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The ancient Egyptian civilization has been blessed with a vast long history so when it comes to archaeological discoveries, very few countries can measure up to the ancient Egyptian artifacts. For more than 4000 years the ancient Egyptian civilization created some of the most enchanting and beautiful artifacts the world has ever seen that remains virtually unchanged until over the current day. The sense of artistic design was mainly affected by their profound reverence for the gods & holy pharaohs and was also used to tell the story of the elite upper class. Egypt holds a massive trove of history which includes many incredible and mysterious discoveries within the tombs and temples of the Egyptian dunes. All the ancient Egyptian artifacts were designed to fit an absolute vision of order, perfection, and symmetric imagery to showcase stories that would last forever. Over countless centuries, many archeologists and Egyptologists wandered across Egypt to search for the hidden heavenly treasures all across this holy country. Many majestic artifacts have been discovered that attract travelers from all over the world which come in different shapes, functions, and sizes which can be found in the Egyptian museum such as

Examples of Ancient Egyptian Artifacts

  • An amulet is an object in the form of a ring, necklace, or bracelet that is typically worn on one’s person who believes has the magical or miraculous power to protect its holder.
  • The Ankh symbol of life held by the sun god.
  • Benben stone a.k.a the pyramidion is at the top stone of the Egyptian pyramid.
  • Canopic jars are Vessels containing internal body organs removed during the process of mummification
  • The canopic chest is The common chest contained the four Canopic jars
  • Cartonnage is a collection of Papyrus or linen soaked in plaster, shaped around a body, and used for mummies masks and coffins
  • Cenotaph is an empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of people whose remains are in someplace else.
  • Crook is a Symbol of Pharaonic power plus a Symbol of the god Osiris the ruler of the underworld.
  • Faience is a form of Glasswork articles, amulets, etc.
  • A false door is an artistic representation of a door, a common architectural element in the tombs.
  • Flail is a Symbol of Pharaonic power and for the ruler of the underworld, Osiris.
  • Flint Knife is a funerary item used from the Naqada period  till the end of the Early Dynastic Period
  • The funerary cone is a small cone made from clay that was placed at the entrance of the chapel of any tomb and was used almost exclusively at the Theban necropolis.
  • An Inuit Fetish is a religious object used in funerary rites which is basically a stuffed, headless animal skin, often of a feline or bull, tied by the tail to a pole, terminating in a lotus bud and inserted into a stand and its origin and purpose remain unknown.
  • Microlith is an Ancient Egyptian stone flake.
  • Menat is An amulet worn around the neck and is also used as a musical instrument, a metal rattle.
  • Naos is a Religious shrine, a portable shrine for carrying a god.
  • Ostracon is a Pottery sherd, limestone Sherd and used as writing material.
  • A cosmetic Palette is a Slab of stone used for preparing cosmetics, sometimes decorated.
  • Papyrus is a Material made from papyrus reeds which used as writing and painting material.
  • Saqqara Bird is a wooden bird model.
  • The sarcophagus is a funeral receptacle for a corpse and most commonly carved in stone
  • A scarab is an amulet or seal in the form of an abstract dung beetle.
  • A Senet is a famous board game
  • Shabti are Figurines placed in the tomb as substitutes for the tomb owner in the next world
  • The Great Sphinx is a limestone statue the sole guardian of Egypt
  • The Pyramids are monumental structures with a square or triangular base and sloping sides which meet in a point at the top, which were built of limestone as a royal tomb in Ancient Egypt plus they acted as the official slogan of Egypt for countless centuries.
  • The stele is a slab of stone or wood, that comes in different shapes and sizes, usually bearing inscriptions, reliefs or paintings and there are divided into two types, Boundary Memorial and Monumental Stele.

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