Egyptian Collection/Hall 2
Egyptian Collection/Hall 2 – Case 12
1.
Osirian Statuette for the Deceased Ioau.
The deceased is depicted as Osiris, wearing the Atef crown, which features a solar disk at its base flanked by ram’s horns.
Stuccoed and painted wood.
Late Ptolemaic period (2nd–1st century BCE).
2.
Ushabti.
These figurines have a mummiform appearance, with arms crossed over the chest. In their hands, they hold either protective magical symbols or agricultural tools—a hoe and pickaxe—for working in the fields. In the latter case, a seed bag is shown on their back.
Faience.
Late Period, 26th Dynasty (672–525 BCE).
3.
Ushabti.
Faience.
Saite–Ptolemaic period (664–30 BCE).
Egyptian Collection/Hall 2 – Case 13
1.
Headrest.
Wood.
Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BCE).
2.
Uraei.
Wood.
Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BCE).
3.
Hapi with Monkey Head.
Wax.
Saite–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BCE).
4.
Thoth in Baboon Form.
Stone.
Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BCE).
5.
Duamutef with Canine Head.
Wood.
Saite–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BCE).
6.
The Goddess Thoeris.
Limestone.
Saite–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BCE).
7.
Ba-Bird (Soul).
Wood.
Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BCE).
8.
Stele of the Deceased Inaros.
Wood.
Late Ptolemaic Period (2nd–1st century BCE).
9.
Hieratic Papyrus of Pihaj and Coptic Ostracon.
Roman and Late Antique Periods.
10.
Falcon.
Wood.
Saite–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BCE).
Egyptian Collection/Hall 2 – Case 14 – Canopic Jars of the Deceased Djedmutefonkh
These jars, which held the internal organs of the deceased, were dedicated to the four sons of the god Horus. Amset, with a human head, guarded the liver; Duamutef, with a jackal’s head, held the stomach; Kebehsenuf, depicted with a falcon’s head, protected the intestines; and Hapi, with the head of a baboon, preserved the lungs. The brain, unlike the other organs, was discarded.
1. Jar with jackal head – Duamutef.
2. Jar with baboon head – Hapi.
3. Jar with falcon head – Kebehsenuf.
4. Jar with human head – Amset.
Alabaster.
Late Period, 26th Dynasty (672–525 BCE).
Egyptian Collection/Hall 2 – Case 15 – Papyrus of Harimuthes
This papyrus is divided into five sections, where ritual scenes of a religious nature alternate with lines and columns of hieroglyphic writing. The text includes chapters from the Book of the Dead and is illustrated with vivid vignettes. The papyrus belonged to Harimuthes, son of Taminis, who served as doorkeeper of the House of Gold in the Temple of Isis.
Late Second Persian Period – Early Ptolemaic Period (341–305 BCE).
Egyptian Collection/Hall 2 – Case 16
1.
Heart Scarabs.
All uninscribed except one, which bears a Greek inscription of unclear meaning.
Stone.
Saite–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BCE).
2.
Amulets.
Placed beside the deceased or inserted between the mummy’s linen wrappings, these amulets were intended to protect various parts of the body.
Faience.
Saite–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BCE).
3.
Standing Mummiform Osiris.
Depicted wearing the Atef crown and holding the flagellum and sceptre.
Saite–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BCE).
4.
Standing Thoth.
Shown in ibis form, wearing the traditional shendyt kilt.
Faience.
Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BCE).
Egyptian Collection/Hall 2 – Case 17
1.
Funerary Necklaces.
These necklaces are made of multicoloured beads and tubes interspersed with various amulets representing deities, animals, symbols, and seals.
Faience and stone.
Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BCE).
2.
Scarabs.
Symbols of the sun and rebirth, scarabs were worn in life or placed beside the mummified body as protective amulets.
Faience and stone.
Saite–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BCE).
3.
Seal Scarabs.
The flat surface of these scarabs shows two cartouches with the name Men Kheper Ra and an invocation to Ra. A third features a resting kitten carved on its back.
Faience and stone.
Saite–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BCE).
Egyptian Collection/Hall 2 – Case 18 – Sarcophagus and Mummy of the Dignitary Osoroeris
Anthropoid Sarcophagus.
The gilded face of the deceased is framed by a broad wig. Below the pectoral and decorative collars, the goddess Nut is shown with wings outstretched, and beneath her lies the mummy of the deceased, placed on the funerary bed, turned to the right in anticipation of resurrection. The surface is richly decorated with protective deities and funerary gods.
Three lines of inscription identify the deceased as Osoroeris, son of Esminis and Nebudja, scribe and herald of the Pharaoh.
Stuccoed and painted wood.
Late Ptolemaic Period (2nd–1st century BCE).
From Zagazig.
Mummy with Cartonnage.
The mummy is wrapped in multiple layers of linen and enclosed in a wide cartonnage—stuccoed and painted cloth—completely covered in protective religious imagery. At the center are a brightly colored feathered scarab and the goddess Nut, followed by funerary genii and a scene of the mummy lying on the funerary bed.
Linen and stucco.
Late Ptolemaic Period (2nd–1st century BCE).
From Zagazig.