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.

Amulet

Ibis Statuette, On Wood Base

Mummy Mask

Inner Coffin & Lid Of Tentkhonsu

Encaustic Portrait, Mummy

Scarab

Medium To Large Figures

Scarab amulet

Scarab

Amulet of scarab beetle

Egyptian Scarab Of Soapstone

Winged scarab amulet

Ring; gold; set with a carnelian, carved in scarab form

Scarab

Scarab

A Faience Scarab Pectoral And Faience Beads

Scarab

Necklace

Clay Scarab

Door of a shrine

Hathor fetish

Fragment of soft sandstone (?) covered with plaster. Head and shoulders of a man cut in relief in the plaster.

Statuette

Fragment of a wall decoration (framed)

Ushabti

Fragment of soft limestone. Carving in relief on both sides

Mask

Papyrus column with two cats

Flask in the form of lotus column

Fragment of a Sakhmet amulet

Fragment of stone. Carving in low relief on one face; incised inscription on the other.

Bottle, Scent-bottle (Alabastron)

Scent Bottle (Alabastron)

Scent Bottle (Aryballos)

Ushabti

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