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Faience amulet in the shape of a djed pillar; the Egyptian symbol of stability. Hole for cord.

A green faience amulet depicting a Ram, an animal significant to more than one deity in Ancient Egypt. It possibly represents either Amun-Re, king of the Gods, or Khnum the potter.

Faience amulet in the shape of a lion. Hole for cord should be on the back but has been broken off.

Faience amulet in the shape of a ram-headed sphinx. Hole for cord above back.

Faience amulet in the shape of a standing goddess. Hole for cord above head.

Faience glazed bead in the shape of an eye.

Egyptian Sacred eye/Wadjet eye amulet.

Wedjat eye amulet.

Green bead in the shape of a dog-headed ape/standing baboon.

Faience green bead. Rabbit/hare.

Faience bead in the shape of Bes.

Anubis amulet made of stone. First two fingers from mummy’s stone placed on left side of pelvis inside the body to ward off evil.

Amulet. Bast green bead in the form of cat goddess.

Marble canopic jar; human headed ape, wolf, owl.
During mummification, a dead person’s organs were embalmed separately from the body, and from about 2,000 BC were stored in stone or pottery containers called canopic jars. The organs in the jars were guarded by four gods known as the Sons of Horus who appear on the lids.

Portion of coarse cloth/mummy cloth.

Emblem of stability (connected with Osiris) with green glaze/faience.

Small green glazed scarab with seal/faience scarab, possibly fake.

Shabti worker figurine. Bluish colour Shabtin figure/ faience worker Shabti.

Emblem of stability. Assonan/Djed emblem wooden furniture.

Specimen of linen cloth with wide purple border with pattern/Coptic textile.

Short length of linen cloth with edge of fringe/ mummy cloth.

Fragment of torn linen cloth with decanter shaped pattern, Coptic textile.

Small libation altar.
It shows two libation vessels pouring an offering to the gods over two seeds which are beginning to bloom.

Flat blue faience scarab and wings and string of plain green beads.

Semi precious stone: amethyst - either a fake or middle intermediate period. Hole for cord.

Stone scaraboid in the shape of fish with Amun Re on base. Hole for cord.

Blue faience Shabti.

Blue faience Shabti.

Shabti.

Blue faience uShabti.

Dark green glazed Shabtin figure/faience worker Shabti.

Faience Shabti.

Dark green faience Shabti

Shabtis were included in Egyptian burials to work for the tomb owner in the afterlife. They were believed by the Ancient Egyptians to spring to life and do all the hard work for the dead in their heaven, the Kingdom of Osiris. This particular Shabti has been finished with green faience.

Hundreds of metres of linen were used to wrap a mummy. It didn’t just come in bandage-like strips, but shrouds, large sheets that covered the body like a cape. Bandages were wrapped very tight to maintain the mummies distinctive shape, and brushed with a sticky resin to stick them together.