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COLLAR OF NEFERUPTAH
Found on the body of Neferuptah, daughter of Amenemhat III, this collar might have been worn in life and was included in the tomb for her use in the afterlife. |
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COLOSSAL STATUE OF AMENHOTEP IV / AKHENATEN
Numerous colossal sandstone images of Amenhotep IV enhanced the colonnade of the king’s temple to the Aten at East Karnak. The double crown, atop the nemes-headdress, alludes to the living king as representative of the sun god. |
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TUTANKHAMUN CANOPIC COFFINETTE
Each of the four miniature coffi ns of Tutankhamun held a different internal organ, and this one originally contained the stomach. Guarded by distinct gods, this container had the protection of both Duamutef and the goddess Neith, deities named in the inscription on the front. The goddess also appears on the underside of the lid, along with a spell inscribed inside the coffi nette from the Book of the Dead. Traces around the name of Tutankhamun suggest that the king appropriated this exquisitely inlaid golden container. |
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TUTANKHAMUN SHABTI
The only such fi gure found in the Antechamber, it is one of the largest of the servant statuettes. The inscription records the shabti spell from the Book of the Dead, ensuring that the king would do no forced labor in the afterlife. |
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STATUE OF INTY-SHEDU
Inty-shedu’s tomb in the cemetery of the pyramid builders contained several statues of himself. This one, the largest, records both a religious title, “overseer of the boat of Neith,” and a secular one, “king’s aquaintance.” |
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CANOPIC STOPPER
A large container with four hollowed out sections held the internal organs of the king. Each of its compartments had a lid in the form of Tutankhamun’s head. The royal name on both the chest and its outer shrine appears original, suggesting that Tutankhamun did not usurp the container from a predecessor. |
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FUNERARY MASK OF PSUSENNES I
The golden mask lay over the head, chest and part of the shoulders of the mummy of Psusennes, as a layer of protection. The royal headdress with ureaus cobra and the divine false beard he wears attested to his royal and godly status. The use of gold, considered the fl esh of the gods, reaffi rmed his divinity in the afterlife. |
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TUTANKHAMUN’S GOLDEN SANDALS
These golden sandals have engraved decoration that replicates woven reeds. Created specifically for the afterlife, they still covered the feet of Tutankhamun when Howard Carter unwrapped the mummy. |
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HEAD OF AMENHOTEP III IN THE BLUE CROWN
From the Karnak Temple Cachette, this rather unusual statue was modeled in unbaked clay with the features of King Amenhotep III, in particular those seen near the end of his reign. |
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COLOSSAL STATUE OF TUTANKHAMUN
This colossal statue of Tutankhamun was found at the remains of the funerary temple of Ay and Horemheb. The belt is inscribed with the name Horemheb, written over the earlier names of Ay and Tutankhamun. |
