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Ring set with a mouse design amulet
New Kingdom, c. 1479–1425 B.C.
Gold, glazed steatite (soapstone). Inscribed with the cartouche of Thutmose III.
In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum.
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Ring set with a mouse design amulet
New Kingdom, c. 1479–1425 B.C.
Gold, glazed steatite (soapstone). Inscribed with the cartouche of Thutmose III.
In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum.
Eye of Horus (wadjet) ring
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550-1292 BC.
Now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 72.2875
~ Cosmetic Spoon.
Date: 1550-1353 B.C.
Period: beginning of 18th Dynasty; reign of Amenhotep III
Place of origin: Gourna, Thebes
Ancient Egyptian stela (painted sandstone), depicting a priest named Siamun and a woman named Tanuy worshiping Anubis. Siamun holds up his hands in the traditional posture of adoration, greeting Anubis, who sits enthroned and holding the was-scepter (a symbol of power and control, especially over the forces of chaos and the desert). The cartouche at right identifies the reigning pharaoh as Menkheperure, the throne name of Thutmose IV (r. ca. 1400-1390 BCE, 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom).
Dimensions: 45.6 cm (18 in) high x 59.1 cm (23.3 in) wide x 8.5 cm (3.3 in) thick. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY, USA. Photo credit: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Anna-Marie Kellen.
Ceremonial Ostrich Fan of Tutankhamun
This ceremonial fan 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.”
From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
The Fans of Tutankhamun:
The fan was a sign of royalty and carried in processions behind the pharaoh to protect him from the sun. Several were also sometimes fixed to the sides of the throne. The position of “His Majesty’s fan bearer” was one of the most sought after positions in the royal court. Moreover, in a country as hot as Egypt, the presence of fans was an utter necessity.
There were two types of fans known in ancient Egypt:
*Private fans: to be held by the person himself.
*Tall ceremonial fans: were made of gilded wood and had ostrich feathers. They were used in courts or wars or in royal processions and religious ceremonies held by fan bearers in order to provide the king with cool breeze.
In the tomb of Tutankhamun we found 8 fans, 7 of them tall ones and one private ostrich feather fan. They were found in between the Burial Chamber, the Annexe and the Treasury.
eyeshadow spoon with a swivel lid | c. 1327 - 1186 BCE | egypt, new kingdom, 18th or 19th dynasty
in the louvre collection
Tutankhamun’s gilded sandals (c. 1323 BCE) — leather and gold leaf with painted royal iconography, 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom
An egyptian cosmetic bottle in shape of a Fish, dated (1550-1292 BC) - 18th Dynasty - was found buried under floor of a house in el-Amarna, Nile region, Egypt.
Made of polychrome glass on blue, white, yellow and turquoise blue.