This is a funerary couch. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Embalmers needed two tables, one for the wet processes of removing the internal organs, washing…

This is a heart scarab amulet with an inscription from the Book of the Dead It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. It was feared that a…

This is a heart scarab amulet. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Egyptians feared that their heart might testify against them at the Weighing of the…

This is a heart scarab with the 30th chapter of the Book of the Dead incised in hieroglyphs. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Egyptians feared…

This is a heart scarab amulet with incised hieroglyphs from the Book of the Dead on the bottom. This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Egyptians…

This is a heart scarab amulet. This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. It was feared that a heart might testify against its owner to condemn…

This is natron. It is from Deir el-Bahari. Natron is a naturally-occurring form of salt, consisting mainly of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate. Embalmers used it to dry the body…

This 'two-finger' amulet shows the index and middle fingers. It is from Giza. Embalmers placed a finger amulet on the mummy, near the incision made to remove the internal organs…

This is a pair of tweezers. Bahnasa (el-) (Oxyrhynchus) The Egyptians used tweezers in embalming and medicine, as well as for personal grooming. Tweezers of this size may have been…

This is the coffin of a man named Hor-em-ken-iset. It is from Deir el- Bahari, in the temple of Mentuhotep, in pit 7 This three-piece coffin was in fashion at…