late Period
cippus, god Harpokrates, Dyn 26
mummy trappings
bead-net face, Late Period
faience wedjat eye amulet, Late Period
pectoral, Third Intermediate Period
cups for sacrificial oil, Late Period
applique disks, Late Period
"dummy" canopic jars, Third Intermediate Period
Late Period
obsidian knife, archaic period, 3000-2630 BC
mask from a Corn (i.e., grain) Oriris, Late Period
falcon-headed coffin for a Corn Osiris, Late Period to Ptolemaic
ostracon depicting Osiris, Thebes, Kings' Valley, Dyn 20
Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure, Late Period to Ptolemaic; figure of mummified falcon, TIP
coffin fragments, Late Period
Philistine pottery coffin, 13-12 century BC
The Levant
double base-ring juglet, Cypriote, 14th-13th century BC
pilgrim flask, Levant, Iron Age I-II
"bilbil" jug, Levant, maybe Jerusalem, 1550-1200 BC
cosmetic palette, Levant, Iron Age II, stone
chalice, Levant, Jerusalem, Iron Age I
storage jar with dipper juglet, Levant, Iron Age IIC, 720-586 BC
pilgrim flask, Iron Age I-IIC, 1200-586 BC
flask, Levant, Cypriot import, Late Bronze age I-II, 1550-1200 BC
juglets, Levant (l) and Egypt (r) Second Intermediate Period
juglet, Syria, 1800-1550 BC
juglet with spirals, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period
bowl, Levant, Dead Sea region, Roman Period, wood
Jericho: Middle Bronze Age
Jericho: Neolithic to Early Bronze Age
oil lamp, Jericho, Neolithic to Early Bronze Age
Oil lamps, mostly Levant
oil lamps, Levant, #9-10 Hellenistic, 11-12 "Herodian"
oil lamps, Levant, top 3 Jericho
oil lamps, Levant, Jericho (l)
oil lamp, Levant
oil lamps, #13 "Herodian"; #14 Roman; #15 ancient Moab, early Byzantine, 5th century AD; #22 Byzantine
oil lamps, Levant, Roman, #16 Caesarea
oil lamps, Levant, Roman
oil lamps, Byzantine
oil lamps, early Islamic, 7-8th century AD
oil lamps, #9-10 Hellenistic, #11 "Herodian"
oil lamps, #14 Roman; #15 ancient Moab, early Byzantine, 5th century AD
oil lamp, Byzantine
oil lamps, Islamic, 7th-9th century; glazed lamp, Islamic, 12th-14th century AD
oil lamp mold, limestone, Roman, 1st-3rd century AD
funerary relief, Syria, ancient Palmyra, limestone, 150-200 AD
Jericho: Tomb P1, Middle Bronze Age
Jericho: Tomb P1, Middle Bronze Age, oil lamps
Jericho: Tomb P1, Middle Bronze Age, scarabs
Jericho: Tomb P1, Middle Bronze Age, inlay fragments from wooden box
Religious figurines: #1 Near East; 2, 3, 5 Syro-Hittite 2100-1500 BC; 4 Elam; 6 Old Babylon; 7 smiting god, Canaanite, 1200-1000 BC; 8-9 Parthian, c. 250 BC
Underwater archaeology, recovered from ancient harbor of Syracuse, Caesarea, & Sea of Galilee
amphora, Delos, 4th century BC, recovered near Spain
Near Eastern Glass
Near Eastern Glass, Roman
Near Eastern Glass, Roman, Levant or Islamic
Magic in Mesopotamia, amulets, 3rd-1st Millennium BC
Economy in Mesopotamia
Economy in Mesopotamia: relief with boat, stone, 2700-2350 BC
Economy in Mesopotamia: clay tablet
Economy in Mesopotamia: clay tablets with "envelope"
Economy in Mesopotamia: clay tablets
Economy in Mesopotamia: weights (bronze, hematite, or magnetite)
Daily Life in Mesopotamia
Daily Life in Mesopotamia: plaque with banquet scene, Sumerian, 2700-2350 BC
#4 cuneiform tablet of Nabopolassar, Neo-Babylonian; 5-6 cones of Gudea of Lagash, 3rd Dynasty of Ur
headless statue, Diyala region, 2700-2350 BC
head, Sumerian, 2900-2350 BC
necklaces, Sumerian or 1st Dynasty of Babylon
cylinder seal with river god, Akkadian, 2300-2200 BC
pins, #18 bronze, Sumer or Bactria; 19 Egypt; 20 Sumerian, electrum
Cylinder Seals
tablet, Mittani, Iraq, 15th century BC
Royal inscription from Palace at Nimrud, reign of Ashurnasirpal II, 883-859 BC, gypsum
bearded bull's head, Sumerian, 2600-2550 BC, copper with inlay
cup with bulls & lions, Sumerian, early dynastic, 2900-2700 BC, sandstone
ceramics of ancient Iran
ceramics of ancient Iran, 3500 BC
ceramics of ancient Iran, 4200-3400 BC
ceramics of ancient Iran, 1200-1000 BC
ceramics of ancient Iran, horse & rider, Persian Empire, 6-4th century BC
International Trade
fragments, Arabia, 3rd Millennium BC
female figure, Bactria, 3rd Millennium BC
female figure, S. Arabia, 1st century BC
pyxis with lid, Bactria, 3rd Millennium BC
metalwork in ancient Iran: Luristan bronze weapons
Luristan bronze spear
Luristan bronze spear and arrow points
quiver plaque, Luristan, 8th-7th cent. BC
Luristan bronze dagger
Luristan bronze hilt to iron sword
Luristan bronze part of horse bit?
bronze standard heads
Luristan bronze dagger with gold
Luristan
Luristan bronze mace
bronze belt, late 8th-7th century BC, Urartu, NW Iran or SE Turkey near Lake Van, near Neo-Assyrian Empire
portrait of Urartian king, 8-7th century BC
relief of soldier on horse, Assyrian, 9-6th century BC
#4-5 chalices, Assyrian, 9-6th century BC, bronze; #6 miniature amphora, Assyrian, 6th century BC
