Egyptian Themed Kriss

Kriss - Author's Collection

13.5" male Egyptian knife kriss dagger. Blade length: 8". Handle length: 4.5". Sheath length: 9". It has a very detailed sheath and handle. It's only a collector's item. No sharpened edge. 11 dollars.

Sarcophagus

Sarcophagus - Author's Collection

The picture shows a reproduction Egyptian sarcophagus. The lid comes off and there is a representation of a mummy inside (not shown). I don't remember how much the price was for this piece. I think I bought it from Hobby Lobby.

Geb

Geb - Author's Collection

The above is a statue of the Egyptian god "Geb." I think I bought it at Hobby Lobby, or maybe Crafts Etc. Geb has a goose on his head and bears a staff topped with a jackal's head. The base of the statue reads, "Geb," but it's almost impossible to see. I did a rubbing on the statue to find out the name. Geb also carries an ankh in his left hand.

Obelisk

Obelisk - Author's Collection

The pictured decorative obelisk was bought at Crafts Etc. or maybe Hobby Lobby. I've had it for many years. I have no clue if the hieroglyphics mean anything or not. In the picture, it's sitting in front of some of my Star Wars "stuff." In Dobbs City, a fictional town that appears in my short stories, there is a weathered obelisk located at the city's old square.

Burial Mask

Burial Mask - Author's Collection

This is just a reproduction ("whatnot") of an Egyptian burial mask. I found it several years ago. It was inside a "shadow box," and I ended up, somehow, breaking the box. I think things like this are popular, mainly, because of King Tutankhamen's famous (mostly) golden burial mask. Did you know there are also silver burial masks?

Stele of Hathor

Stele of Hathor - Author's Collection

The pictured stele/stela appears to be of the goddess Hathor featuring horns with a sun disk. It measures about 5" tall and 2.5" wide. It was once housed in a shadow box, but the frame broke. I threw the frame away, but I kept the artwork. I have no clue what the hieroglyphics say or if they say anything at all. They may just be for decoration. However, the top left symbol is an inverted glyph that, when turned in the opposite direction, can be read as "Hathor."

Hathor Statuette

Hathor - Author's Collection

The pictured figurine is Hathor or possibly Isis, seated. I'm leaning more toward Hathor, as I would assume that Isis would be pictured with wings. The figure has an ankh in her right hand, the sun disc above her head, as well as two horns. There are hieroglyphics at the base of the statue. I tried to use an online translator to decipher them, but I was unsuccessful. They may say something, or they may be just for show.

Canopic Jars

Canopic Jars - Author's Collection

I bought a set of Egyptian miniature canopic jars from Amazon in 2008, I think. I went back and tried to refresh myself with their symbolism, but it was so long ago that I (naturally) got a 404. So, I went digging and found the information for which I was searching.

Canopic jars were in use as far back as the Old Kingdom (2700-2200 BC). They held the embalmed internal organs of high-ranked individuals. The canopic chest and miniature images found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun are perhaps the most famous examples.

The jars in the picture, which are topped with stoppers, represent, from left to right, protective deities called the four sons of Horus. They are:

Duamutef, the jackal-headed god representing the east.

Qebehsenuef, the falcon-headed god representing the west.

Hapi, the baboon-headed god representing the north.

Imsety, the human-headed god representing the south.

The figures are approximately 3.5 inches tall. I keep them, for now, in a small wall-mounted curio cabinet.

Broken Statue

Statue - Source: Meta

Now THAT is an opposable thumb. I didn't see any other information about this image. I'm guessing this is in Egypt.