Ancient Egypt
Connected to...
Loom weight
Mummy
Mallet (agriculture & forestry)
Basket (containers)
Pen (writing & printing)
Warp spacer
Seal (writing & printing)
Shabti figure
Net sinker
Flax beater (beater (textileworking: yarn preparation & felting))
Fish hook
Mummy case
Votive figure
Grinding pestle (pigment grinder (writing & printing))
Grinding palette (pigment grinder (writing & printing))
Winnowing tray
Necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment))
Amulet
Headrest; grave good
Container (ritual & belief: cult of the dead)
Hawk mummy
Grave good; headrest
Charm; amulet
Charm; amulet
Cat mummy
Grave good; cinerary urn
Mummy x-ray
Doll
Container (ritual & belief: cult of the dead)
Mummy case
Container
Case
Sample (painting); painted plaster ancient egypt
Mummified human remains; cartonnage (mummy case)
Coffin cover
Mummy case
Spindle whorl (spindle (textileworking: yarn preparation & felting))
Mummified human remains
Coffin cover; mummy case
Whipping top
Charm
Mirror (toilet articles)
Mirror (toilet articles)
Carrying ring
Grave good
Coffin; coffin cover
Mummified human remains
Weight
Slab
Casting (ritual & belief: representations)
Collection Information
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