Art and Artifacts were valued by Ancient Egyptians. Various spheres of Ancient Egyptian life can be studied by analyzing ancient Egyptian Artifacts.

Egyptian Artifacts

Headrest

The headrest was made of wood and was used as a type of pillow. Some were plain and some beautifully carved. They do not look very comfortable because the padding is missing from the part that touches your head. The headrest had a curved upper part joined with a rectangular piece. Headrests were also used to support the heads of the dead to keep evil spirits from entering from the ground, into the body.

Shabti

Shabti figures were statuettes, usually in the form of a mummy. The Egyptians believed that these would magically carry out any work they had to do in the ‘afterlife’. Often 365 shabti figures were placed in a tomb that’s one for each day of the year.

Makeup pot

Makeup was used both my men and women. Special powders and pastes were used to cover their skin. Make-u p not only made them look beautiful but also protected them from the hot sunny climate. The pots usually had lids. This pots may have stored ‘Kohl’ – black makeup that the Egyptians used to decorate their eyes.

Mirror

The mirror was made of bronze. It was made by beating a lump of bronze until it was as thin as a cardboard. Then it was polished to make it shiny enough to reflect the light back from your face. Sometimes these mirrors had handles made out of bone or ivory.

Playing piece

Egyptians indulged themselves in games. Senet was a board game. A piece rom the game about 3 cm in length was the Senet playing piece. Senet pieces are exhibited in various museums.

Amulet

An amulet was termed as the eye of ‘Horus’. Horus was a powerful ancient god. He had a man’s body and Hawk’s head. The amulet was a lucky charm. It represented one of the gods which the ancient Egyptians believed in. Egyptians wrapped these amulets with the body in the tombs.

Necklace

In Egyptian Artifacts, the Egyptians were indeed admirers of Beauty. There existed a distinction between the rich and the poor. Poorer people wore jewelry made from clay or bone. Richer people had more elaborate jewelry made from bronze, silver or gold.