Tomb
Raiders of KV 46 How thorough were the robbers who plundered the tomb of
Yuya and Tuyu? How many times was the tomb robbed, and what were the thieves
after? This study of post interment activity in KV 46 provides some answers.
Special KV 55 Section
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Follow the trail of the missing treasures from mysterious KV 55.
The
Tomb of Maihirpre Learn about Victor Loret's
important discovery of this nearly intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
Special Section:
Tomb Robbers!
Who were the real tomb raiders?
What beliefs motivated their actions? A new perspective on the ancient practice
of tomb robbing.
Special Section:
Spend a Night
with the Royal Mummies Read Pierre Loti's eerie account of
his nocturnal visit to the Egyptian Museum's Hall of Mummies.
Special Section: An
Audience With Amenophis II Journey
once more with Pierre Loti as he explores the shadowy chambers of KV 35 in the
early 1900's.
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Background Image: Wall scene from the tomb of Ramesses II (KV 7.) From Karl
Richard Lepsius, Denkmäler (Berlin: 1849-1859.)
Special Exhibit
A Selection of Objects
from the Tomb of Amenhotep II
Gallery IV Opened November 23, 2000
Funerary Statues,
Statuettes, & Ritual Objects
Click images to see enlargements
Plate XXXI: Left: statue of king wearing Red Crown. Center:
guardian statue similar to those found in Tutankhamen's tomb.
Right: King in Red Crown adopting the traditional
harpoon-throwing stance.
Plate XXXII: (from left) King in White Crown; figure of
Ptah; figure of Osiris; figure of Anubis; figure of Khons.
Plate XXXIII: (clockwise from bottom left) Ritual
falcon figure; Osiriform king; king in White Crown holding
two libation vessels; wooden figure with receptacle for
holding papyrus; seated figure of Sekhmet. (In
center) falcon with ceremonial flail.
Plate XXXIV: (At left) two panther figures which probably
once held figures of Amenhotep II. (At right) two heads
the Divine Cow.
Plate XXXV: (Clockwise from bottom left) Uraeus; winged
theriomorphic serpent; fragment of wig from statue; fragment
of mummiform figure; another fragment of mummiform
figure; hand from statue (or perhaps ka standard); head of
king in blue war crown.
