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Bracelet of Queen Hetepheres I

Some of the earliest silver objects unearthed in Egypt is this rare silver bracelet, belong to Queen Hetepheres I, inlaid with semi-precious stones in the form of a butterfly. Made out of silver, turquoise, lapis lazuli, and carnelian.

Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, ca. 2575-2550 BC. From the Tomb of Hetepheres I, G 7000X near the Great Pyramid of Giza. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

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Mummy of Seqenenre Tao II, the Brave

King Seqenenre Tao II’s mummy was originally buried at Dra’ Abu el-Naga’, and later reburied at Deir el-Bahari in his original coffin. It was discovered in the Deir el-Bahari cache (“DB320”), revealed in 1881.

The body of this king, who died in his forties, was poorly preserved. However, the brain is still in the cranial cavity and the mummy’s mouth still has a complete set of healthy teeth. His mummified head depicting his battlewounds.

The king’s head is covered with horrific wounds: a dagger thrust behind the ear, after which, perhaps, blows rained down upon him. Mace blows smashed his cheek and nose and a battle-axe cut through the bone above his forehead.

Second Intermediate Period, 17th Dynasty, around 1560-1558 BC.

Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 2609

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Illustrations of British Fungi (Hymenomycetes), to serve as an atlas to the “Handbook of British Fungi”.

By Cooke, Mordecai Cubitt, Publication info LondonWilliams and Norgate1881-91 BHL Collections: New York Botanical Garden

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Guardian in the 18th Dynasty tomb of Panehesy, First servant in the temple of Aten. Northern tombs of Tell el Amarna, ancient Akhetaten.