Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum

05/30/2026

WADJET AMULETS
These faience wadjet amulets are from 664 - 525 BCE

05/23/2026

MESHET COFFIN
Her name means female crocodile. This wood and plaster coffin matches that in the Brooklyn collection, Asyut 2040 - 1782 BCE

05/17/2026

Archaeologists Enter a Hidden Luxor Chamber and Find 22 Painted Coffins of Amun’s Sacred Singers With 8 Sealed Papyri Untouched for Centuries

Inside a hidden burial chamber, researchers found 22 painted coffins and sealed papyri linked to the mysterious Singers of Amun.

05/16/2026

KOHL GRINDING PALLET
Marble pallet for grinding found by the side of Mentuhotep's temple, Thebes, Upper Egypt. 2100 BCE

05/10/2026

Isis, Queen of Heaven, Mother of the World

05/09/2026

Kohl tube for eye-paint (kohl) with cartouche of Amenhotep III.
Wood, 1417-1379 BCE

05/02/2026

Egyptian Faience Necklace 1991-1784 BCE

04/25/2026

These tiles are from the Djoser pyramid complex. They date from the Third Dynasty and are made of faience. They were excavated from the ruins of the step pyramid's subterranean structures. The walls were lined with them in imitation of the matting that covered the walls of the royal residence during the Third Dynasty. 2663-2195 BCE

04/18/2026

CHAIR
Chairs were reserved for people of high status in ancient Egypt, as others were expected to either sit on mats or small stone seats. This form of chair was common in the Eighteenth Dynasty (1550-1307 BCE) and is very low, as was typical. The seat would have been covered with webbing.

04/11/2026

CORN MUMMY
Each year, just prior to planting, the Egyptian king would bury a small image of the god Osiris - the god who was believed to have died and yet was risen from the dead. It was believed that Osiris would make the new plants grow just as he rose from the earth. Within this falcon-shaped sarcophagus, that served votive purposes at a cult center, was another image of the deity. Although appearing to be a mummified animal, the image of the deity is composed rather of clay and grain wrapped in linen. The linen on this figure is so fine – the finest quality in Egypt – that it appears like paper on the first glance. It was called Horus linen. The face was covered with thin wax and was painted green to match Osiris’ skin tone. This entire image was placed inside a small coffin and buried to ensure good crops. This coffin is in the shape of Horus, the god of kingship. Date: 1549-1069 BCE