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Eternal Egypt: Qur'an Stand
A Qur'an stand made of wood and inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The stand consists of the support for the Qur'an and a base. The main decoration on both sides of the support starts at the edges with indented designs of geometrical and...
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Eternal Egypt: Basin of Qaitbay
This basin of Qaitbay has many straight sides with a flat bottom and a rather wide rim.
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Eternal Egypt: Surgical Utensils
These three medical utensils were used in surgical operations.
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Eternal Egypt: Sword of Tutankhamun
The sword of King Tutankhamun is a single piece of bronze divided into three parts. The first part is the hilt, which is black. The second and third parts form the blade. It is considered to be ceremonial in purpose.
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Eternal Egypt: Pestle of Massive Stone
A cylindrical device made of massive stone, which dates back to the Hellenistic period. This pestle has rounded edges and was used with a mortar to grind corn or other hard food. Wheat and corn were ground in this way to make flour.
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Eternal Egypt: Glove of King Tutankhamun
The glove of King Tutankhamun is the same as a modern glove, in the shape of the hand and have five fingers. Most probably, gloves in ancient Egypt were not used to keep the hands warm, but were worn for horse riding, so were made of...
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Eternal Egypt: Al Mansur Mohammad's Pen Case
The rectangular copper inkwell is decorated with scriptures in both Kufic and Naskh calligraphy, (ornamental styles of writing). The inkwell is also decorated with plant, birds and animal ornamentation.
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Eternal Egypt: Gold Sistrum With Head of Hathor
The sistrum or rattle was played to please the goddess Hathor. It is formed of three main parts.