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Hippopotamus
The Hippopotamus was representative of the goddess, Ta-urt, who was a deity who was worshiped in all parts of Egypt but to whom no temple was ever dedicated.
She was the goddess of pregnancy and childbirth, and as such was revered and feared from the Queen down to the poorest village woman.
Price: £26.00 / $47.84
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Statue of King Tutankhamen
Tut-ankh-Amen was the boy-king who died at the age of 18 years and whose tomb, when discovered in 1922, was full of the most wondrous artefacts ever found in Egypt or anywhere. It turned out to be the most important discovery in the history of Egyptology - an intact tomb of a Pharoah of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
This statue of King Tutankhamen is made from cast resin.
Price: £18.00 / $33.12
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Statue of Anubis - God of the Dead
Anubis, the Egyptian god of the underworld who guided and protected the spirits of the dead, is usually represented as a black jackal-headed man or as a black jackal.
The original of this statue was found during theng of King Tutankhamen's tomb by Howard Carter in 1922, amongst the wealth of other beautiful objects.
Price: £32.00 / $58.88
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Sennefer and Setnay
Sennefer was Mayor of Thebes, a very important official, during the reign of Amenhotep II in Dynasty XXVIII (18th)
He is most famous following the discover of his tomb, which was known by 19th century travelers as the "Tomb of the Vineyards" because of the decorative theme of its ceiling, which was covered in vines and grapes.
Price: £40.00 / $73.60
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Scarab in Faience
Among the many amulets and ornaments worn by the ancient Egyptioans, the most important was the Scarab.
A Scarab is a dung beetle, and appears to have been sacred in prehistoric times as many have been found carefully preserved in many of the early graves.
The Scarab comes in three different colours: Blue, Brown, and Black.
Price: £12.00 / $22.08
Select a colour
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Ramesses II at the battle of Kadesh
Ramses II began his reign in 1301BC. He was a ferocious warrior, and used the loot from his campaigns to fund enormous building projects, such as the massive rock temple at Abu Simbel. It is said that Ramesses was the Pharaoh at the time of the Exodus, when Moses led the Jewish slaves out of Egypt.
This commemorative plate depicts Ramesses II at the battle of Kadesh in hist victory against the Hittites.
Price: £28.00 / $51.52
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Queen Nefertiti Statue
Nefertiti is one of the best known queens of Ancient Egypt and was considered one of the most beautiful women of the ancient world.
She was the wife of Akhenaten during the Eighteenth Dynasty and ruled Egypt as Queen of Memphis.
Price: £36.00 / $66.24
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Rosetta Stone
The discovery of the Rosetta Stone provided the crucial breakthrough in the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs.
It contains the same text written in three different languages: hieroglyphs (script of the official and religious texts), Demotic (everyday Egyptian script), and Greek, which was already known at the time of the discovery.
Price: £35.00 / $64.40
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Narmer Palette
One of the most important monuments of the 1st Dynasty is the slate palette of Narmer. On one side is the king wearing the crown of Upper Egypt, and on the reverse is a scene of the king, wearing the crown of Lower Egypt.
This palette was the first representation of the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.
Price: £56.00 / $103.04
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The Scribe
The Egyptians valued learning and Scribes were highly valued and respected as they were the only members of the population who learned to read and write. They were thought of as a manifestation of the god of writing - Thoth.
This beautiful statue has the Scribe sitting cross-legged with a papyrus stretched out across his legs and is made of Basalt.
Price: £32.00 / $58.88
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Statue of King Tutankhamen's Mask
This impressive statue of King Tutankhamen's death mask was found in his dedicated tomb, which is located in the exact middle of the Valley of the Kings.
Price: £145.00 / $266.80
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Granary Vessel, 1279-1213 BC
This delicate hand-painted copy of a Granary Vessel was a common gravegood, most probably from someone who was involved in food distribution.
Price: £48.00 / $88.32
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Isis with Wings
While its difficult to separate Isis from her consort Osiris, Isis indeed stands alone as the re-incarnation of the more ancient Mother Goddess. Her name means " She of the Throne" and her most common epitaths are " Mother of God" for giving birth to Horus, and " Lady of Heaven". She is considered the greatest of all Egyptian goddesses for she was the " Great Enchantress", the " Mistress of Magic" and the " Speaker of Spells". Her cult was renown through out the ancient world, and was even worshiped in a Tames side temple of Isis in London and an alter of Isis in Chester.
Price: £60.00 / $110.40
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Large Canopic Jar - Duamutef
Canopic Jars were used to hold specific body parts of the deceased, and were thought to be protected by the four gods known as the Sons of Horus, who were the guardians of the internal organs, and which were linked to the four cardinal points.
Duamutef, who is depicted as a jackal head, was the guardian of the stomach. He was also associated with the east.
Price: £35.00 / $64.40
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Eye of Horus Holding a Wedjat Eye Amulet Vase - approx. 375 BC
The wedjat eye is one of the best known of Egyptian protective amulets and is said to emulate the markings on a lanner falcon - the bird associated with the god, Horus.
Price: £75.00 / $138.00
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The God Horus Protecting King Nectanebo II statue 360-343 BC
In the earliest Dynasties, ancient egyptians believed that their king was divine, and was a new incarnation of the great sky god, Horus, who was the protector of the human king.
The association between the king and the god Horus has been represented in statuary as early as the 4th Dynasty, as illustrated in the famous seated statue that is housed in the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo.
Price: £60.00 / $110.40
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Egyptian Sacred Vessel approx. 1991-1928 BC.
From the tomb of the Chancellor Nakhti at Assiout (12th Dynasty).
Cave paintings of similar boats were found in 1998 at the Wadi Abu Wasil in the Eastern Sahara Desert - Site 26, at least 100 kms from any human activity (or water) and dates from more than 5,000 years ago.
Price: £60.00 / $110.40
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