This is a sistrum. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. A sistrum is a rattle, used by women, priests and priestesses. They often featured the goddess…

This is a pair of cymbals. They are from Tell Nabasha. Cymbals are a percussion instrument of ancient Egyptian origin. They were used by priestesses and as musical instruments. Today…

This is a razor. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The Greek historian Herodotus wrote that Egyptian priests on duty in the temple had to wash…

This is a funerary cone for the priest Mentuemhat. It is from Medinet Habu, in Thebes, from Theban Tomb 34. Over a long period, it was fashionable to place clay…

This is a funerary cone with hieroglyphs on the base. It names a priest. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Over a long period, it was…

This is an offering stela for a priest called Pen-Amen. It is from Abydos. Pen-Amen is shown wearing the clean white linen robes and the leopard skin of a high-ranking…

This is a painted stela showing a priest (in leopardskin) before the god Re- Harakhty on his throne. It is from a grave in the Ramesseum, in Thebes. Hori is…

This is an offering stela for the priest Hor-Sobek. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. It is probably from Esna. The inscription asks for offerings for…

This is a stone temple relief with a hieroglyphic inscription of Pharaoh Senusret III on it. It is from the Temple of Senusret III at Ihnasya el-Medina (Henen-Nesut, Heracleopolis Magna).…

This is a bright blue finger ring with the name of the pharaoh Horemheb on it, in a cartouche. This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown.…