Highlights from the Petrie Museum
Hawara mummy portraits
The mummy portrait panels in this case were found by Flinders Petrie at Hawara in 1888-9 and 1910-11 and date from the period of Roman rule over Egypt.
A pyramid text
‘Pyramid texts’ are some of the oldest religious texts in the world.
Akhenaten and the rays of the sun god Aten
Fragment of relief, made from alabaster, showing a headless Akhenaten followed by Nefertiti and Meritaten before an offering table with three jars.
Fragments of faience tiles and inlays from Amarna
Faience is a glazed ceramic created in a similar way to glass.
Dancing girl cosmetic spoon
An intricate wooden toilet spoon used for storing or mixing perfumes and minerals for make-up.
Bead net dress
The dress may have been worn for dancing in Dynasty 5 (c. 2400 BC).
Faience 'Ankh' from Meroe, Sudan
This hieroglyphic symbol for life is inscribed in Egyptian with the name of King Aspelta.