This a knife. It is from grave D226 at Abydos. Described as a knife for cutting linen, this small copper alloy knife was perhaps too small for the tomb robbers…

These are a pot and bowl. They are from grave D226 at Abydos. The thick, round stone pot is slightly asymmetrical and may have been unfinished. Most Egyptian alabaster pots…

This is an anklet or bracelet. It is from grave 1101 at Qau el-Kebir (Antaeopolis). An anklet or bracelet of faience beads from the tomb of an unknown woman. She…

This is a necklace. It is from grave 1101 at Qau el-Kebir (Antaeopolis). This necklace of faience and carnelian beads was found in a woman's grave. Her name is not…

This is a jar. It is from grave 1101 at Qau el-Kebir (Antaeopolis). A small jar, perhaps to hold perfumed oil, from the offerings placed in the grave of a…

This is a jar. It is from grave 1101 at Qau el-Kebir (Antaeopolis). A small jar from the offerings placed in a woman's grave. This may have been to hold…

This is a bowl. It is from grave 1101 at Qau el-Kebir (Antaeopolis). A burnished redware pottery bowl, perhaps to hold food, from the offerings placed in the grave of…

This is a kohl pot, museum register number H246.1. It is from grave W38 at Hiw, Diospolis Parva. The black material in the bottom of the bowl is probably lead-based…

A kohl stick. It is from grave W38 at Hiw, Diospolis Parva. This ivory kohl stick is broken. The missing end would have been the part used to apply makeup…

A fish pendant. It is from grave W38 at Hiw, Diospolis Parva. Electrum is an alloy of gold and silver. The materials of amulets were often chosen because they were…