1st Dynasty
Narmer Palette
This ceremonial palette, a large version of those used to grind cosmetics, shows King Narmer wearing the white crown on one side and the red crown on the other.
Treasures
Artifacts
Objects that changed how we understand Egypt, and the museums where you can see them today.
4th Dynasty
Ivory Statuette of Khufu
The builder of the largest pyramid is known from just one small, certain statue. It shows the king seated, wearing the red crown of Lower Egypt; his Horus name is carved on the…
12th Dynasty
Pyramidion of Amenemhat III
A pyramidion was the capstone of a pyramid — the point where the monument met the sky. This one crowned the pyramid of the 12th Dynasty king Amenemhat III at Dahshur, a mudbrick…
18th Dynasty
Bust of Nefertiti
Found in the workshop of the royal sculptor Thutmose, the bust was probably a studio model for other portraits of Akhenaten's queen. Only one eye was ever inlaid.
18th Dynasty
Gold Mask of Tutankhamun
The mask covered the head and shoulders of the king's mummy inside the innermost of three nested coffins. It shows him wearing the striped nemes headcloth with the vulture and…
18th Dynasty
Seated Statue of Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut wears the nemes headcloth and royal kilt of a king, but the delicate face and slender body keep a feminine character, reflecting an early stage of her reign.
19th Dynasty
Younger Memnon
Carved from a single block of granite, the bust uses the stone's two colours to separate the king's head from his body. A hole on its right shoulder is said to have been drilled…