A diorama is a representation of a scene from real life. They are made in all sizes. Largest dioramas are found in museums, which are made to educate people about different cultures, animal habitats and scenes from history. Ancient Egypt Diorama is the most interesting of them all.
Ancient Egyptian dioramas stand out because of the interesting trends, traditions, monuments, and customs that the people there had. Scenes from daily life, activities of people around river Nile, mummification, pyramids, Sphinx, tombs and other monuments make for interesting dioramas.
Some interesting facts about ancient Egypt dioramas for kids:
1. Pyramids: these were used to bury the pharaohs and the queens in ancient Egypt. Their bodies were mummified and several belongings such as jewelry, weapons, cosmetics, balm, and incense were buried along with them. The most famous pyramids exist in Giza.
2. A diorama of ancient Egypt pyramids depicts all these features clearly. The mummified bodies and the other things buried along with them are clearly shown.
3. Tombs: Also used to bury kings and the dead, tombs in ancient Egypt were mostly rock cut. They had several chambers, hallways, and doors. Such elaborate architecture was meant to confuse the robbers wanting to steal the tomb’s contents.
4. The most famous tomb is that of King Tutankhamun. Dioramas on such tombs make for an interesting activity. They depict the hallways and the corridors in the same way as they were originally built.
5. Mummy dolls: The bodies of dead kings and queens were wrapped up in bandages. They are either standing or reclining. Their legs are wrapped together and not separately.
6. Mummy dioramas are made using dolls, preferably of metal foil. Royal mummies have their hands crossed on their chests while other mummies have them resting by their sides. The face is fully covered in bandages.
7. Mastabas: these were rectangular tombs used to bury high ranking officials. In the graves of kings, mastabas were used to store their belongings. These were lined with wood and the interiors were made of stone.
8. Mastaba dioramas are easy to create. Clay is commonly used to create them.
Ancient Egypt diorama making for the school project:
Making an ancient Egyptian diorama at home is a very easy task. A shoe box, some glue, sand, designs of hieroglyphs and drawings of an ancient Egyptian background are some of the basic requirements. One first needs to decide the background and then extend the idea in front with some 3D figures.
Ancient Egyptian dioramas are indeed very educative, informative and interesting. They are rightly the windows through which we can peep into ancient Egyptian way of life.
