Alan H's photos
Edinburgh Xmas Market
Edinburgh Xmas Market
Gold Inlaid Pectoral
Tutankhamun's Wishing Cup
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Shaped like an open lotus blossom with Heh, god of eternity, on each handle, the alabaster wishing cup is a powerful symbol of rebirth and eternal life.
From the Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Flail and Crook
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Both belonging to Tutankhamun and both were found in the cartouche-shaped box. Tutankhamun's name is inscribed on both items.
From the Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Pectoral with Lapis Scarab
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Gold openwork pectoral with lapis lazuli scarab flanked by Thoth.
From the Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Items from Tutankhamun's Mummy
Pectoral
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Gold and stone inlaid pectoral with lapis scarab: throne name of Tutankhamun.
From the Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Pectoral
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Gold inlaid pectoral of Tutankhamun in the form of a Naos with winged feldspar scarab.
From the Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Bracelet
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With three lapis scarabs and cartouches of Tutankhamun.
From the Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Items from Tutankhamun's Mummy
Wooden Shabtis
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Left: a Tutankhamun shabti wearing the nemes headdress, a crown closely associated with kingship. Originally the shabti held a flail and crook.
Right: This Tutankhamun shabti waers a style popular during the 18th dynasty: the ebony or Nubian wig, made up of rolls of tight short curls.
Reign of Tutankhamun 136-1326 BC.
From the Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Calcite Stopper for Canopic Jar
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Tutankhamun's embalmed organs were kept in a canopic shrine. A calcite chest sat inside the shrine. On top two pairs of Tutankhamun heads (above) faced each other. Slotted inside were four gold coffinettes, tiny replicas of the king's royal coffins, each containing an embalmed organ.
From the Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Gold Inlaid Canopic Coffinette
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Tutankhamun's embalmed organs were kept in a canopic shrine. A calcite chest sat inside the shrine. On top two pairs of Tutankhamun heads faced each other. Slotted inside were four gold coffinettes (above), tiny replicas of the king's royal coffins, each containing an embalmed organ.
From the Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Gold Inlaid Canopic Coffinette
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Tutankhamun's embalmed organs were kept in a canopic shrine. A calcite chest sat inside the shrine. On top two pairs of Tutankhamun heads faced each other. Slotted inside were four gold coffinettes (above), tiny replicas of the king's royal coffins, each containing an embalmed organ.
From the Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Shabtis
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An army of worker shabtis ensured that the deceased would never have to work in the afterlife and that every need would be met.
From the Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Statue of Tutankhamun
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This life-sized statue of Tutankhamun marks his passage from the dark night of the Netherworld to his rebirth at dawn. The black skin sybolises the fertility of the Nile with its eternal promise ofrebirth. Gold, symbol of the sun and skin of the gods, marks Tutankhamun's divinity.
From the Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Gilded Wooden Statues
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Herwer (Horus the Elder) on the left and the jackal-headed figure of Duamutef on the right.
From the Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery, London.
