Egyptian - Ankh-ef-en-Sekhmet Entertained by a Harpist - Walters 2238
Late Period interest in the past is clearly demonstrated in this work, whose composition, clothing, and poses all recall Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom works. Details such as the crisp precision of the carving ... More
Egyptian - Base with Two Prostrate Figures - Walters 22373 - Top
Two provincial governors are shown prostrate before a higher authority. A third governor was once between them, but both his figure and his name have been removed. This unique sculpture must have been combined ... More
Egyptian - Base with Two Prostrate Figures - Walters 22373
Two provincial governors are shown prostrate before a higher authority. A third governor was once between them, but both his figure and his name have been removed. This unique sculpture must have been combined ... More
Egyptian - Bust of a King - Walters 22276
This model of the head of a King has the top of the head cut off. It has bands on the chest, probably for the ends of a wig. There are squares drawn on the top, bottom, and back.
Egyptian - Bust of a Ram-Headed God (Khnum (?)) - Walters 22330
Anonymous (Egyptian). 'Bust of a Ram-Headed God (Khnum (?)),' 3rd-1st century BC. limestone. Walters Art Museum (22.330): Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930.
Egyptian - Chest with Writing - Walters 61271 - Detail
The front of this box shows a king making an offering to the crocodile-god Sobek. Above the scene is an inscription in demotic. The box may have been used in temple rituals.
Egyptian - Cippus of Horus - Walters 22212
This black steatite cippus is carved in low relief and depicts Horus the child. The piece has two young crocodiles on the base, and the head of Bes at the top. The figure holds two scorpions, a gazelle, and a lion.
Egyptian - Cippus of Horus - Walters 22335 - Back
This cippus is carved in low relief. It depicts, on a panel, Horus the child holding a gazelle, a lion, snakes, and a scorpion. There are inscriptions on the sides and back. There is a head of Bes at the top wi... More
Egyptian - Cippus of Horus - Walters 22338
This cippus is incised. In a panel is Horus the child standing on crocodiles and surrounded by gods holding animals. Around the panel are inscriptions. The back and sides are plain. The top and bottom are broken off.
Egyptian - Corner Relief Fragment with King Ptolemy II Philadelphos, M...
The patron deities of ancient Samannud, the war and air god Onuris-Shu and his lioness-headed mate, Mehyet, are shown enthroned on the outer face of this block. Originally, a king would have stood before them p... More
Egyptian - Corner Relief Fragment with King Ptolemy II Philadelphos, M...
The patron deities of ancient Samannud, the war and air god Onuris-Shu and his lioness-headed mate, Mehyet, are shown enthroned on the outer face of this block. Originally, a king would have stood before them p... More
Egyptian - Corner Relief Fragment with King Ptolemy II Philadelphos, M...
The patron deities of ancient Samannud, the war and air god Onuris-Shu and his lioness-headed mate, Mehyet, are shown enthroned on the outer face of this block. Originally, a king would have stood before them p... More
Egyptian - Corner Relief Fragment with King Ptolemy II Philadelphos, M...
The patron deities of ancient Samannud, the war and air god Onuris-Shu and his lioness-headed mate, Mehyet, are shown enthroned on the outer face of this block. Originally, a king would have stood before them p... More
Egyptian - Corner Relief Fragment with King Ptolemy II Philadelphos, M...
Anonymous (Egyptian). 'Corner Relief with King Ptolemy II Philadelphos, Mehyet, and Onuris-Shu,' 285-246 BC. red granite. Walters Art Museum (22.5.1): Acquired by Henry Walters.
Egyptian - Family Group of Four - Walters 22311
This statue is carved in very high relief. It depicts two males and two female figures with their hands at their sides. There may be traces of inscriptions on their dresses. The corner of the base is broken off.
Egyptian - Figure of a Lion-Headed Goddess in Front of an Obelisk - Wa...
The ancient Egyptians donated figures of their gods for use in temple rituals; smaller images served as amulets to ensure divine protection. Goddesses in particular were viewed as protective deities. From earl... More
Egyptian - Foundation Stone with Inscriptions - Walters 4130 - Back
Daughter of King Thutmose I and wife of her half-brother, King Thutmose II, Queen Hatshepsut eventually ruled Egypt as pharaoh in her own right. This commemorative stone was placed at a construction site, proba... More
Egyptian - Foundation Stone with Inscriptions - Walters 4130 - Bottom
Daughter of King Thutmose I and wife of her half-brother, King Thutmose II, Queen Hatshepsut eventually ruled Egypt as pharaoh in her own right. This commemorative stone was placed at a construction site, proba... More
Egyptian - Foundation Stone with Inscriptions - Walters 4130 - Three Q...
