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What is a Shabty?

What is a Shabty?

The ushabti (also called shabti or shawabti, with a number of variant spellings) is an ancient Egyptian funerary figurine placed in tombs among the grave …

The Goldworkers Book of the Dead

The Goldworkers Book of the Dead

The Mummy Chamber, long term installation, opens May 5, 2010. This installation of more than 170 objects from the Brooklyn Museums world-famous holdings of ancient …

Artistic License in Ancient Egypt

Artistic License in Ancient Egypt

Encompassing more than one hundred objects drawn from the Brooklyn Museums world-renowned holdings of ancient Egyptian art, including some of the greatest masterworks of the …

Egyptian Museum of Turin, Italy

Egyptian Museum of Turin, Italy

The Egyptian Museum of Turin (the second in the world after the Cairo Museum) was established in 1824. In the early 19th century, Carlo Felice, …

Off The Wall: Bird Lady

Off The Wall: Bird Lady

In the galleries of the Brooklyn Museum, curator Edward Bleiberg discusses Bird Lady. Female Figurine (“Bird Lady”). Egypt, from Ma’mariyah. Predynastic Period, Naqada II, circa …

Off The Wall: Nebsen and Nebet-ta

Off The Wall: Nebsen and Nebet-ta

In the galleries of the Brooklyn Museum, curator Edward Bleiberg discusses Group Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta, probably from Sumenu. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early …

The Papyrus of Ani

The Papyrus of Ani

The Papyrus of Ani is a papyrus manuscript written in cursive hieroglyphs and illustrated with color miniatures created in the 19th dynasty of the New …

The Bust of Nefertiti at the Berlin Museum

The Bust of Nefertiti at the Berlin Museum

Amateur video of the bust of Nefertiti from all angles and close-ups.

King Tut Exhibit at the Egyptian Museum: Canopic Shrine

King Tut Exhibit at the Egyptian Museum: Canopic Shrine

Dr Janice Kamrin takes us on a trip through the Egyptian Museum, Cairo and shows the spectacular Canopic Shrine – a golden and intricately decorated …

King Tut Exhibit at the Egyptian Museum: Animal Iconography

King Tut Exhibit at the Egyptian Museum: Animal Iconography

Dr Janice Kamrin explains the importance of animal iconography in Ancient Egypt, and in particular, the artefacts that were discovered in the Tomb of King …