Ancient egypt

Petit Temple d'Abou Simbel - Néfertari présentant des offrandes

A trapezoidal shaped faience amulet in the form of a plaque with the raised relief image of the goddess Nephthys. The goddess kneels upon a low base and holds her right hand in front of her face in a gesture of mourning. She wears a long sheath gown and a tripartite wig. Her characteristic headdress is actually a hieroglyphic writing of her name: a "nb" basket on top of a "hwt" shrine/mansion. Her name means "Lady of the Mansion." Numerous funerary amulets were usually placed among the many...

Visiting the Egyptian Museum while in Cairo is a fascinating way to spend a day (or more!) if you are at all interested in Egyptology.

Faience plate with the complete royal titulary of Ay

Th use of color in design is integral to the message. In Victorian times, jeweler's spelled out secret messages of love through gemstones set in ring. Each color gemstone would spell out a word, the color giving meaning go each gemstone. The gemstones for ‘Love’ are Lapis-lazuli, Opal, Vermeil (the old name for garnet) and Emerald.⁠ ⁠ The use of color in Egyptian wall paintings were highly symbolic and strictly regulated. ⁠ ⁠ Egyptian painters relied on six colors: red, green, blue...