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Isis and Nephthys: Key for the Eternity of “Qurna Queen”.

Isis and Nephthys: Key for the Eternity of “Qurna Queen”.

by mrvaldesogo | Oct 28, 2020 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt", Sin categoría

I would like to focus on an exceptional coffin located in the National Museum of Scotland. Because it contains a depiction of Isis and Nephthys, that well deserves a mention. 1. Some Information about the Coffin of “Qurna Queen”. Flinders Petrie discovered...

The Egyptian Coffin of Iineferty and Her Two Daughters.

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...
The Senet Game: Three Steps to Eternity.

The Senet Game: Three Steps to Eternity.

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...

The two Mourners in the funerary Mask of Artemidora.

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...

Young Girls with Common Mourners in Ancient Egypt.

by mrvaldesogo | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog "Hair and Death in Ancient Egypt"

Tha artist in Ancient Egypt followed the rule of depicting children with the side lock of hair. However, this archetype so common in the Old and Middle Kingdom, had some changes from the New Kingdom on. It is specially evident in the mourning scenes. Among the...
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