Treasures Across the Millennia
Explore sacred items, divine statues, and timeless treasures recovered from tombs and temple complexes along the Nile Valley.
Solid Gold Mask of Tutankhamun
The ultimate treasure of KV62, a solid gold death mask of the boy pharaoh inlaid with obsidian, carnelian, and rich blue lapis lazuli stripes.
Solid Gold Mask of Tutankhamun
Colossal Monolithic Statue of Ramesses II
An 83-tonne colossal red granite masterpiece originating from the Great Temple of Ptah near Memphis. Standing 11 meters tall, it features the pharaoh wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt and now serves as the focal centerpiece monument welcoming visitors in the atrium of the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Colossal Monolithic Statue of Ramesses II
The Narmer Palette
A masterpiece of early dynastic art, depicting King Narmer wearing the crowns of both Upper and Lower Egypt, striking down his enemies and sealing the unification of the land.
The Narmer Palette
Seated Ka Statue of Djoser
Found in a sealed serdab chamber next to his Step Pyramid, this life-sized statue was carved with narrow peepholes so Djoser’s Ka could watch the rituals performed in his honor.
Seated Ka Statue of Djoser
Diorite Statue of Khafre
A glowing, dark diorite statue showing the king seated on his throne, protected by the spreading wings of the falcon god Horus behind his head.
Diorite Statue of Khafre
Menkaure and Hathor Triad
An exquisitely smooth graywacke sculpture portraying King Menkaure standing alongside the bovine goddess Hathor and a provincial deity.
Menkaure and Hathor Triad
Young Pepi II and Queen Mother
A rare alabaster statuette depicting the young boy king Pepi II seated on the lap of his powerful mother, Queen Ankhnesmeryre II.
Young Pepi II and Queen Mother
Regenerative Statue of Mentuhotep II
Discovered in a subterranean shaft at Deir el-Bahari, this statue shows the reunifier with pitch-black skin—symbolizing Osiris and Nile fertility—wearing the red crown.
Regenerative Statue of Mentuhotep II
Obsidian Portrait Head of Senusret III
A hyper-realistic sculpture of Senusret III, capturing his expressive, careworn eyes and heavy mouth, reflecting the burden of imperial rule.
Obsidian Portrait Head of Senusret III
Ceremonial Axe of Ahmose I
An ornate weapon celebrating the liberation of the north, depicting Ahmose standing in a ceremonial striking posture, heavily overlaid with gold.
Ceremonial Axe of Ahmose I
Colossal Statue of Hatshepsut
A colossal red granite portrait from her mortuary temple, depicting Hatshepsut wearing the male double crown and royal kilt of the pharaohs.
Colossal Statue of Hatshepsut
Diorite Statue of Thutmose III, Kneeling with Nu-Jars in his Hands
An exceptional dark diorite sculpture originating from the Karnak Cachette, depicting Pharaoh Thutmose III kneeling on the Nine Bows in a deeply pious posture of ritual devotion, offering twin Nu jars of libation to Amun-Re.
Diorite Statue of Thutmose III, Kneeling with Nu-Jars in his Hands
Painted Bust of Nefertiti
Discovered in the workshop of sculptor Thutmose in Amarna, this bust is world-famous for its perfect facial symmetry and iconic blue flat-topped crown.
Painted Bust of Nefertiti
Tax Exemption Papyrus with the Autograph of Cleopatra VII
An official papyrus document detailing a royal decree that grants sweeping tax exemptions and financial privileges to Publius Canidius Crassus, a senior Roman general allied with Mark Antony. At the bottom, the document features Cleopatra's handwritten autograph: "ginesthoi" (Greek for "Let it be done"), showing her absolute administrative control over the realm.