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The Naophorousor or Naos (Shrine) carrier statue is one of the prominent forms of late-period sculptures that emphasized the owner’s piety and connection to the gods.
This statue depicts the priest Psamtik-Seneb kneeling while carrying the naos of the god Atum, the procreator of all the gods and Lord of Heliopolis.
Limestone
Late Period
From Tanis
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Funerary equipment of Sennedjem
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb of Sennedjem TT1, Deir el-Medina
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Appeared within the periods before the unification of Egypt, divided into:
- Naqada I, known for its red pottery with white decoration and geometric palettes for makeup
- Naqada II, pots are beige with red decoration, often featuring boats, birds, and human figures and slate palettes in animal form
- Naqada III, has plainer pottery and palettes but has a greater variety of statues and ritual objects
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo
Combs were used for multiple purposes. This includes combs being used as status symbols, as decoration for the hair, and as tools.
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
A group of statues of the protective goddesses that were found in the tomb of king Amenhotep II were responsible for protecting the body of the king in his afterlife journey. They are "Wadjet" depicted as a cobra, "Nekhbet" the vulture, "Meretseger" in the form of a winged cobra, and the cows "Mehet-Weret" and "Hathor". These goddesses are among the earliest known to have been revered in ancient Egypt.
Wood
New Kingdom, 18th dynasty
Valley of the Kings, Thebes
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Discovered from the tomb of the high courtier Hemaka, these disks are thought to have been placed on top of a wooden pin and spun around.
Schist and limestone
From Saqqara, tomb of Hemaka
1st dynasty, reign of Den
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo
The position of the divine God's wife of Amun was one of the most important priestly positions in the New Kingdom, which was limited to the women of the royal house only, as they wore royal crowns and wrote their names in cartouches and performed temple rituals and offering sacrifices.
The crown and the distinctive scepter in this statue indicate that it belongs to one of the divine god's wives in the Late Period.
Granite
Third Intermediate Period
Karnak
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The lid of Sennedjem's inner coffin
Wood, pigment
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb TT1 Deir el-Medina, Thebes
(JE 27308)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is a large museum in the ancient city of Fustat, now part of Cairo, Egypt. The museum partially opened in February 2017 and will display a collection of 50,000 artefacts, presenting Egyptian civilization from prehistoric times to the present day.
The permanent collection of NMEC is divided chronologically into areas labelled: Archaic, Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, Medieval, Islamic, modern and contemporary.
This skeleton was found buried near Nazlet Khater - Sohag Governorate. It is for a young man who lived 35 thousand years ago, and it appears from his skeleton that he had enjoyed a distinguished height and strong body. One of his stone stools was discovered beside him.
Upper Paleolithic
Provenance Nazlet Khater, Sohag
Above the skeleton some stone tools
The ancient Egyptians made stone tools of flintstone about two million years ago to provide them with their daily needs of food, cloth, protection, and to facilitate their way of living.
Usually, tools were made by hitting or pressing at a certain point of the surface of a stone or its end with a hammer made of stone, wood or bone to separate the flints. Tools that were sharpened from one side were used as knives, scalpels or razors. But if the tool was sharpened from two sides, it became a hand axe. Pointed tools were used as gimlets or arrowheads. However, stone tools remained in use during historical periods and became more developed or replaced by metal ones.
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo
The arched harp (shoulder harp) was a common musical instrument in ancient Egypt and was often decorated with colourful motifs on its outer surface. Harps, together with percussion instruments, were very popular and were used in both sacred and secular contexts.
Wood
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Provenance Luxor
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Princess Neferwptah, Neferuptah or Ptahneferu (“Beauty of Ptah”) was the daughter of king Amenemhat III of the 12th dynasty. A burial for her was prepared in the tomb of her father at Hawara. However, she was not buried there, but in a small pyramid at Hawara. Her tomb was found intact in 1956 and still contained her jewellery, a granite sarcophagus, three silver vases and other objects. Objects belonging to her include a sphinx of black granite and the fragment of a statue found on Elephantine.
Neferuptah is one of the first royal women whose name was written inside a cartouche. Although she never had the title 'king's wife', she must have had a special status; it is possible she was regarded as a future ruler.
