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Egyptian Collections

The limestone canopic jars of lady Senetnay featured lids shaped like human heads. Two jars are kept at the Museum August Kestner in Hanover, Germany.

Get a Whiff of Ancient Egypt’s 'Scent of Eternity'

Experts reconstructed the smell of mummified organs—and it’s actually pretty pleasant.

Roxanne Hoorn September 14, 2023

Ancient Egypt Museum of Shibuya

Discover the mummified remains of Ancient Egypt in the middle of metropolitan Tokyo.

Sarcophagus

Barcelona, Spain

Museu Egipci de Barcelona (Egyptian Museum of Barcelona)

A beautiful little museum hidden away in the heart of Barcelona holds a treasure trove of Ancient Egyptian artifacts

Shabti figurines in the museum

Egyptian Museum of Turin

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

Caldwell-Lake George Library

Lake George, New York

Caldwell-Lake George Library

Of all the unique artifacts inside this library, a mummified hand stands out among the others.

The ancient yeast could only be revived with Emmer, an older, less common varietal of wheat likely used by ancient Egyptians.

How the Man Who Invented Xbox Baked a 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Sourdough

It took three experts, two museums, and one clay pot to bake a truly ancient loaf.

Luke Fater April 2, 2020

Cleopatra's Needle.

London, England

Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

The mummified beef shoulder, likely of Prince Amenemhat.

New York, New York

Ancient Egyptian Beef Shoulder

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

Some of the tweezers.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Penn Museum's Collection of Ancient Tweezers

These medicine cabinet staples are part of the museum's collection of everyday objects.

The museum exterior.

Museum of Natural History and Ethnography

A charming little museum founded by the designer of the Statue of Liberty.

Obelisk at the Piazza della Minerva.

Elephant and Obelisk

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

The two mummies at the Albany Institute of History and Art.

Albany, New York

The Mummy Ankhefenmut

A CT scan revealed the identity of this 3,000-year-old mummy that everyone erroneously thought was female.

Temple of Taffeh.

Leiden, Netherlands

Temple of Taffeh

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.

Maidstone's Mummy, Ta-Kush, is 2,700 years old. All photos by Alan Tigwell.

Maidstone, England

Maidstone Mummy

This 2,700-year-old woman is the jewel of the Maidstone Museum's Egyptian collection.

Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

London, England

Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

The Secret Egyptian Chapel Hidden Inside a Chicago Break Room

The sealed-off chamber is 4,300 years old.

Kate Golembiewski June 8, 2016

Egyptmania: A Festivity for the Pharaohs Roundup

objects of intrigue

The Real Housewives of Ancient Egypt Had 8-Foot-Long Prenups

Cara Giaimo August 12, 2015