Osiris statue
This is a figurine of the god Osiris.
It is from Saqqara. Where some woodworkers made furniture
headrest
This is a headrest.
It is from Thebes. The Egyptians used headrests instead of pillows. Some were padded for extra comfort but most were not. Some were customised to fit an individual's head. People would have slept on their side when using a headrest. They are still used today in Kenya and other parts of Africa. This is a headrest. It is made from wood. We do not know how old this object is.
door
This is part of a door
awl
This is an awl.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Carpenters and cabinetmakers worked in groups and had a sophisticated array of tools. Axes and saws were used for cutting tree trunks into planks
paint palette
This is a paint palette and grinder.
It is from Tell Nabasha. The Egyptian artist had to prepare his own paints
squared limestone fragment
This is a limestone fragment with a squared grid on it.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Squared grids were used by Egyptian artists to work out the scale of larger paintings they were about to work on. Grids were then marked onto the walls with string and red paint to get the correct proportions
chisel
This is a chisel.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Carpenters and cabinetmakers worked in groups and had a sophisticated array of tools. Axes and saws were used for cutting tree trunks into planks
graffito
This is a piece of graffiti
shrine box
This is a shrine box.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. It may be from Akhmim (Khemmis Panopolis). Shrine boxes were placed in shrines with funerary statuary or offerings in them. This box may have been made to hold mummified ibises
coffin
This is the coffin of a woman called Iy-tau-Mut .
It is from Thebes. This coffin belonged to a woman called Iy-tau-Mut. She has the titles Lady of the House (that is
chisel with handle
This is a chisel with a handle.
It is from Thebes. Carpenters and cabinetmakers worked in groups and had a sophisticated array of tools. Axes and saws were used for cutting tree trunks into planks
beard from coffin
This is a carved beard from a coffin lid.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The Egyptians believed that an anthropoid (human-like) coffin could act as a substitute if anything happened to their body
graffito
This is a graffiti sketch
frieze
This is a frieze from part of a ceiling.
It is from Thebes. This carved frieze shows a row of uraei (cobras) with sundiscs on a backboard. The uraei are painted in red
bird graffito
This is a graffiti sketch of a bird.
It is from Abydos
chisel
This is a chisel.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Carpenters and cabinetmakers worked in groups and had a sophisticated array of tools. Axes and saws were used for cutting tree trunks into planks
paint pigments
These are examples of Egyptian paint pigments.
They are from Thebes. The Egyptian artist had a limited range of colours to work with. The colours he used came mostly from natural earth pigments. Red came from oxides or realgar
hand from coffin
This is a carved hand from a coffin lid.
It is from Aswan. Woodworkers were often working with small pieces of timber. They often had to piece bits together to make somethiong large like a coffin. The added decorative pieces
paint palette
This is a paint palette.
It is from Naukratis. A full palette had six dips
