Relief fragment from the tomb of pharaoh Sethos I Hieroglyphic inscription in raised relief, a part of the third hour from the Book of Gates. Originally placed on the corner pillar of the sarcophagus chamber. Polychrome limestone. Egypt, New Kingdom,...

Gilded Coffin Lid for the Priest Nedjemankh (detail) Late Ptolemaic Period (150–50 B.C.) Cartonnage, gold, silver, resin, glass, wood The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, 2017 Benefit Fund; Lila Acheson Wallace Gift; Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane...

Amarna King, circa 1352-1336 B.C.E. Limestone, paint, gold leaf, 21.3 x 4.8 cm. Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 29.34. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum). BROOKLYN, NY .- The ancient Egyptians believed that to make rebirth possible for a deceased woman,...