Daughter of King Thutmose I and wife of her half-brother, King Thutmose II, Queen Hatshepsut eventually ruled Egypt as pharaoh in her own right. This commemorative stone was placed at a construction site, proba... More
Egyptian - Foundation Stone with Inscriptions - Walters 4130 - Top
Daughter of King Thutmose I and wife of her half-brother, King Thutmose II, Queen Hatshepsut eventually ruled Egypt as pharaoh in her own right. This commemorative stone was placed at a construction site, proba... More
Egyptian - Foundation Stone with Inscriptions - Walters 4130
Daughter of King Thutmose I and wife of her half-brother, King Thutmose II, Queen Hatshepsut eventually ruled Egypt as pharaoh in her own right. This commemorative stone was placed at a construction site, proba... More
Egyptian - Fragment in Sunk Relief of Female Deity Bearing Offerings -...
These two (together with Walters 22.100) well-preserved painted relief sculptures originally belonged to a depiction of a procession of gods, who represented the 42 nomes, or regions, of Egypt. They once decora... More
Egyptian - Fragment in Sunk Relief of Female Deity Bearing Offerings -...
These two (together with Walters 22.100) well-preserved painted relief sculptures originally belonged to a depiction of a procession of gods, who represented the 42 nomes, or regions, of Egypt. They once decora... More
Egyptian - Fragment in Sunk Relief of Male Fecundity Figure Bearing Of...
These two (together with Walters 22.93) well-preserved painted relief sculptures originally belonged to a depiction of a procession of gods, who represented the 42 nomes, or regions, of Egypt. They once decorat... More
Egyptian - Fragment of a Tomb Relief - Walters 22128
Deriving from one of the most beautifully sculpted New Kingdom tombs, this small relief exemplifies the best artwork of the era of Tutankhamun (1336-1327 BC). A scribe of the general and (later king) Horemheb i... More
Egyptian - Fragment of a Tomb Relief - Walters 22375
This fragment of a tomb relief is now catalogued as part of Walters 22.97.
Egyptian - Fragment of a Tomb Relief - Walters 2286
This block, carved in low raised relief, depicts the upper portion of a male figure facing right. The royal scribe Nahu, brother of King Tutankhamen's treasurer Maya, is depicted wearing the elaborate court a... More
Egyptian - Fragment of a Tomb Relief with an Attendant Leading an Oryx...
The scene is carved in sunk relief and was part of the decoration of a tomb. It displays an attendant who holds with both hands the horns of an oryx-antelope.
Egyptian - Fragment with a Head - Walters 22132
This head has been carved in low relief and has hair arranged in triangles.
Egyptian - Fragment, Ritualist with Incense Burner - Walters 22216
A mortuary priest, traditionally clothed in animal skin and long shendyt, performs the "Opening of the Mouth" ritual, an essential part of the funeral ceremony in which the mummy is restored to life. Behind the... More
Egyptian - Funeral Stele - Walters 22155
This piece is a rectangular, round-topped stela, its images carved in low raised relief, while it's inscription is carved in sunk relief. It depicts the deceased and his wife seated before an offering table, fa... More
Egyptian - Funeral Stele of Thut-sotem - Walters 22124 - View A
This black granite funeral stele has incised inscriptions in sunk relief including a heaven sign, a bark, Osiris, Anubis, Isis, Nephthys, an offering table and a priest worshipping.
Egyptian - Funerary Stele - Walters 22424
This sunk relief stele depicts two men facing one another, each holding a sceptre and a flail. The men wear a long and short shendyt. There are hieroglyphs above and between them. The piece has a rope border an... More
Egyptian - Funerary Stele of Meri-neith Wah-ib-Re - Walters 22123
Meri-neith Wah-ib-Re is represented twice on this round-topped funerary monument commemorating him and his parents. Beneath a winged sun disk, the official is shown worshipping the lord of the underworld, Osiri... More
Egyptian - Funerary Stele of Tembu - Walters 2292
This round topped funerary stela of Tembu, is carved in very low relief and brightly painted in red, yellow, blue, and black. The decoration comprises of two registers of offering scenes and a register of inscr... More
Egyptian - Head of a King - Walters 22292
This model is in sunk relief and depicts the head of a king with a long wig and uraeus. There are squares drawn on the front. The piece has been repaired.
Egyptian - Head of a Lion - Walters 2249
This model lion's head is carved in high relief. It has a plaque at the back, and a central line runds up the back and across the bottom of the plaque.
Egyptian - Horus Spearing the Enemy - Walters 2239
Carved in low relief, Horus is depicted with a hawk's head and double-crown, spearing a man who is also attacked by a lion.
