Welcome to TreasureQuest!
Look through the treasures and answer the questions. You’ll collect jewels and for each level reached, earn certificates.
How far will you go?
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This small figurine is an example of mass production, which individuals would purchase to have in their homes.
Are there links to current religious practices or a modern equivalent?
This image of Isis with the infant Horus was adopted by Christian iconography, [picture making], where the Mother (Mary) and Child (Jesus) are widely portrayed in a similar (though more humanised) pose.
Ancient Egyptian Deities, Egyptian Gods and Goddesses and Egyptian faience.
Ancient Egypt Resources.
More details on this treasure can be found in the online catalogue.
Stephen Quirke
1993, British Museum Press
Geraldine Pinch
2004, OUP