Tawaret amulet
This is an amulet of the goddess Tawaret.
It is from Tell Nabasha. Tawaret was the goddess who protected women during childbirth. Her image was carved on beds and headrests
brush
This is a domestic brush.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The Egyptians used brushes for sweeping floors and other surfaces
Tawaret amulet
This is a pregnant hippo amulet
Isis & Horus amulet
This is a votive figure of the goddess Isis suckling her son Horus.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. A woman might offer a votive statue of Isis to the temple
jar
This is a dark red burnished jar.
It is from Grave B10
pot
This is a burnished red clay jar with a black top.
It is from Grave R130 at Hiw (Hut-Sekhem
bowl
This is a clay pot for domestic use.
It is from Tell Dafana. This bowl came from the kitchen in the Palace Fort at Dafana. It could have been used for storing
pot
This is a red polished dish.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Archaeologists have excavated few house and kitchens
basket
This is a coarsely woven basket.
It is from Faiyum. The Egyptians made baskets in a range of sizes and shapes for different uses. This cone-shaped basket may have been used for storage or carrying
bowl
This is a red burnished bowl with black interior.
It is from Grave X83
Heket amulet
This is an amulet of the goddess Heket in the form of a frog.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Heket was a goddess who took the form of a frog. She was associated with fertility and childbirth
Isis & Horus amulet
This is an amulet of the goddess Isis suckling her son Horus.
It is from Egypt
large bowl
This is a large bowl.
It is from Grave A117 at El- 'Amra. An Egyptian
fragment of mother statue
This is a fragment from a statue.
It is from a temple at Abydos. In a temple at Abydos
Isis and Horus figure
This is a votive statue of the goddess Isis
Bastet amulet
This is a votive statue of the goddess Bastet.
We do not know where this object is from. Bastet was a cat goddess associated with motherly protection. Cats were associated with fecundity
beer jar
This is a beer jar
ewer
This is a ewer.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. In an Egyptian house
stela of Irtiru
This is a stela for a woman called Irtiru.
It is from Thebes. This stela is a prayer for offerings to a dead woman
table
This is a wooden table.
It is from Kom Wesim or Rubaiyat. The three-legged design was the most practical for use on the uneven surfaces of a mud-brick or mat-covered floor
brush
This is a domestic brush.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Women must have spent a lot of their time sweeping and dusting to keep their houses clean. Floors were sprinkled with water to keep the dust down whilst sweeping
bowl
This is a rounded red ware bowl with black slip rim.
It was found above Grave 3507
small brush
This is a small hand brush
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The Egyptians used small brushes for cleaning and dusting. This one perhaps shows signs of wear on one side
Offering tray
This is a 'soul house' or funerary offering.
It is from grave 44 at Deir Rifa. Offering trays made of clay were placed at the entrance to a shaft tomb. Also known as 'soul houses'
strainer jar
This is a jar with an integral strainer in the neck.
It is from Hut-Sekhem
Isis & Horus figure
This is a votive statue of the goddess Isis
jar
This is a large jar.
It is probably from the B cemetery at Ab'adiya (Diospolis Parva). This bowl is probably from a tomb. It could have been used as a storage jar for honey
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fertility figure
This is a fertility figure.
It is from Grave B19 in Qurna
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tyet amulet
This is a tyet amulet in the form of the girdle of Isis.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The tyet was the symbol of the goddess Isis