by mrvaldesogo | Dec 18, 2019 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt"
The Senet game of Ancient Egypt was a board game for leisure in common life, which also had its funerary side. It was present in the wall decoration and was part of the funerary equipment. According to it, the deceased played against the death and once he or she...
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...