Eternal Egypt: Shell of King Sekhemkhet

This statue is the oldest known life-size statue in Egypt and depicts King Djoser himself. The king's deep-set eyes were once inlaid. He has a ceremonial false beard and wears a black wig topped by the royal Nemes headdress.

This limestone stela was dedicated by King Ahmose the First, who expelled the Hyksos from Egypt, to his grandmother Queen Tetishery. It shows scenes of the king making offerings to the queen.

The glove of King Tutankhamun is the same as a modern glove, in the shape of the hand and have five fingers. Most probably, gloves in ancient Egypt were not used to keep the hands warm, but were worn for horse riding, so were made of...

Headrests were used in ancient Egypt to protect the head of the sleeper and ease the circulation of air around the head in the hot summer nights. This headrest of Tutankhamun is similar in shape to a folding stool.

The statue of King Khasekhem depicts him seated on a low-backed throne decorated with figures of his enemies. King Khasekhem wears the White Crown and the wraparound robe that is associated with the Heb Sed festival.

This head of King Userkaf was found in the Sun Temple dedicated by the king to the god Re at Abusir and is a striking example of the style marking the beginning of the Fifth Dynasty.

This head of King Akhenaten is part of one of his colossi, which came from a temple built by the young king, and dedicated to the god Aten, in Thebes. It was found at Karnak, next to the temple of Amun-Re.

This colossal head belongs to a statue of King Ramesses the second, standing and holding the sacred standard of a male deity with the Atef crown. It appears that there was an inscribed text at the back and the sides of the statue that...

Wooden labels like this one from the reign of King Djer of the First Dynasty were attached to jars and leather bags to describe their contents.

The stela is one of at least two stelae erected by King Kamose in Amun Temple at Karnak. It commemorates his victories over the Hyksos and describes his triumphant return to Thebes.