EditorialNecklace with shrine-shaped pectoral, 889-874 BCE. From the tomb of Psusennes I, burial chamber of Pharaoh Sheshonk II. Gold, glass paste and semi-precious stones.
EditorialNecklace with shrine-shaped pectoral, 889-874 BCE. From the tomb of Psusennes I, burial chamber of Pharaoh Sheshonk II. Gold, glass paste and semi-precious stones.
EditorialCanopic shrine (receptacle for intestines after mummification) in the form of a chapel, for Pharaoh Sheshonk I. Goddesses Isis and Nephtys guard the defunct's intestines. Alabaster (around 920 BCE), 3rd Intermediate Period, Egypt. Inv. 11100.
EditorialTriumphal inscription of Sheshonk I, Pharaoh Shischak of the Bible OT, commemorating the victory over the Israelites. Temple of Amon, Karnak, bas-relief on the south wall, west end, outside the hypostyle hall. 930 BCE, Tanite Period, Egypt.
EditorialSphinx, rose granite, from Tanis, Egypt. The inscriptions are from various pharaos, from Sheshonk, Meremptah, and Amenemhat II. 480 x 154 x 183 cm A 23.