Selected Objects

The objects below are selected from George Reisner’s excavation from 1916-1920, with images courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (mfa.org). For more information click on the links on the object titles.

Statue of King Aspelta
Statue of King Aspelta
Head from a statuette of a deity
Head from a statuette of a deity
Osiris in bronze with gold leaf
Osiris in bronze with gold leaf
Scarab amulet
Scarab amulet
Faience plaque with cartouche
Faience plaque with cartouche
Finely shaped and incised upper part of statuette of Thoth as baboon
Finely shaped and incised upper part of statuette of Thoth as baboon
Fragment of pillar from behind cobra statue's hood
Fragment of pillar from behind cobra statue’s hood
Statue of the Viceroy Thutmose
Statue of the Viceroy Thutmose
Amulet of Hathor or Isis
Amulet of Hathor or Isis
Cartouche pendant
Cartouche pendant
Statuette of King Taharqa
Statuette of King Taharqa
Ram headed cobra
Ram headed cobra
Colossal statue of a falcon (Horus of Nekhen)
Colossal statue of a falcon (Horus of Nekhen)
Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Eye of Horus (wedjat) amulet
Decorated barrel bead
Decorated barrel bead
Ancient, weathered, turquoise-blue faience amulet from depicting a stylized ram’s head with ears and horns and a basket-like pattern on its head, set against a black background.
Ram head inlay
Figurine of a striding god
Figurine of a striding god
A carved stone dome-shaped object with a rectangular opening, decorated with reliefs of human figures and floral patterns.
Shrine
Inlay lion
Inlay lion
Head of captive
Head of captive
Bracelet with image of Hathor
Bracelet with image of Hathor