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The Ancient Egypt Site
"Explore more than 3.000 years of Ancient Egyptian history, from the end of prehistory at prehistory 3,000 BC to the closing BC the last Egyptian temple in 535/537 A.D."
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy Cartonnage
This mummy cartonnage is made of rough linen with a layer of plaster in various colors. The features look Roman.
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Eternal Egypt: Sarcophagus of Isis
This sarcophagus of Isis depicts her wearing a heavy wig. Her eyes are narrow while the mouth and the face are full. The ears are marked by white earrings.
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Eternal Egypt: Sarcophagus of Sennedjem
The sarcophagus of Sennedjem is decorated with vignettes from the Book of the Dead and bordered with texts arranged in panels. There are also portrayals of several deities.
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Eternal Egypt: Sarcophagus of Khufu Ankh
The rectangular granite sarcophagus belonging to a man named Khufu-Ankh was carved to resemble a real house because the Ancient Egyptians considered the sarcophagus a house of the deceased.
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Eternal Egypt: Anubis Carrying the Moon Disk
Anubis, the black jackal, was the animal that personified the deity who was believed to protect the cemetery, and thus became the patron deity of mummification. On this cartonnage piece, the jackal-headed god comes, carrying the disk of...