 Al-Mataf
Cairo Egyptian Museum
Ancient Egypt
28 sections, 490 items and 689 pictures available | | | | Sections |  |
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Ground floor
First floor
|  | The Ancient Egyptian Jewelry Room - Section 04 (23)
XVIIIème dynastie
Significant groups of jewels were found in the tombs of royalty and nobility. This room contains a selected group of precious jewels and gold items such as diadem, necklaces, golden bracelets, pectorals, pendants, amulets, belts, and more, from different periods of Egyptian history.
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|  | New Kingdom (ca.1550-1075 B.C) - Section 12
The New Kingdom includes Dynasties XVIII to XX. This was Egypt's Age of Empire when it became the dominant power in the Mediterranean world, with its control stretching from Iraq in the north, to the fourth cataract in the Sudan to the south.
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| Fayum Portraits (ca.100-250 AD) - Section 14 (55)
Epoque greco-romaine
These Roman period mummy portraits were called 'Fayum Portraits' because the first collection was discovered in Fayum Oasis, south of Cairo. These portraits were a development of the ancient Egyptian funerary mask. The portraits were painted in encaustic: pigments mixed into molten wax.
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|  | Daily Life - Section 34 (12)
Objects relating to toilette, music, dancing, cooking, agriculture, amusement, and crafts are kept in Room 34. Room 44 contains architectural elements.
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| The tomb of Yuya and Tuya - Section 43 (12)
The tomb was discovered in the Valley of the Kings on the west bank at Luxor in 1905.They are parents of queen 'Tiy' (grandmother of king Tutankhamen). Prior to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, this collection was the most important in the museum. It includes furniture, masks, coffins, and vessels.
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Toutânkhamon
First floor
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