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Egyptian Ankh
This ankh-shaped, gold-sheathed mirror case was taken from the tomb of Tutankhamun in southern Egypt's Valley of the Kings. The ankh form, found in many ancient Egyptian tombs, is the Egyptian hieroglyphic character meaning "life."
Photograph by Kenneth Garrett
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