Hello Sadie,
I went through my photo library of pictures I have taken and found a couple I can share. Some were taken in The British Museum and one is of the Luxor Obelisk now found in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. You and your class have permission to use my photos if you find them of use in class work or on blogs. In each photo, you can click on it to see it enlarged.
Some photos from the British Museum
In the first photo, if you look carefully at the display two men are viewing, it looks like there are real ushabti on display.
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This sarcophagus contained the mummy of Priest Hornedjitef.
Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornedjitef
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The British Museum has a number of mummies and sarcophagi from Ancient Egypt on display.
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Red sandstone relief from the pyramid chapel of Queen Shanakdakhete
Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Shanakdakhete
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If you visit Paris and go to the Place de la Concorde, you can see this obelisk on display. It is known as the Luxor Obelisk. Enlarge the photo and you can see heiroglyphs engraved on the obelisk.
Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Obelisk
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The Egypt of today is very protective of their heritage. When most museums and collectors of the world claimed artefacts, they felt the objects were the property of those who found them. The Egyptian Government wouldn't allow this to happen in our modern world.