Gallery 19: Death & Burial in Ancient Egypt

The objects in this gallery relate to ancient Egyptian burial practices from around 5000-4500 BC to the Roman period and beyond, including artefacts from Islamic and Christian (Coptic) Egypt. There is also a display relating to animal cults and burials.

• Case 17:
  The coffins of Nespawershefyt
• Case 18:
  Animals and animal burials
• Case 19:
  Late Period to Islamic burial practices
• Case 20:
  New Kingdom to Late Period burials
• Case 21:
  Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom burials
• Case 22:
  Middle Kingdom burials
• Case 23:
  Old and Middle Kingdom burials
• Case 24:
  Early burial practices
• Case 25:
  Coffin development