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Ahmose Meritamun in Hathor wig
This colossal limestone bust depicts a female figure wearing what is known as the ‘Hathor wig’, which has wide lappets on either side of the face that curve at the ends and a very broad lappet at the back. This sort of wig has been named after the goddess Hathor because it resembles her hairstyle, and the cow horns associated…
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Golden Ram’s-head Amulet – Egypt Museum
This golden Ram’s-head amulet was probably made for a necklace worn by one of the Kushite kings. Representations show these pharaohs wearing a ram’s-head amulet tied around the neck on a thick cord, the ends of which fall forward over the shoulders. Sometimes a smaller ram’s head is attached to each end. Rams were associated with the god Amun, particularly…
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Nubian and Asiatic captives at work
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1400 B.C.Tomb of Rekhmire (TT100) A man thought to be an Asiatic captive at work during the construction of the Temple of Amun at Karnak.This scene, from the Tomb of Rekhmire, depicts captives thought to be of Asiatic and Nubian origins doing manual labour. Prisoners of war were often recruited to work on major projects,…
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Aamu – Egypt Museum
Aamu (Egyptian language: 𓂝𓄿𓅓𓅱 ꜥꜣmw) was an Egyptian word used to designate Western Asians in antiquity. It is commonly translated as “Western Asiatic,” however some argue that it could refer to the Canaanites or Amorites. During the wars against the Hyksos, Egyptian records referred to them as ꜥꜣmw. Although they left no inscriptions in their own language, several of their…
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The mummy of Thuya – Egypt Museum
Yuya and Thuya are the parents of Queen Tiye, the beloved Great Royal Wife of king Amenhotep III. The pair were buried at the famous Valley of the Kings, within their tomb known as KV46, which was discovered during excavations funded by the American millionaire Theodore M. Davis, in February of 1905 by the British Egyptologist James E. Quibell. Yuya…
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Mask of Yuya – Egypt Museum
This gilded cartonnage mask shows Yuya wearing a long wig. His eyebrows and eyes are inlaid with blue glass, marble and obsidian. He wears an elaborate collar that goes beneath his wig. It consists of eleven rows of golden beads and it ends in teardrop-shaped pendants. The inside of the mask is covered in bitumen. Yuya was a courtier from…
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Hairdressing Scene – Egypt Museum
Middle Kingdom, 11th Dynasty, c. 2008–1957 B.C.From Deir el-Medina, Thebes.Now at the Brooklyn Museum. 51.231 & 54.49. These limestone fragments were originally part of a scene in which royal hairdressers attended Queen Neferu. The relief on the right represents Neferu, referred to as “The King’s Wife,” wearing a magnificent beaded usekh collar. Behind her, Henut, the hairdresser, has already pinned…
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Paddle Doll – Egypt Museum
“Paddle dolls” got their nickname from their likeness to modern Ping-Pong paddles. They all include exaggerated images of female genitalia. Some are painted with crude representations of couples having sexual intercourse, while others have pictures of birth-gods. The motif of birth and reproduction shows that “paddle dolls” increased fertility for both the living and, most likely, the deceased. Dimensions: 8…
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Egypt Centre Collection Blog: Sudan in Swansea
In just under two weeks (Saturday 25 May), the Sudan Archaeological Research Society’s annual colloquium will take place at Swansea University. The W.Y. Adams Colloquium: Sudan Past & Present will see colleagues from across the globe present on topics such as giraffe hairs and beer filters to Byzantium in Nubia. For the first time, the event will take place both…
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Head of a woman – Egypt Museum
Despite her body missing, this woman’s head showcases the talent of the Ancient Egyptian embalmers of her time. Her face is still serene and her hair is in perfect condition approximately 3000 years later.Musée du Louvre, Département des Antiquités égyptiennes, E 3442. Head of a woman (momie de femme), discovered at Thebes in 1799. Little is known about the identity…
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