Her titles included a member of the elite, great of favour, great of praise and beloved king's daughter of his body.
The elements of Jewellery which were found and could be restored most probably to their original state consisted of :
1.-a necklace of gold, carnelian and beads
2.-a broad collar
3.-a pair of bracelets and a pair of anklets
4.-a girdle of disc beads with a hawk-pendant
5.-A funerary apron of faience and blue frit beads
Burial of Neferuptah in Hawara
Middle Kingdom, 12 dynasty
Hawara
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The cow Mehet-Weret (Ancient Egyptian: mḥt-wrt), is one of a group of statues of the protective goddesses found in the tomb of King Amenhotep II.
Mehet-Weret is primarily known as the "Celestial Cow" or "Cow Goddess" because of her physical characteristics, but she contributes to the world in more ways than that. She is also the Goddess of Water, Creation, and Rebirth; in Egyptian mythology, Mehet-Weret is one of the main components in the making and survival of life. Her name means "Great Flood".
Wood
18th dynasty, New Kingdom
Tomb of Amenhotep II, Valley of the Kings
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Wooden tomb models were deposited as grave goods in the tombs and burial shafts. They included a wide variety of wooden figurines and scenes, such as boats, granaries, baking and brewing beer scenes and butchery scenes.
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The Karnak Cachette was found by Georges Legrain in 1903 in front of the 7th pylon of the Karnak Temple.
Legrain's #: K 177.
Karnak Cachette #: CK 152.
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC), Cairo; Inventory #CG 42184.
The foot end of the inner coffin of Sennedjem. The scene might be Hathor as the mistress of the sycamore tree pouring a libation for the young and aged, white-haired Sennedjem.
Wood, pigment
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb TT1 Deir el-Medina, Thebes
(JE 27308)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Ancient Egyptian Stools
Tomb of Sennedjem TT1, Deir el-Medina
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Qa'a (Qáa or Ka'a, his arm is raised), the last king of the First Dynasty, reigning for c.33 years, c.2910 BCE.
Abydos Funerary Complex: Q.
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo; Inventory #JE31860 & #CG14631
Isis' face is framed by a heavy, braided wig held by an elaborate multicoloured band decorated with geometric and floral motifs. Lotus blossoms, open and in the bud, are represented in low relief on the forehead of the figure. The lotus flower was a symbol of rebirth.
The eyes are narrow while the mouth and the face itself are treated simply. The ears are not shown but are marked by the presence of large earrings consisting of a ring and a hemisphere of bone or ivory.
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb of Sennedjem TT1, Deir el-Medina
(JE 27309)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Funerary equipment of Sennedjem
Isis and Nephthys on either side of a scarab
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb of Sennedjem TT1, Deir el-Medina
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The coffin of Nedjemankh is a gilded ancient Egyptian coffin from the late Ptolemaic Period. It once encased the mummy of Nedjemankh, a priest of the ram god Heryshaf.
The lid is covered with vignettes illustrating funerary spells and has inscriptions in gold and silver.
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Isis was the wife of a craftsman from Deir el-Medina called Kabekhnet and the daughter-in-law of Sennedjem. This is the second coffin in which the mummy of Isis was enclosed. She also had a mummiform external coffin, as well as a pectoral placed directly over the bandages of her mummy. This pectoral was identical to the cover of the internal coffin and provided further protection against damage to the body.
On the cover, Isis is depicted richly dressed and as if she were still alive.
Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb of Sennedjem TT1, Deir el-Medina
(JE 27309)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
When Emile Brugsch and Ahmed Kamal cleared the Deir el-Bahri cache (TT320) in 1881, Brugsch found this unique tent buried in one of its corridors and was still preserving its bright colours as it was made entirely of appliqué coloured leather and decorated with carefully cut out leather ornaments depicting gazelles, scarabs, papyrus, texts and cartouches of Pinudjem I fixed on a different colour piece of leather.
This tent was made between 1046-1037 BC for the funerary purification of Isetemkheb II who was the daughter of the army general and High priest of Amun Masaherta and the chantress of Amun Tayuheret and the granddaughter of the king Pinudjem I of the 21st dynasty.
