by mrvaldesogo | Jun 20, 2020 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt"
There are lots of artifacts from ancient Egypt all around the world. Many of them are still unknown and despite that they are important documents. Just surfing on internet I found this photo of a stele in the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. I had no news of...
by mrvaldesogo | May 18, 2020 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt"
In Ancient Egypt there were many different ways of referring to same idea. For instance the concept of fertility could be expressing through the image of god Min, the icon of sematauy, the scene of copulation of Nut (the sky) and Geb (the earth)… It also...
by mrvaldesogo | Mar 22, 2020 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt"
There are in museums small pieces from ancient Egypt, which are hardly paid attention. And usually they are very valuable. Sometimes because they offer relevant information, other times because they invite us to reflect. Wall Painting E2380 of RMAH in Brussels. This...
by mrvaldesogo | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt"
Egyptian coffin was a good surface for decoration. And usually this decoration was quite standard. For example, goddess Nut was depicted on the chest of the mummy, or also on the inside part of the cover, some moments of the funerary ceremony were included in the...
by mrvaldesogo | Mar 15, 2020 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt"
Official or private, formal or informal, the art of ancient Egypt had some characteristics in its production. These features formed a common denominator and helped to give uniformity and cohesion to the art of ancient Egypt. The Lack of Emotions in the Art of Ancient...
by mrvaldesogo | Jan 21, 2020 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt"
Ancient Egyptian archaeology is plenty of small remains which are big in information. For instance the ushabti of Pay and Repit is a small artifact, which goes unnoticed but has a deep message about the sexual stimulation of the dead, a very important aspect of the...