Medium size Pharaonic Jewellery box

For all the lovers of the ancient Egyptian civilization, a jewellery box whose upper lid is covered with a pharaonic papyrus drawing that was imitated from an original papyrus painting. The drawing also includes some Hieroglyphs writing within.

The painting on the cover lid depicts king tut sitting on his throne with his wife enjoying a nice afternoon. The throne of king tut was one the discoveries of archaeologist Howard Carters who discovered king tut’s tomb in 1922. Carter had described the throne as "one of the most marvellous pieces of furniture that has ever been discovered". It was made of wood covered in gold leaf.

The size of the Jewellery box is medium in which it can fit multiple jewellery pieces.

The wood is painted with hazelnut colour which matches the colour of the papyrus almond colour.

While the inside of the Pharaonic Jewellery box is covered with orange velvet.

Our BlogPosts

If you would like to know more about the origin of our items and the rich and stimulating history of the region. You can check our blogposts in which we talk about every piece in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, we also try to explain their artistic nature, the materials used and we focus more on their historical background:

• Museum of Islamic Art Part I: In this blog we explain how to get to the Museum and we talk about Ibrahim Pasha the son of Muhammed Ali the founder of Modern Egypt. we talk also about few items in the museum; Mamluk Era Key to Kaaba, Some Modern Instruments from that period, Mamluk prince Safy al-Din Shaykhu Mishka.


• Museum of Islamic Art Part II: In this blog we try to explain the importance of river Nile and how it took part in shaping the Egyptian personality, we also talk about some pieces in the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo; Iran Qajar dynasty Ewer and Basin, Samarra Iraq Slab Painting 9th Century AD, some Rare Ummayad House Supplies, A Heart Moving Painting from the Abbasid Era, and a Roaster Shaped Ewer from the Ummayad Era


• Museum of Islamic Art Part III: In this blog we explain the origin of the Moroccan Decoration and Architecture and how it was influenced by different cultures worldwide, we also talk about how Islam reached China, and the rise of Ibn Tulun and how it was a beginning of a new Era in Egypt and the region


• Tahrir Square: In this blog we talk about the history of Tahrir Square and how it got its name, and we talk about the history of every building in the square; Mogamaa el Tahrir, Nile Ritz Carlton Hotel, Umar Makram Statue, American University in Cairo, Umar Makram Mosque Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Building, The League of Arab State Building, The Famous Egyptian Museum, Ramesses II Obelisk and Karnak Temple Sphinx