Take a tour through the Louvre and discover examples of art depicting daily life in ancient Egypt during the time of the pharoahs. Read descriptions of the scenes and click to learn more about the details of the artwork itself. A very...

An image of "Flight into Egypt", created by Adam Elsheimer in 1609 (Oil on copper, 31 x 41 cm).

During the First Intermediate Period, the unification of Egypt was broken for the first time and the rule of the country was divided between two main ruling houses until Montuhotep the Second succeeded in reuniting the country. Thebes...

An image of "St Peter (Grabow) Altarpiece: Rest on the Flight into Egypt", created by Master Bertram from 1379-83 (Tempera on wood, 80 x 57 cm).

An image of "Rest on the Flight into Egypt", created by Ambrosius Bensonz (Oil on oak panel, 103 x 65 cm).

Tuthmosis the Fourth is depicted with his left leg forward, holding an offering table and wearing sandals and a starched kilt in the Amarna artistic style.

This statue of a winged female sphinx has a clear mixture of Greek and Egyptian art styles. Egyptian winged sphinxes had their wings flat against their backs, but this one's wings extend backward.

The marble Statue, of a stylized lion carved in relief demonstrates the craftsman's skill. The lion, a symbol of Sultan Baybars Al-Bunduqdari, was originally painted and a rosette can be seen on its shoulder.

A black granite statue of a priest with a shaven head that dates back to the Hellenistic period. The priest is carrying a canopic jar; his left cheek is resting against the jar. He is wearing a gown that covers his whole body and his hands.

This man's facial features are typical of statues of the Old Kingdom. He wears a short kilt with a dagger in the belt and a wig that leaves his ears uncovered. The emblem in his right hand symbolizes his dignity.

The model portrays a kitchen boat carrying jars of beer and wine and joints of meat. Kitchen boats probably accompanied the owner's main boat to provide him and his companions with food and drink.

The silver container and a pencil, the container has a pear-shaped body and rests on a high base.

This box is for keeping a scale and weights. It contains a sliding rule of two levels, carved and divided to contain balances.

The Roman bust of Serapis is derived from a Hellenistic model. This bust is different from other depictions of Serapis as this style links him with the sun god Helios and the god of wine Dionysos.

This wooden inner coffin of Thuya is gilded on the outside and silvered on the inside and decorated with divinities who protect the deceased.

The sarcophagus is painted with beautiful scenes from the Book of the Dead. The lid is decorated with 12 funerary deities and Khonsu with his family.

This silk textile fragment, from the Fatimid period, has designs of geometric patterns, plant elements, and benedictory inscriptions.

This icon of Saint Stephan is drawn on a rectangular wooden panel. The picture is surrounded by a frame of plants with yellow flowers and white leaves.

The mask of Selinus, a famous sculptor, is one of the rare examples of a mask that gives us an idea about how this object was made. The mask has a yellow face, red mouth, and white hair. It was mounted on a plaque of plaster in a red...

Prince Yashbak's dome is a unique structure. It is covered by semicircular domed ceilings that are built on a square building. The dome is decorated inside with a line of scripture written in magnificent Mamluk Thuluth script.

One pair of castanets, or musical instruments, made of ivory and in the shape of human hands, depicts bearded Asiatics.

This ostracon shows a harpist, who is a bald man, with a large and richly decorated harp, which is possibly standing.

This wooden model boat is an imitation of a boat made from bundles of papyrus reeds tied together in bunches.

The pectoral front shows a solar bark, or boat, and a scarab placed between the goddesses Maat and Nephthys. The underside depicts the bottom of the scarab, which is placed between two Djed signs.