The texts describe the pleasant companionship that joins Isetemkheb II with the god Khonsu Lord of Thebes, goddess Mut and the deities of the other world amid the scent of flowers and perfumes that came from Punt.
Painted red, green and yellow leather
Deir el-Bahri Cache (TT 320)
21st dynasty
Reign of Pinudjem I
(JE 26276)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
This funerary boat and some smaller items were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II.
Tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35
18th dynasty
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Tunic with scenes from ancient egyptian myths, including scene of goddess Isis as a patron of textile manufacture where she is spinning and weaving on a loom.
Roman period 2nd centuary AD
Saqqara
Linen
Pen-Menkh was a contemporary of Queen Cleopatra VII and the Roman conquest of Egypt. As one of the high officials, he held the position of the Mayor of Dendera, the capital of the 6th Nome of Upper Egypt, and also he was the royal deputy and priest of Hathor and Horus. This statue is a unique example of the mixing between ancient Egyptian art with its well-established traditions and the Hellenistic one.
Granite - sandstone
Greco-Roman Period - 1st century BC
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Kings Valley Tomb #43 (KV43)
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC), Cairo; Inventory #CG 46097.
Even undecorated palettes were often given pleasing shapes, such as the zoomorphic palettes, which included turtles and, very commonly, fish. The fish zoomorphic palette often had an upper-centrally formed hole, presumably for suspension, and thus display.
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The lower part of the coffin is decorated with representations of the divine figures who inhabited the Egyptian Underworld. Corresponding to the position of the head of the deceased are the genii of the North, with those of the South reproduced at her feet. The two groups are separated by columns of text containing references to the Four Sons of Horus.
New Kingdom, 19th dynasty
Tomb of Sennedjem TT1, Deir el-Medina
(JE 27309)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is a large museum in the ancient city of Fustat, now part of Cairo, Egypt. The museum partially opened in February 2017 and displays a collection of 50,000 artefacts, presenting Egyptian civilization from prehistoric times to the present day.
Originally, ropes were made by hand by the Egyptians using natural fibres such as water reed, date palms, papyrus, and leather.
Ropes were among the main tools for measuring and determining the borders and large areas of agricultural lands.
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo
Group of statues of the protective goddesses that were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II. They were responsible for protecting the body of the king in his afterlife journey.
They are Wadjet (depicted as a cobra),Nekhbet (vulture), Meretseger (winged Cobra) plus Hathor and Mehet-Weret (cows) the goddesses of Heaven.
New Kingdom 18th Dynasty 1550 - 1295 BC
Valley of the Kings
Thebes
Painted Wood
Hovering above the king is his protector, the goddess Nekhbet, in the form of a vulture, holding in her talons the shen-ring (symbol of eternal encircling protection).
Thutmose IV is represented standing in his chariot and in the act of shooting an arrow from a bow. At the same time, he guides his horses with the reins tied around his body.
Behind him stands the hawk-headed god Montu wearing on his head the sun's disc, two feathers, and uraeus. He guides the king's hands, and assures the accuracy of the monarch's aim. The king wears the war helmet with uraeus in front around his neck are two strings of beads with a decorative border.
Thutmose IV is clad here in a loin-cloth which is supported by a broad belt and his torso is swatched with leather or cloth bands. He wears armlets on either arm, a leather gauntlet on his forearm, and a bracelet on his right wrist.
Slung over his shoulders are two quivers full of arrows. The chariot is of simpler decoration than the original, bears a quiver and bow case, and is drawn by two horses richly caparisoned and wearing ostrich feathers upon their heads.
The tomb of Tuthmosis IV contained the body of a chariot and some fragments of other parts and leather trappings, but no wheels.
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
This granite statue of Tutankhamun was sculpted of granite and found in Karnak. It shows the king with a lock of hair (the sidelock of youth) at the side of his head and Uraeus, a cobra over his forehead. He is holding the djed pillar, the nekhekh flail and the heka crook; wearing the large pectoral and its counterpoise, all these emblems signify god Khonsu.
As a member of the Theban Triad worshipped at Karnak, Khonsu was the son of the god Amun and the goddess Mut. Khonsu was a moon god whose name means 'the wanderer'. This may relate to the nightly travel of the moon across the sky. Along with Thoth he marked the passage of time.
