Egyptian Art
See Also: African, Ethnic and Regional
Museums
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Exhibits over 120,000 objects including artifacts from the tombs of the Middle Kingdom found at Dahshur in 1894, the contents of the many other royal tombs including the tomb of Tutankhamun, which consists of over 3500 pieces.
Michael C. Carlos Museum
Permanent collection of ancient Egyptian art.
Gregorian Egyptian Museum
Founded in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI, contains artefacts from ancient Egypt and Rome, objects are viewable online.
Introduction to Egyptian Art
The collection of ancient Egyptian art at the Metropolitan Museum ranks among the finest outside Cairo. It consists of approximately 36,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance.
LACMA: Egyptian Art
Collection of around two thousand art objects from the Predynastic period through the early Christian period in Egypt.
LACMA: Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Images and information including the roles the Gods played in the journey of the dead to the afterlife, from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
MFA Boston: Art of the Ancient World: Egyptian
The collection includes close to 45,000 objects and spans the period from the Predynastic through early Byzantine eras. Also includes an interactive tour of Egyptian art.
The Virtual Egyptian Museum
Egyptian and Mediterranean antiquities previously unavailable to the public. Includes an iridescent glass collection, bronze statuettes, scarabs, and the mummy of King Pedibastet, plus interactive reference tools.
The Cleveland Museum of Art: Pharaohs Exhibition
Pharaohs Egyptian art treasures from the Louvre.
The British Museum: Ancient Egypt
Web site on ancient Egypt includes, Egyptian life, geography, mummification, pyramids and more.
The Gates of Heaven: Visions of the World in Ancient Egypt
A Louvre exhibition mini-site featuring around 350 artifacts from ancient Egypt which are placed in their religious, social, and artistic context.
Explore Ancient Egypt
Explore over 40,000 objects in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston collections representing ancient Egyptian art and civilization including religion, language, history, anthropology, and archaeology.
Resources
Egypt Images
Downloadable images of ancient Egyptian artifacts.
Wikipedia: Art of Ancient Egypt
Includes information on symbolism, art periods, forms and more.
The Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
From The University of Memphis Department of Art, it is dedicated to the study of the art and culture in ancient Egypt.
Ancient Egyptian Art
Collection of art history resources on the web by Professor Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe, of Sweet Briar College, Virginia.
Crystalinks: Art in Ancient Egypt
Article including information and images, covers pottery, sculpture, hieroglyphics, paintings, and more.
Artists and Crafts
EgyptArt
Photographs and paintings of ancient Egyptian art, archeology, mythology and dynastic history by Richard Deurer.
NileStone.com
Handmade jewelry, kings and queen's cartouche pendants customized with your name in hieroglyphic symbols.
House of Pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian art reproductions, reliefs, and sculptures.
