The Egyptian Coffin of Iineferty and Her Two Daughters.
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 mum...
Tag: mourning in Ancient Egypt
The Senet Game: Three Steps to Eternity.
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 par...
The Ancient Egyptian Mourning Ritual, existed also in Amarna?
During the reign of Akhenaten many things changed in Ancient Egypt. The new Pharaoh modified the artistic canon, his residence, the religion, the cult…but what ...
Pulling the front lock of hair in Ancient Egypt?
In Ancient Egypt groups of common mourners walked during funerary processions making many gestures of lament: raising arms, beating their arms…One of the most t...