Egyptian - Horus Stele (Cippus) - Walters 22173
This small stele (an upright stone slab with an inscription or image) is an amulet inscribed with magical spells to ward off stings and bites from deadly animals and insects-representing wild nature and chaos. ... More
Egyptian - Horus-Stele - Walters 22333
The Horus-stele, or cippus, was one of the most important items associated with magic in ancient Egypt. At the center of these stone slabs was the nude figure of the child Horus, or Harpocrates, associated with... More
Egyptian - Horus-Stele - Walters 22337
The Horus-stele, or cippus, was one of the most important items associated with magic in ancient Egypt. At the center of these stone slabs was the nude figure of the child Horus, or Harpocrates, associated with... More
Egyptian - Inlay in the Form of a Jackal - Walters 4763
Jackals were linked with the dead, most probably because they were present in the desert regions near to the cemeteries, where they searched for bones. The most popular jackal-shaped god was Anubis, who was als... More
Egyptian - Lintel with Musicians and Game Players - Walters 22152-2215...
This block probably once served as the lintel of a doorway in the tomb of Ankh-ef-en-sekhmet. He is represented on the right side of the lintel. Carved in very low relief, this piece depicts musicians and game... More
Egyptian - Lintel with Musicians and Game Players - Walters 22152-2215...
This block probably once served as the lintel of a doorway in the tomb of Ankh-ef-en-sekhmet. He is represented on the right side of the lintel. Carved in very low relief, this piece depicts musicians and game... More
Egyptian - Lintel with Musicians and Game Players - Walters 22152-2215...
This block probably once served as the lintel of a doorway in the tomb of Ankh-ef-en-sekhmet. He is represented on the right side of the lintel. Carved in very low relief, this piece depicts musicians and game... More
Egyptian - Male face from a sarcophagus - Walters 22103
This male figure has a false beard and a band across the forehead. The piece has a rough back, and is probably broken off of a coffin.
Egyptian - Man with Calf and Dog - Walters 22422 - Detail A
This Old Kingdom relief fragment has suffered severe damage from salt since its original carving. This has caused pitting over many areas of the piece, especially on the foot of the man, the calf, and the dog. ... More
Egyptian - Man with Calf and Dog - Walters 22422 - Detail B
This Old Kingdom relief fragment has suffered severe damage from salt since its original carving. This has caused pitting over many areas of the piece, especially on the foot of the man, the calf, and the dog. ... More
Egyptian - Man with Calf and Dog - Walters 22422
This Old Kingdom relief fragment has suffered severe damage from salt since its original carving. This has caused pitting over many areas of the piece, especially on the foot of the man, the calf, and the dog. ... More
Egyptian - Miniature Group of Ptah and Sakhmet - Walters 22393 - Back
Depicted here in a double image are Ptah, one of the main creator gods (and a patron of artisans), and Sekhmet, the daughter of the sun-god Re and Ptah's consort. Her ill will brought destruction to mankind. Th... More
Egyptian - Miniature Group of Ptah and Sakhmet - Walters 22393 - Botto...
Depicted here in a double image are Ptah, one of the main creator gods (and a patron of artisans), and Sekhmet, the daughter of the sun-god Re and Ptah's consort. Her ill will brought destruction to mankind. Th... More
Egyptian - Miniature Group of Ptah and Sakhmet - Walters 22393 - Left
Depicted here in a double image are Ptah, one of the main creator gods (and a patron of artisans), and Sekhmet, the daughter of the sun-god Re and Ptah's consort. Her ill will brought destruction to mankind. Th... More
Egyptian - Miniature Group of Ptah and Sakhmet - Walters 22393 - Right
Depicted here in a double image are Ptah, one of the main creator gods (and a patron of artisans), and Sekhmet, the daughter of the sun-god Re and Ptah's consort. Her ill will brought destruction to mankind. Th... More
Egyptian - Miniature Group of Ptah and Sakhmet - Walters 22393 - Top
Depicted here in a double image are Ptah, one of the main creator gods (and a patron of artisans), and Sekhmet, the daughter of the sun-god Re and Ptah's consort. Her ill will brought destruction to mankind. Th... More
Egyptian - Miniature Group of Ptah and Sakhmet - Walters 22393
Depicted here in a double image are Ptah, one of the main creator gods (and a patron of artisans), and Sekhmet, the daughter of the sun-god Re and Ptah's consort. Her ill will brought destruction to mankind. Th... More
Egyptian - Model (?) of a Hawk Wearing the Crowns of Upper and Lower E...
This sunk relief piece is broken in the back and on the edges.
