by mrvaldesogo | Nov 15, 2019 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt"
The senet was a board game in Ancient Egypt. In the daily life it was just a leisure game. In the funerary sphere it was more than just a game, but a way to reach the eternity. Basics on the Senet Game. The board was made of wood and was formed by thirty squares...
by mrvaldesogo | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt"
Recently we posted about the decoration on the upper register of the funerary mask of Artemidora. In it, we could differentiate two main elements: to the mourning ritual (related to the osirian legend) at both ends of the scene and the solar resurrection in the...
by mrvaldesogo | Aug 19, 2019 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt"
We know how important was the decoration on the corpse in Ancient Egypt. The egyptian artist selected the most effective iconography for the benefit of the deceased. Among the most requested images were those of the two mourners Isis and Nephthys. Because, in their...
by mrvaldesogo | Jul 1, 2019 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt"
Mourners shake and pull their hair on reliefs and paintings from ancient Egypt. They took part in funerary ceremonies in ancient Egypt, contributing to the dead’s resurrection in the afterlife. Hair played a clear role in these rites. In this publication Mª Rosa...
by mrvaldesogo | Apr 2, 2019 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt"
The both sides of the mummy was a good place for strategical iconography. At first sight, it seems that the Egyptian artist did not spend many sources in the decoration at right and left of Artemidora. It is about a very minimalist image consisting just in three...
