STATUE OF QUEEN NEFERTITI

Beautiful colored statue of Queen Nefertiti. Wife of King Akhnaton. (18th Dynasty 1370-1349 B.C.)

THE GOLD MASK

The massive gold mask was placed on the head of the mummy. The royal headdress "Nemes" is inlaid with strips of lapis-lazuli and is surmounted by the uraesus Uto, God of Lower Egypt and by the vulture Nekhbet, Goddess of Upper Egypt. The plaited false beard is only reserved for Gods and Kings. Eyebrows and eyelids inlaid with lapis-lazuli. The mask is the most famous work art from Tutankhamun's tomb. It is make of massive gold, and seems to be a true image of the King. The eyes set close together, the fleshy lips, the form of the nose and of the chin, all agree with the features of Tutankhamun's mummy.

STATUE OF GODDESS THUERIS

Schist statue of Thueris Goddess of fertility who assisted mothers during childbirth. Her hands lean on the symbols of protection.

KING RAMSES II, HIS SON MERENPTAH, AND QUEEN NEFERTARI

Colossal Granite Statue of King Ramses II wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.He ruled Egypt for 67 years.His son Merenptah was probably the Pharaoh of the Exodus.

Colossal granite statue of Queen Nefertari wife of King Ramses II.

(19th Dynasty 1298- 1235 B.C.)

TUTANKAMUN ON THE BACK OF A PANTHER

The King wears the crown of Upper Egypt, the shendyt-kilt, and sandals. In his hands he holds the straight staff and the flagellum. He stands upon a pedestal, which is fixed upon the back of a Black Panther.

DIORITE STATUE OF KHAFRA

Stone statue of King Khafra builder of the 2nd pyramid at Giza. The falcon Horus, mythological ancestor of the Pharaoh spreads his protective wings behind his head. On each side of the throne is a "Sematawi" the symbol for the union of Upper and Lower Egypt. The statue is made of single bloc of metamorph anorthosite (diorite gneiss) from Toshka in Nubia.

(4th Dynasty about 2620 B.C.)

Life size statue of Tutankhamun. Two statues were found in the antechamber of the tomb, posted like two sentries to right and left of the entrance to the sepulchral chamber. The king is represented as walking, with a mace in his right had and a staff in his left. He is clothed only by a kilt, and wears sandals and a large necklace and bracelets.