This is a heart scarab with the 64th Chapter of the Book of the Dead incised in hieroglyphs. This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The…

This is a stone heart amulet. It is from Abydos, Grave D35. The heart amulet, ib, was placed on the chest of the mummy. It protected the physical heart, which…

This is a blue-green heart amulet with birds painted on each side. It is from Abydos, Grave D35. The ancient Egyptians specified that the heart amulet, ib, should be made…

This is a door lintel from the tomb of Nub-khesbed It is from Abydos, in Grave D31. This lintel above a door in the tomb carries a prayer for the…

This is a door lintel from the tomb of Meni. It is from Dendara, in the mastaba of Meni. Meni was a high-ranking civil servant and he was buried in…

This is a carved stone stela for a man called Meni. It is from Dendera, in the mastaba of Meni. Meni was a high-ranking civil servant, Chief of the Estates…

This is a figurine of a ka. This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The ancient Egyptians believed that the ka would live in a statue…

This is an amulet of a ka and ba. This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The ba was one aspect of a person that survived…

This is a carved wooden figure of a bird with a human face, or a ba. This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The ba was…

This is a raised relief showing a human-headed bird or ba bird. This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The ba was one aspect of a…