Egyptian - Model (?) of a King - Walters 22293
This sunk relief sculpture may be a sculptor's model. The piece depicts a full-length figure of a king to the right. The man holds the symbol of life in his right hand and a sceptre in his left. The inscription... More
Egyptian - Model Head - Walters 2235
This limestone model is carved in low relief and depicts a head with a braid of hair at the back. The head also wears necklaces. It is set in a frame with the back covered and has been repaired.
Egyptian - Model of a Human Foot - Walters 22273
This model of a human foot is carved in low relief. The foot is standing on a raised border. The top and back are broken off.
Egyptian - Model of a Queen - Walters 22117
This female figure has been carved in low relief. She is depicted standing and wears a hawk as a headdress. She holds a sceptre in her left hand and a symbol of life in her right. There is a border at the corne... More
Egyptian - Model of a Vulture and Uraeus Seated on a Basket - Walters ...
This limestone relief has a rough back, and the lower part is broken off.
Egyptian - Model of Head with Uraeus - Walters 2250
This sunk relief model depict a hea with a uraeus facing right.
Egyptian - Model with a King, Ear, and Head of Ram - Walters 22266
This model depicts a king in profile to the left. He holds a jar in each hand. The front is carved in relief. The back is in sunk relief, and depicts an ear and the head of a ram. The corner of this piece h... More
Egyptian - Model with a King, Lion and Ear - Walters 22269 - Back
The front of this model is carved in low relief and depicts a king in profile to the left. He has a jar in each hand. The back is carved in sunk relief and depicts a lion and an ear. The piece has three corner... More
Egyptian - Model with a King, Lion and Ear - Walters 22269
The front of this model is carved in low relief and depicts a king in profile to the left. He has a jar in each hand. The back is carved in sunk relief and depicts a lion and an ear. The piece has three corner... More
Egyptian - Model with a Lion and a Bull - Walters 2241 - Back
This limestone model is carved in low relief and depicts a lion on the front and a bull on the back. The figures stand on a base on each side. The piece is painted with vertical lines.
Egyptian - Model with a Male Figure, a Human Leg, and Part of a Lion -...
This model is carved in low relief. On the front is a male figure with a long wig. The back depicts a human leg, and the paw and tail of a lion. Parts of this model are broken off.
Egyptian - Model with a Male Figure, a Human Leg, and Part of a Lion -...
This model is carved in low relief. On the front is a male figure with a long wig. The back depicts a human leg, and the paw and tail of a lion. Parts of this model are broken off.
Egyptian - Model with a Vulture and a Human Bust - Walters 22287
This model is carved in relief. The front depicts a vulture and a rearing uraeus. The back depicts a human bust. The piece has been repaired, and one half is broken off.
Egyptian - Model with a Young Hawk and the Bust of a King - Walters 22...
This model is carved in low relief on the front and depicts a young hawk. The back is carved in sunk relief and has the bust of a king.
Egyptian - Model with a Young Hawk and the Bust of a King - Walters 22...
This model is carved in low relief on the front and depicts a young hawk. The back is carved in sunk relief and has the bust of a king.
Egyptian - Model with an Owl on a Box and a Goose - Walters 22265 - Ba...
This model is carved in relief. On the front is an owl on a box. There is a goose on the reverse.
Egyptian - Model with Busts of Kings - Walters 22278
This model is carved in low relief. On the front is a bust of a king with a short wig, uraeus, head band, and beard. On the back is a bust of a king with a long wig, uraeus, beard and necklace.
Egyptian - Model with the Head of a King - Walters 22270
This model is carved in low relief and depicts the head of a King with a helmet to the right. There is a frame in the corners. The back is rough, and the piece has been repaired.
Egyptian - Model with the Head of a King and a Head with a Cap - Walte...
This model is carved in low relief. On the front is the head of a king with a helmet, uraeus, and a hawk at the back kof the helmet. On the back is a head with a cap. Parts are broken off.
Egyptian - Model with the Head of a King and a Head with a Cap - Walte...
This model is carved in low relief. On the front is the head of a king with a helmet, uraeus, and a hawk at the back kof the helmet. On the back is a head with a cap. Parts are broken off.
Egyptian - Model with the Head of a King and a Human Hand - Walters 22...
This model is carved in low relief. On the front is the head of a king with a uraeus, wig, and necklaces. On the back is a human hand.
Egyptian - Model with the Head of a King and a Leg - Walters 22274
This model is carved in low relief. On the front is the head of a King with a uraeus, and on the back is a let. Parts are broken off.
Egyptian - Model with the Head of a King and the Head of a Hawk - Walt...
