Wedjat eye

Pendant from the tomb of King Tutankhamen

symbol of protection and good health.  Flanked by the vulture and snake godesses, protectors of upper and lower Egypt.

18th Dynasty

Pyramids at Giza, Egypt 2545-2520 B.C.

Old Kingdom

The most impressive were built to house and protect the body and treasures of the pharaoh.

Burial chambers are located in the center of the pyramid. Dead end passages and false burial chambers were added to protect the body and confuse grave robbers.

Statuette of a Hippopotamus

1991-1783 B.C. 12th Dynasty

Middle Kingdom

Queen Nefertiti

New Kingdom

1360 B.C.

Limestone

20" high

Sculptures were more realistic during this time than those from earlier kingdoms

Nakht and his Wife

Copy of a wall painting from the tomb of Nakht

1425 B.C.  New Kingdom

 The priest and his wife are larger to show importance and are rigid to symbolize high rank.  The servants are depicted smaller and in more natural poses.

Contains Hieroglyphics, an early form of picture writing, to help tell the story of the painting.

Mask of Tutankhamen

1352 B.C.

New Kingdom

Created as a funerary mask for King Tut

Gold with lapis lazuli, carenelian, and precious stones

21 1/4" x 15 7/16'

King Tut was both a ruler and a god for the people of Ancient Egypt.

False Door Stela

Tomb of Nakht

1425 B.C

 New Kingdom

Wall paingings are organized into cells to show the passage of time.

The Great Sphinx

Giza, Egypt

2600 B.C.

Old Kingdom

 Carved from rock at the site, has the head of a pharaoh placed on the body of a reclining lion.

Almost 65 ft tall