4 canopic jars
This is a set of canopic jars.
mock canopic jar
This is a model of a canopic jar with a lid in the shape of Hapy.
It is from Thebes. Hapy is one of the four sons of Horus and was the guardian of the lungs. This object is solid
heart scarab
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 them at the judgement in the afterlife. Heart scarabs were often placed within the bandages of the mummy to prevent this. They were usually inscribed with Chapter 30 from the Book of the Dead: "O my heart which I had upon earth
wax figures
These are Sons of Horus amulets. They were known as Duamutef
heart scarab
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 Heart test after death. Heart scarabs were often placed within the bandages of a mummy to prevent this. They were usually inscribed with Chapter 30 from the Book of the Dead: "O my heart which I had upon earth
natron
This is natron.
It is from Deir el-Bahari. Natron is a naturally-occurring form of salt
tweezers
This is a pair of tweezers.
Bahnasa (el-) (Oxyrhynchus) The Egyptians used tweezers in embalming and medicine
heart scarab
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 feared that their heart might testify against them when they were judged after death. Embalmers often placed heart scarabs within the bandages to prevent this. The inscription on the bottom of this example is a confusion of chapters 26 & 27: 'The speech: My heart is in me in the house of hearts; my heart is in me in the house of hearts. Hail to thee my heart! Hail to thee my besek.' This is a heart scarab amulet with incised hieroglyphs from the Book of the Dead on the bottom. It is carved in stone. It is over 3300 years old
heart scarab
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 that their heart might speak against them after death at the test known as the Weighing of the Heart. Heart scarabs were often placed within the bandages of the mummy to prevent this. They were usually inscribed with Chapter 30 from the Book of the Dead: "O my heart which I had upon earth
heart scarab
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 ancient Egyptians thought that the heart was the most important organ in the body
funerary couch
This is a funerary couch.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Embalmers needed two tables
2 finger amulet
This 'two-finger' amulet shows the index and middle fingers.
It is from Giza. Embalmers placed a finger amulet on the mummy
