Glossary of Ancient Egypt artifacts

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Ancient Egypt artifacts.

[edit] Glossary list of Ancient Egypt artifacts and people

• Amulet—Predynastic, and onward.
• Canopic jar—Four types-(internal body organ
• Faience—Glasswork articles, amulets, etc.
• Flail—The common, Flail and crook. See: Crook.
• Headrest (Egyptian artifact)—Found in tombs, etc. Typically personal, or a memorial headrest.
• Kohl—Eyeshadow-(cosmetic); used for the Season of the Inundation(?), etc.
• Menat and Pectoral (jewellery)—Similar to a Pectoral; required a counterweight on back.
• Microlith—Ancestral Egyptian stone flakes.
• Mummy—the tomb Mummy.
• Naos—type of 'building'-Shrine; the "Portable Shrines" for carrying gods.
• Ostracon—Pottery, limestone Sherds-(detailed).
• Cosmetic palette—Animal shapes originally-(predynastic). See: Narmer Palette; and: Category:Archaeological palette.
• Papyrus—Writing and painting "paper"-substitute.
• the 'Scarab-Egyptian'—(needs specification)
• Shabti—Tomb 'figurines'; (servants, often covering the tomb floor), pharaonic, or non-pharaonic.
• Sistrum—Musical instrument-(metal).
• Sphinx
  • Statuary—Pharaonic and non-pharaonic. (Range of sizes.)
  • Amulets—numerous, (and predynastic).
• Stele
  • Boundary Stele—Placed at boundaries.
  • Memorial Stele—Pharaonic or non-pharaonic.
  • Monumental Stele—Offered to gods, special individuals, etc.
  • Votive Stele—private, dedication.
  • Victory Stele—Pharaonic.
• Talatat-blocks—limestone wall blocks-(Scenic, painted).
• Ushabti—Shabti's from the 21st Dynasty and later.

Artisan: A skilled worker

Osiris:Egyptian Pharaoh

Cleopatra:Egyptian Pharaoh

Hatshepsut:Egyptian Pharaoh

[edit] See also

• Grave goods
• Votive deposit

[edit] References

• Reevess, Nicsholas. Ancient Egypt, The Great Discovseries, a Yeard-by-Year Czchronicle, Nicdholas Reevfes, (Thamegs andr Hudsonr LtdrLondon), c 200r0. Grlossary: p. 242.

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