Horemheb ring
This is a bright blue finger ring with the name of the pharaoh Horemheb on it
cymbals
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 in Egypt cymbals are used in belly-dancing. This is a pair of cymbals. They are made from a copper alloy. They are between about 1
crown amulet
This is an amulet of the White Crown of Upper Egypt.
This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt had several crowns and headdresses
ivory clappers
These are ivory clappers or castanets.
They are from Grave Y39 in Deir Rifa. Ivory clappers were used as a musical instrument. Music was an important part of festivals and banquets
funerary cone titles
This is a funerary cone for the priest Mentuemhat.
It is from Medinet Habu
stela
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
stela
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 the ka of the priest. It gives his status as waab-priest
funerary cone titles
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
crown amulet
This is an amulet of the Red Crown of Lower Egypt.
This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt had several crowns and headdresses
head of Mentuhotep
This is the head from a statuette of the pharaoh Mentuhotep II.
This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Mentuhotep II was the king who reunited Egypt after the political unrest of the First Intermediate Period. His name means "Montu is Content"
stela to Penamun
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 sem priest
razor
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 four times a day and be clean shaven with no body hair. A razor was therefore a vital tool for a priest to meet these ritual requirements. This is a razor. It is made from a copper alloy. It is between about 3
Sesostris temple relief
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
sistrum
This is a sistrum.
It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. A sistrum is a rattle