These are kohl sticks. They are from Grave D35 in Antinoe. Kohl eye makeup was mixed to a paste and painted onto the eyelid using a stick. Kohl sticks were…

This is a pot for holding kohl. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Two monkeys or baboons are carved holding the sides of this kohl pot.…

This a palette. It is from Upper Egypt. Eye makeup did not come ready-made. The pigments used for kohl had to be ground to powder using a greywacke or 'slate'…

This is a 'stela'. It is from Abydos. On this stela, the dead man Nebi-nefer is shown standing before the hawk-head god Re-harakhty. Between them is an offering table, piled…

This is a coffin with a mummy inside, museum Register number H638. It is from a grave in Dra Abu el Naga, Thebes. During the 22nd Dynasty, burial customs changed.…

This is a shabti box. It is from a grave in Dra Abu el Naga, Thebes. The undisturbed burial contained a man's mummified body contained in an inner and outer…

This is a shabti box. It is from a grave in Dra Abu el Naga, Thebes. The undisturbed burial contained a man's mummified body contained in an inner and outer…

This is a Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure. It is from a grave in Dra Abu el Naga, Thebes. A wooden Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure, part of the grave goods of the unknown 30 year…

These are lotus flowers.

These are shabtis. They are from a grave in Dra Abu el Naga, Thebes. Only a few of the 403 shabtis survive. They were made of fired clay and were…