Egyptian Art

Egypt

Egyptian Art

Hammer Building, Level 3

Ranging in date from the fourth millennium B.C. through the end of the Coptic period (7th century A.D.), the approximately two thousand works of art in the museum's Egyptian collection present a broad overview of artistic production. The strengths of the collection include Predynastic stone palettes and vessels, Old Kingdom tomb reliefs, bronze figures of deities, and a 21st Dynasty sarcophagus. Explore selected Scarabs or read about Mummification.

Gods & Goddesses
Dynasties & Time
Jewelry & Adornments
Artworks on View
Egypt, likely Thebes
Coffin
c. 1000–968 B.C.
Egypt, likely Thebes
Coffin
c. 1000–968 B.C.

Wood overlaid with gesso and polychrome decoration and yellow varnish
Base: 73 3/4 x 21 1/2 x 13 in. (187.33 x 54.61 x 33.02 cm)
Outer Lid: 74 1/4 x 21 3/4 x 14 in. (188.59 x 55.24 x 35.56 cm)
Inner Lid: 69 1/8 x 16 5/8 x 4 1/4 in. (175.58 x 42.23 x 10.79 cm)

Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. John Jewett Garland (M.47.3a-c)

Egypt
Figurine of the Goddess Wadjet
c. 664–525 B.C.
Egypt
Figurine of the Goddess Wadjet
c. 664–525 B.C.

Bronze
Height: 13 in.
(33 cm)

William Randolph Hearst Collection (50.37.14)

Egypt, Karnak Cachette
Pair Statue of Userhat and Kha
c. 1319–1306 B.C.
Egypt, Karnak Cachette
Pair Statue of Userhat and Kha
c. 1319–1306 B.C.

Granite
21 x 11 in.
(53.34 x 27.94 cm)

William Randolph Hearst Collection (47.8.34)

Egypt, Thebes
Round-Topped Stela
c. 1391–1353 B.C.
Egypt, Thebes
Round-Topped Stela
c. 1391–1353 B.C.

Limestone
26 3/4 x 17 1/4 in.
(67.95 x 43.82 cm)

Purchased with funds provided by Phil Berg (AC1999.2.1)

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January 12, 2009

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Zahi Hawass

June 13, 2011

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