British Museum - Egyptian Art Photos

The British Museum in London hosts objects from ancient Egypt.

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Gallery of Egyptian antiquities at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Egyptian predynastic mudstone carved palette for grinding eye paint with hunters' scene at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Details of Egyptian predynastic mudstone carved palette for grinding eye paint with hunters' scene at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Painted limestone statue of Kaitep & his wife, Hetepheres prob. from Giza at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Gallery of Egyptian antiquities at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Egyptian predynastic mudstone carved palette for grinding eye paint with hunters' scene (3250-3100 BCE - Naqada III) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Details of Egyptian predynastic mudstone carved palette for grinding eye paint with hunters' scene (3250-3100 BCE - Naqada III) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Painted limestone statue of Kaitep & his wife, Hetepheres (56th Dynasty - c2300 BCE) prob. from Giza at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Colossal granite head of King Amenemhat III from Bubastis at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Red granite seated statue of Sobekemsaf I from Karnak at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Limestone statue of Amenhotep I from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Red granite standing statue either king Tuthmosis III or Amenhotep II from Karnak at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Colossal granite head of King Amenemhat III (12 Dynasty - c1830 BCE) from Bubastis at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Red granite seated statue of Sobekemsaf I (17th Dynasty - c1603 BCE) from Karnak at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Limestone statue of Amenhotep I (18th Dynasty - c1510 BCE) from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Red granite standing statue either king Tuthmosis III or Amenhotep II (18th Dynasty - c1450 BCE) from Karnak at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Four black granite figures of goddess Sakhmet from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Four black granite figures of goddess Sakhmet from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Limestone stela of Sobkhotpe at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Red granite colossal head of a king from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Four black granite figures of goddess Sakhmet (18th Dynasty - c1400 BCE) from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Four black granite figures of goddess Sakhmet (18th Dynasty - c1400 BCE) from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Limestone stela of Sobkhotpe (18th Dynasty - c1400 BCE) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Red granite colossal head of a king (18th Dynasty - 1390? BCE) from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Upper part of colossal statue of Amenhotep III from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Upper part of seated granite statue of Ramesses II from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Mummy cartonnage case of woman named Tjentmutengebtiu from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Details of Mummy cartonnage case of woman named Tjentmutengebtiu from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Upper part of colossal statue of Amenhotep III (18th Dynasty - c1370 BCE) from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Upper part of seated granite statue of Ramesses II (19th Dynasty - c1270 BCE) from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Mummy cartonnage case of woman named Tjentmutengebtiu (22th Dynasty - c900 BCE) from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Details of Mummy cartonnage case of woman named Tjentmutengebtiu (22th Dynasty - c900 BCE) from Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Four painted wooden dummy Canopic jars at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Four calcite Canopic jars from Saqqara at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Reconstructed painting of Nebamun hunting birds with wife Hathepsut in marshes of Nile from his tomb, Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Wall painting of Nebamun counting his cattle from his tomb, Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Four painted wooden dummy Canopic jars (too small for actual organs) (25th Dynasty - c700 BCE) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Four calcite Canopic jars (26th Dynasty - c570-525 BCE) from Saqqara at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Reconstructed painting of Nebamun hunting birds with wife Hathepsut in marshes of Nile (18th Dynasty - c1350 BCE) from his tomb, Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Wall painting of Nebamun counting his cattle (18th Dynasty - c1350 BCE) from his tomb, Thebes at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Polychrome glass cosmetic bottle in form of 'bulti'-fish found under floor in house in el-Amarna, Egypt at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Ivory cosmetic box in form of duck with ducklings on her back from Egypt at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Ancient Egyptian eye amulets to protect from harm at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Faience amulets of sons of Horus at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Polychrome glass cosmetic bottle in form of 'bulti'-fish (18th Dynasty - c1350 BCE) found under floor in house in el-Amarna, Egypt at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Ivory cosmetic box in form of duck with ducklings on her back (18th Dynasty - c1350 BCE) from Egypt at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Ancient Egyptian eye amulets (Wedjat falcon head of god Horus) to protect from harm at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Faience amulets of sons of Horus (26th Dynasty - c664 BCE or later)at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Outer coffin of Hornedjitef, son of Nekhthorheb from Asasif at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Coffin of Djedhor from Akhmim at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Coffin of unknown man from Akhmim at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Rosetta Stone is inscribed with three versions of a decree: Ancient Egyptian in hieroglyphics & Demotic scripts plus Ancient Greek which was used to decode the top two writings. at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Outer coffin of Hornedjitef, son of Nekhthorheb (Ptolemaic Dynasty - c240 BCE) from Asasif (Thebes) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Coffin of Djedhor (Ptolemaic Dynasty - c250 BCE) from Akhmim at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Coffin of unknown man (Late Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman period - 1stC BCE - 1stC CE) from Akhmim at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Rosetta Stone is inscribed with three versions of a decree: Ancient Egyptian in hieroglyphics & Demotic scripts plus Ancient Greek which was used to decode the top two writings. (Ptolemaic Dynasty - 196 BCE) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Rosetta Stone is inscribed with three versions of a decree: Ancient Egyptian in hieroglyphics & Demotic scripts plus Ancient Greek which was used to decode the top two writings. at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Details of three ancient languages inscribed on Rosetta Stone at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Painted lime plaster mask of man shaped over his skull from Hu at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Romano-Egyptian mummy portrait of young man on limewood from Hawara at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Rosetta Stone is inscribed with three versions of a decree: Ancient Egyptian in hieroglyphics & Demotic scripts plus Ancient Greek which was used to decode the top two writings. (Ptolemaic Dynasty - 196 BCE) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Details of three ancient languages inscribed on Rosetta Stone at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Painted lime plaster mask of man shaped over his skull (Roman period - 100-170 CE) from Hu (Diopolis Parva) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Romano-Egyptian mummy portrait of young man on limewood (80-120 CE) from Hawara at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Mummy portrait of woman painted in encaustic on wood from El-Rubajat in Fayum at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.


Mummy portrait of woman painted in encaustic on wood (Roman times c300-325 CE) from El-Rubajat in Fayum at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.


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