This model is carved in low relief. The front has the head of a king facing right, and the back has the head of a hawk. The piece has traces of red, and the corners are broken.
Egyptian - Model with the Head of a King and the Head of a Hawk - Walt...
This model is carved in low relief. The front has the head of a king facing right, and the back has the head of a hawk. The piece has traces of red, and the corners are broken.
Egyptian - Model with Two Rams - Walters 2253
The upper half of this carved limestone relief depicts a ram facing right. In the upper left corner are two rectangles, and in the upper right corner is a triangle. The lower half depicts a second ram facing right.
Egyptian - Mold for a Heron Plaque - Walters 22284 (2)
This mold depicts a heron, a bird associated with the sun, the annual flooding of the Nile, and the afterlife.
Egyptian - Mold for a Heron Plaque - Walters 22284 - Back
This mold depicts a heron, a bird associated with the sun, the annual flooding of the Nile, and the afterlife.
Egyptian - Mold for a Heron Plaque - Walters 22284 - Three Quarter
This mold depicts a heron, a bird associated with the sun, the annual flooding of the Nile, and the afterlife.
Egyptian - Mold for a Heron Plaque - Walters 22284
This mold depicts a heron, a bird associated with the sun, the annual flooding of the Nile, and the afterlife.
Egyptian - Offering Table - Walters 22136
This table is carved in relief and has a spout at the back.
Egyptian - Offering Table - Walters 2291
The offering table was an essential element of the funerary cult and was usually placed near the deceased's tomb in an offering niche or chapel. If the cult ceased to function, the carved images of food and dri... More
Egyptian - Offering Table of King Amasis (570-526 BC) - Walters 22122
This sunk relief table is for offerings. There is an inscription around the border of the entire table. The spout is broken off. King Amasis (570-526 BC) is named in the inscription.
Egyptian - Osiris Seated on a Throne - Walters 22133
This sunk relief fragment of a stele depicts Osiris sitting on a throne and facing right. He wears an atef crown with plumes and holds up a whip and crook.
Egyptian - Priest Teti with His Family - Walters 22163 (2)
Teti the priest was the principal owner of this group statue. In keeping with artistic conventions, he is placed in the center, larger than the two other figures, and receives their supportive gestures. The sma... More
Egyptian - Priest Teti with His Family - Walters 22163 - Left
Teti the priest was the principal owner of this group statue. In keeping with artistic conventions, he is placed in the center, larger than the two other figures, and receives their supportive gestures. The sma... More
Egyptian - Priest Teti with His Family - Walters 22163
Teti the priest was the principal owner of this group statue. In keeping with artistic conventions, he is placed in the center, larger than the two other figures, and receives their supportive gestures. The sma... More
Egyptian - Ram with Grid - Walters 2233
Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description
Egyptian - Rectangular Tablet with Isis, Horus and Ram - Walters 22324
This carved limestone tablet is in low relief. It depicts, to the right, Isis with a staff and symbol of life. Also depicted are a ram, and Horus with a bird in his right hand and his left to his mouth. At the ... More
Egyptian - Rectangular Tablet with Temple Scene - Walters 22129
This low relief tablet is carved with papyrus columns at each side. It has Isis and Ptah on the left and on the right, a king presents offerings to an Apis bull. Over the bull lis the sacred eye of Horus. In fr... More
Egyptian - Relief - Part of a Procession of Gods with Inscription - Wa...
Once part of a scene showing a procession of gods, this fragment shows the jackal-headed-god Wepwawet and the earth-deity Geb holding divine was scepters and ankhs (life signs). Each deity is identified by the ... More
Egyptian - Relief - Queen or Goddess with Vulture Headdress - Walters ...
This relief plaque was probably a sculptor's model or study. It shows a royal or divine woman wearing the vulture headdress topped with protective uraeus serpents. The intricate and detailed patterns of headd... More
Egyptian - Relief Displaying the King Suckled by the Hathor-Cow - Walt...
A youthful king suckles at the udder of the mother-goddess Hathor, depicted as a cow. His black flesh may indicate that he is deceased, this color being associated with the underworld and the god Osiris; but th... More
Egyptian - Relief Fragment of Three Men Facing Right - Walters 2284
Three men with close-cropped hair (or close-fitting skullcaps) wear uncommon long garments with short sleeves. Each man grasps his wrist with his other hand. The gesture is associated with the period when Egyp... More
Egyptian - Relief Fragment with a Squatting Male Figure and Two Female...
This sunk relief fragment depicts a male figure squatting to the left holdinga rope of rigging to the ground. Another rope runs diagonally behind his head to a mast or sail. Two women wearing narrow garments st... More