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Cartouche Shaped Box of Tutankhamun

New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty, ca. 1332-1323 BC. Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, Thebes. Now in the Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo. GEM 242

The cartouche shaped box carries the name of Tutankhamun, executed in the most handsome hieroglyphs, made up of ebony and stained ivory. Less grand, but still elegantly formed, hieroglyphs are used for the many texts which are incised and filled with blue paint on the upper rim of the lid, surrounding the cartouche, and in three bands on the body of the box.

Upon discovery, the box contained many items including two crooks and two flails. It is considered a significant archaeological find and provides insights into the art and culture of ancient Egypt during Tutankhamun’s reign.

In ancient Egypt, a cartouche was a distinctive oval shape with a horizontal line at one end, used to enclose the names of kings and other important individuals. It served as a royal nameplate or a protective amulet, symbolizing the eternal and divine nature of the person whose name was inscribed within it.

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Kneeling Statue of Osorkon III

Third Intermediate Period, 23rd Dynasty, ca. 837-728 BC. Limestone. Found in 1904-05, Karnak Cachette. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 37426; CG 42197

The statue depicting king Osorkon III kneeling and pushing a barque of Seker, red color on headdress and kilt, possibly an undercoat for gilding, now lost.

Osorkon III ruled during the 8th century BC as part of the 23rd Dynasty. He was known for his military campaigns and efforts to restore stability to the kingdom during a time of political turmoil.

Osorkon III’s precise accession date is unknown. Various Egyptologists have suggested it may have been from around the mid-790s BC to as late as 787 BC. He is attested by numerous impressive donation stelae and stone blocks from Herakleopolis Magna through to Thebes.

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Assyrian dog figurines with names carved on them, 650 BC “Expeller of evil” (mušēṣu lemnūti) with white pigment and red spots “Catcher of the enemy” (kāšid ayyāb) with red pigment “Don’t think, bite!” (ē tamtallik epuš pāka) with white pigment “Biter of his foe!” (munaššiku gārîšu) with turquoise pigment “Loud is his bark!” (dan rigiššu) with black pigment

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"We woke him up, and we are going to stop him." "We? What we? We didn't read that book. I told you not to play around with that thing. Didn't I tell you?" "Yes, right then, me, me, me, me. I, I…"

The Mummy (1999) dir. Stephen Sommers

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Striding Thoth

Ptolemaic Period, ca. 305-30 BC. Egyptian faience. Met Museum. 26.7.860

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Ostrich Fan of Tutankhamun

New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty, ca. 1332-1323 BC. From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62). Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 62000

This ceremonial fan of Tutankhamun originally held ostrich feathers, it is made of wood covered with sheets of gold and inlaid with colored glass, turquoise, lapis lazuli, carnelian, and translucent calcite. The handle is inset with gold bands at intervals.

The palm of the fan is decorated with the king’s twin cartouches, which are protected by vultures wearing the White and Red Crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt, respectively. Several signs are represented: “Was” symbolizing “dominion”; the Shen, symbolizing “eternity”; the “Nebu,” meaning “gold”; and Pet, for “sky.”

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#so beautiful

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THE MUMMY (1999) dir. Stephen Sommers

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Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, Medinet Habu.

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Amethyst scarab, Egypt, 12th Dynasty, 1963-1786 BC

from The Louvre

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The Mummy (1999) dir. Stephen Sommers

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Gateway of Ptolemy III Euergetes I, Karnak

Edition Photoglob Zürich

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The stunning mini Papyrus Plants.Found in the West section of the House of Ladies,frescos of massive, three stemmed,blossoming plants are painted on the walls.17th c.BC.Akrotiri,Thera island (Santorini),Cyclades,Greece.

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The Mummy dir. Stephen Sommers | 1999

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Statue of Princess Takushit, c.670 BC

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Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989) dir. Steven Spielberg

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~ Bracelet.

Culture: Egyptian

Period: Middle Kingdom; 12th Dynasty

Date: ca. 1900 B.C.

Place of origin: El-Kubanija North, grave 15 l 1, (Grave of a girl)

Medium: Faience, blue-green