Egypt
Photo - Burial Goods of Na-Sa
drhawass.com
A number of golden artifacts found in the burial chamber of Na-Sa II in Bahariya Oasis, including golden nail stalls, a heart amulet in the shape of one of the names of King Apries, a djed-pillar amulet, bracelets, and other amulets.
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Manchester Museum Curator’s Diary, 7th January 2009
Egypt at the Manchester Museum Just before Christmas we installed a small display of amulets on the Afterlife gallery - the djed-pillar amulet on the right is one of the amulets on display. Work continues at the Museum on the new Manchester Gallery, due...
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The Tomb Of Ped-isisby
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/ Zahi Hawass, still focused on Bahariya, talking about work at the tomb of Ped-Isisby: "The next area we began to clear was northeast of the tomb of Djed-Khonsu-efankh. To our surprise, this work revealed the tomb...
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The Power Of The Ancient Egyptian Priest
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/egyptian_mail/m2/An item looking at the role of priests and the purpose of amulets. This article should be up for the rest of the week, but will change next Saturday: "In ancient Egypt, amulets might be carried, used in necklaces,...
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Discovery Of Djed-khonsu-efankh (part 3)
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/ Third part of the story describing the discovery in Bahariya of Djed-Khonsu-ef-Ankh, the Governor of Bahariya by Zahi Hawass: "We know about the governor Djed-Khonsu-efankh from the temples of Ain-El-Meftella where...
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Bahariya - 20 More Golden Mummies
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html11/o081224d.htm
An Egyptian team working in Bahariya has found more golden mummies, similar to those found in the widely publicised "Valley of the Golden Mummies" found previously in the same Western Desert oasis.
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