In addition, he was worshipped as the son of Sobek and Hathor at Kom Ombo, where he was associated with Horus and called Khonsu-Hor.
In art, Khonsu is typically depicted as a mummy with the symbol of childhood, a sidelock of hair, as well as the menat necklace with crook and flail. He has close links to other divine children such as Horus and Shu. He is sometimes shown wearing an eagle or falcon's head like Horus, with whom he is associated as a protector and healer, adorned with the sun disk and crescent moon.
Granite
18th dynasty
From the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak
CG 38488
(NMEC 838)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Due to the scarcity of wood in Egypt, the ancient Egyptians used papyrus fibres, saw grass and spiny rush plant, and the date and doum palm leaves as a cheap and available material in their environment for basketry. The fibres were twisted, woven and painted in bright colours to make sturdy boxes for keeping clothes, baskets of cereal and food and even boxes of jewellery and cosmetics.
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Group of statues of the protective goddesses that were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II. They were responsible for protecting the body of the king in his afterlife journey.
They are Wadjet (depicted as a cobra),Nekhbet (vulture), Meretseger (winged Cobra) plus Hathor and Mehet-Weret (cows) the goddesses of Heaven.
New Kingdom 18th Dynasty 1550 - 1295 BC
Valley of the Kings
Thebes
Painted Wood
Group of statues of the protective goddesses that were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II. They were responsible for protecting the body of the king in his afterlife journey.
They are Wadjet (depicted as a cobra),Nekhbet (vulture), Meretseger (winged Cobra) plus Hathor and Mehet-Weret (cows) the goddesses of Heaven.
New Kingdom 18th Dynasty 1550 - 1295 BC
Valley of the Kings
Thebes
Painted Wood
Sphinx statues expressed the living king sitting on the throne as the image of the god Shu, who controls the boundaries of the universe and was always depicted as a crouching lion. This statue was one of the statues of Amenemhat III which flanked the processional route in front of his great temple at Hawara.
Reused by later kings
Black granite
Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty
One of the 7 statues found in Tanis
JE 1520-13 / CG 530
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
An ostracon depicting a scribe holding a reed pen and a scribe's palette. According to the museum, it should be Hapi. Hapi was the Administrator of the god Amun during the reign of Seti I and Ramesses II
19th dynasty
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
My son's semi-finished "gift box" art work... part of NMEC Sunday School's program to give their kids a chance to "gift" NMEC on its 11th founding anniversary.
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC), Cairo; Inventory #JE 70115 & JE 70116 (no lable).
The apron is formed of a belt of tiny faience beads in a geometric pattern. The two semi-oval pieces were probably the clasp and may have been covered with a plate bearing the name of Neferuptah. This apron was probably placed around the abdomen of the mummy of the princess, over the bandages.
Blue frit and faience
Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty
Tomb of Neferuptah, Hawara
(JE 90189)
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat Cairo
Patron: Judge (qadi) Zain al-Din Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Ahmed bin Muzhar al-Ansari al-Shafi’i 1428-1488,
chancellor of Qāytbāy (Abu al-Nasr Sayf al-Din al-Ashraf Qāytbāy (the restored)) c.1416/1418-1496, Burji (Circassian) Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (r.1468–1496).
Islamic Monument #49
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC), Cairo; Inventory #n/a
Appeared within the periods before the unification of Egypt, divided into:
- Naqada I, known for its red pottery with white decoration and geometric palettes for makeup
- Naqada II, pots are beige with red decoration, often featuring boats, birds, and human figures and slate palettes in animal form
- Naqada III, has plainer pottery and palettes but has a greater variety of statues and ritual objects
NMEC National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo
The Douche (Dush) Treasure wasfound in 1989 inside a pottery vessel hidden in the Roman fort walls of the Temple dedicated to Serapis, Isis and Harpocrates. Temple.
It consists of a gold Diadem, two bracelets and a necklace of 187 gold plates, weighing 363 grams .
The diadem is decorated with vine leaves and branches within a temple facade, his right hand is on the head of the god Harpocrate. Busts of the god Isis are surmounting the two columns and coming out of the two rosettes ending the decoration on both sides.
Roman
2nd C AD