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 Egyptian craftsmen were organized into specialized trades, and this regulation helped maintain a high level of quality in objects produced for the everyday use of both the living and the dead. Elaborately carved and decorated stone vases and sistrums (rattles used in religious ceremonies) often imitated the shapes of terracotta and metal prototypes; offered in burials, they were meant to provide an eternal version of their everyday counterparts. The artistic repertoire for such objects included animal forms, represented here by two vases in the shape of mother monkeys. Jewelry found in tombs includes diadems, necklaces, broad collars, bracelets, and anklets. The two silver bracelets of Queen Hetep-heres, made in a royal workshop, are examples of the specialized and inventive craftsmanship that characterized the Age of the Pyramids. 
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