Adore dua	The figure with outstretched and upraised arms represents the pose of worship and and adoration adopted by the Egyptians.
Alabaster Bowl shes, heb	The diamond markings on this figure distinguish it from the similarly shaped neb basket. The stone bowl was used in purification rites.
Ankh	The ankh probably symbolises some kind of elaborate knot or bow. Detailed examples show that the lower section has two parts - the ends of the bow. Its meaning as a symbol for life is well known and it is with this meaning that the sign appears carried in the hands of Egyptian gods.
Anubis Animal Ienpu	Anubis was the chief god of the dead before the rise of Osiris. This representation was later described as a wild dog but the depiction is closer to a jackal. The embodiment of Anubis haunted the cemeteries of the desert's edge and was associated with the necropolis from the earliest times.

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