Journey to Eternal Life: Ancient Egyptian Artifacts, Mummies, and Pyramids

Ancient Egyptians believed death marked the beginning of a journey to eternal life. Learn more at Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt at the National Museum of Natural History, and explore related collections from across the Smithsonian.

Mask

Shabti

Head Of Mummified Cat

Mummy Of Cat

Sm. Blue Faience Amulet, Son of Horus, Kebehsenuf

Figure Of Standing Osiris

Blue Faience Scribe Figure

Inlay in the form of a mummy figure with a jackal head

Mask

Horus Amulet

Ushabti - Wax

Mask

Textile

Fragment Of Wooden Coffin Lid

Mummy Mask

Canopic Jar & Lid, Alabaster

Blue Faience Amulet, Son of Horus, Hapy

Basket And Base, Palm Leaf

Alabaster Canopic Jar In Two Parts

Bronze Coffin For Snake

Ushabti Figure

Royal Shabti

Amulet inlay: figure of Anubis

Inlay of mummy figure with human head

Figurine of the goddess Neith

Inlay of a mummy figure with head of Hapy

Portable shrine

Jar, unguent

Amulet depicting a reclining gazelle

Rekhyt Tile

"New Year's" bottle

False Lid Of Chantress Of Amun-Re

Mummy Coffin Model Of Wood

Amulet (fragment)

Wood Mummy Mask

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