Pyramids Sphinx Pharaoh Painting Rosetta Stone Jewellery Canopic JarsScarab - charm Scribe Statue Tutankhamen’s CoffinDog Mummy and X-ray Cat Mummy Ushabti - servant Artefacts

What Survived from Ancient Egypt?

Pyramids Click to continue

The Pyramids were built as the spectacular tombs of three of the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt. The largest and the first to be built was that of Cheops ( BC. ) The pyramids are made of about 2.5 million limestone blocks. They required thousands of workers to build them.

Sphinx Click to continue

The Sphinx was carved from a single block of limestone left over in the quarry used to build the Pyramids. It has the body of a lion and the face of a king or god. People believe it was carved about 4,600 years ago for the pharaoh Khafre, whose Pyramid is behind it and whose face the Sphinx might be.

Pharaoh Painting Click to continue

This painting of the Pharaoh Tuthmoses IV was carved from limestone and was found inside his tomb.

Rosetta Stone Click to continue

This is a slab of basalt that was found in July 1799 in the small Egyptian village Rosette which is located in the western of the Nile. Today the stone is kept at the British Museum in London. It has three inscriptions that are part of the same text in three different types of script.

Jewellery Click to continue

This jewellery belonged to a princess and was placed in her tomb with her body. It is made of gold, turquoise and other precious stones.

Canopic Jars Click to continue

These Canopic jars were carved from limestone. They held the organs removed from the body before mummification. These jars were then placed in the tomb with the mummy.

Scribe Statue Click to continue

This statue of a scribe (or writer) was carved from limestone This scribe represents the small number of people who were able to read and write. Originally the statue had a reed pen in his right hand which is now lost.

Scarab Click to continue

This scarab charm was carved from red granite and was placed in the tomb with the body. On the back of the scarab the hieroglyphics had the name of the person. This seal seems to have a stork, a lion and a palm leaf. Scarabs represented good luck.

Ushabti Click to continue

This small statue was made of bronze and was placed in the tomb. In the afterlife these statues would magically come to life They would do whatever task the deceased was told to do in the afterlife, rather like servants or slaves.

Dog Mummy and X-ray Click to continue

This mummy of a dog was placed in the tomb with its owner after a natural death. This was to ensure that the pet followed the owner to the afterlife.

Cat Mummy Click to continue

This mummy of a cat was placed in the tomb with its owner after a natural death. This was to ensure that the pet followed the owner to the afterlife.

Tutankhamen’s coffin Click to continue

Tutankhamen’s coffin is made of beaten gold that has enamel and semiprecious stones. The king is holding a crook and flail. The body was buried in three coffins. When the body had been mummified, it was wrapped, covered with a death mask and sealed in this coffin. It was then covered in charcoal, sand, and lime, and sealed in another coffin. Lastly, it was covered in charcoal, sand, and lime again, and then sealed in the final coffin. The layers of charcoal, sand, and lime helped seal the body and keep it well preserved.