Artists from ancient Egypt were excellent painters, sculptors, and architects. The remains of their work have been preserved for almost 3,000 years. These ancient Egyptian antiques are considered a treasure today.

Ancient Egyptian antiques are preserved in museums all over the world today. The Cairo museum in Egypt holds antiques across two floors, with 42 rooms on the first floor and 47 rooms on the second. This museum holds the greatest collection of ancient Egyptian antiques.

These antiques from ancient Egypt are mostly paintings, statues, and figurines. Large statues of pharaohs, their queens, Gods, and animals exist. Contents of many tombs, jewelry, paintings, masks, coffins and furniture of the Egyptian era from priceless antiques today.

Mummies form an important part of ancient Chinese antiques. Mummies of some very powerful pharaohs of the era like Tutankhamen are available for viewing at the Cairo museum.

Different Egyptian Antiques

Ancient Egypt antiques from Tutankhamen’s tomb

A powerful pharaoh of ancient Egypt, Tutankhamun was buried in a tomb full of treasures. Chariots, gloves, jewelry, the famous gold mask- are some of the antiques from his tomb.

The famous tomb had four nested shrines gilded together. The innermost contains a stone of sarcophagus and remains in the tomb. Inside the sarcophagus were three coffins with the innermost made of 11 kilograms of solid gold.

Inside this lay the emperor himself wearing the famous gold mask. Tutankhamun rests in his tomb even today. The tomb contains over 3,500 artifacts and weapons.

Ancient Egyptian antique Model granary

This antique in the wood painting represents a scene from the Egyptian way of life. It shows men performing various functions in the granary. In one room, the painting shows a man kneeling to grinding grains poured by another man.

A reddish-brown color is used to paint the skin of these men. A man standing in the room packs flour while the other places the flour in large jars. They also wear Lenin kilts. The arms of these men are out of proportion and longer than the legs.

Block Statue of Nedjem – antique from ancient Egypt

This block statue is made of quartzite. The statue shows Nedjem, meaning sweet one sitting on a cushion, arms crossed above the knees, feet flat on the ground and chin on the knees. He also has a small beard and wig. Between his legs is a small figure representing God named Ptah-Tatenen. Ptah wears a crown on top of his wig and is holding a scepter in hand.

Statue of Nedjemu- antique from ancient Egypt

Wearing a wrapped around kilt, this statue of Nedjemu shows him in a rigid posture with a quiet expression on his face. His left foot is forward and the right foot behind. The posture suggests movement and strength. He also holds two scepters in hand.

These ancient Egyptian antiques are priceless, not because they belong to the Egyptian era but because they are symbolic of the triumphant existence of mankind over thousands and thousands of years.