Museum Exhibition
Divine Egypt
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
October 12, 2025 – January 19, 2026
Divine Egypt showcases 250 works revealing how ancient Egyptians used images to connect with their gods, blending art, ritual, and daily life across millennia.
Exhibition artworks
Representative work
Falcon head with divine wig from a statue with an anthropomorphic body
ca, 1200–332 B.C.
Diorite
H. 23.5 × w. 18 × D. 22 cm, 13.1 kg (9 1/4 × 7 1/16 × 8 11/16 in., 28.9 lb.)
View artwork at the museumFeatured works
Canopic Chest of Khonsu
ca. 1304–1237 B.C.
Wood, gesso, paint, varnish
Overall h. 44.5 cm (17 1/2 in); w. 48.2 cm (19 in); d. 55.4 cm (21 13/16 in) Lid: w. 42.5 cm (16 3/4 in); d. 43.5 cm (17.1/8 in)
View at museumWall Tile with figure of Ptah-Tatenen
ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Faience
H. 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in), w. 10.1cm (4 in)
View at museumSacred animal mummy in the form of an ibis decorated with appliqué of Ibis-headed god
ca. 400 B.C.–100 A.D.
Dyed and undyed linen, animal remains, mummification materials
H. 37.6 cm (14 13/16 in.); W. 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); D. 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.)
View at museumStela of Siamun and Taruy worshipping Anubis
ca. 1400–1390 B.C.
Sandstone, paint
H. 45.6 × W. 59.1 × D. 8.5 cm, 36.8 kg (17 15/16 × 23 1/4 × 3 3/8 in., 81.1 lb.)
View at museumBes-image
ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
Faience, paste inlay
H. 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); W. 4.3 ( 1 11/16 in.); D. 2.6 cm (1 in.)
View at museumTit (Isis knot) amulet
ca. 1550–1275 B.C.
Jasper
H. 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.): w. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.); th. 0.7cm (1/4 in.)
View at museum140 documented works in this exhibition
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