Throne of Princess Sitamun

The wooden throne of Princess Sitamun is an example of the subtlety and elegance of Egyptian woodwork in the 18th Dynasty. The throne is made from red wood, covered in parts by a 4 mm thick veneer of red wood.

The legs are shaped like lion’s paws. These paws sit atop high bases which are divided by ridges. The legs were originally covered in silver plate – some remains of which survive.

From the Tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu (KV46), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 5342; CG 51113 Read more

The scarab / scarab was an amulet of life and power in ancient Egypt. It represented the rising Sun, a symbol of resurrection in Egyptian mythology. Scarab bracelet (gold and lapis lazuli) from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, New Kingdom XVIII Dynasty.

Bracelets of Shoshenq II, pharaoh of Egypt from 887-885 BC

AN EGYPTIAN AMETHYST CAT AMULET. LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD. 664-30 B.C

Gold ring with carnelian and lapis lazuli, Egypt, 2900-2400 BC

from The Louvre

Gold ring, Roman Egypt, 1st century AD

from The Louvre