The falcon is wrapped in the shape of a human mummy and represents the god Horus. The head is covered with a falcon-shaped mask. The falcon wears a wig and a pectoral, a large piece of jewelry that is worn on the chest.

Queen Meritamun's mummy was buried in two cedarwood coffins and a cartonnage outer case, which is now damaged. Cartonnage is linen or papyrus held together by glue and molded into coffins.

Maat-ka-re was the daughter of the high priest Pennedjem the first, who seems to have given her the birth name of Queen Hatshepsut. Maat-ka-re held the position of "God's Wife of Amun," so she was considered to be the female head of the...

Pennedjem the Second held the position of "High Priest of Amun" during the Twenty-First Dynasty. He had two wives and his son Psusennes the Second was the last king of this dynasty.

The gilded wooden statue depicts Geb, the god of earth and agriculture. He is portrayed in the form of a mummy, with his body completely enveloped in a cloak and his arms crossed on his chest.

A statue of the god Osiris represented as a mummy. He is wearing a long tight garment, and is crowned with the Atef crown, and has the royal cobra (uraeus) on his forehead. His features are clearly defined.

An image depicting the coffin used for mummies in ancient Egypt.

The mummy was discovered in 1881, in an underground chamber near the site of Thebes. With it were the coffins and bodies of more than a score of royal personages. They had all been taken from their tombs and placed in the vault to...

The model sarcophagus consists of a lid and box along with a funerary statuette, both in the form of a mummy with arms crossed on the chest.

In groups of four, have students design an Egyptian funerary barge to transport the mummy through the underworld to the afterlife. The design of the boat is extremely critical in order for the mummy to have a chance to reach and enter...

Ramesses the Fourth was the son and the successor of the great king Ramesses the Third and he was considered to have been the first of a series of increasingly weak rulers.

The story of Dr. Hawass's (Egypt's foremost expert on ancient Egypt) first attempts to locate and identify the mummy of Hatshepsut. He finally identified her mummy in 2007.

The author provides an easy to understand overview of how bodies were mummified by the Egyptians. He also discusses grave robbing through the centuries and what scientists have been able to learn about ancient Egypt by studying mummies.

This is a heart amulet of lapis lazuli, made to be hung from a golden chain. It should have hung from the neck of the owner's mummy. The heart amulet (or a scarab) should be placed within the chest of the mummy as a substitute for the...

The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.

The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.

The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.

The god Ptah was considered the guardian deity of artists and artisans. He is identified by his headdress, a tight smooth cap. Ptah's body is wrapped in a mummy-shaped cloth that only leaves his hands uncovered.

This schist statue of the god Osiris was dedicated for him by the chief scribe Psammetik. It shows the god Osiris in his traditional form of a mummy, covered in a close-fitting garment and wearing his famous Atef crown.

The funerary shawabti is a statuette intended to perform work in place of the deceased in the underworld. The shawabti of Sennedjem is in the form of a mummy with a long black wig, a necklace, and two baskets slung over his shoulders.

This statue represents Isis kneeling and holding on her lap a small figure of the mummy of Osiris on a rectangular tablet.

The funeral mask of King Sheshonq the Second was found on the pharaoh's mummy but was seriously damaged. It is made from a thick sheet of gold with hollow spaces for the eyes and the eyebrows where glass paste was to be inserted.

This figure of King Senusert the First was wrapped in a shroud like a mummy to resemble the god Osiris. It once leaned against a pillar, that is now lost. The eyes give a natural impression, whereas the eyebrows and mouth are highly...

This inner coffin depicts Queen Meritamun the wife of Amenhotep the first of the 18th Dynasty. in the form of a mummy. The lid is covered with a feather design and hieroglyphics.