CLA 3160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Tutankhamun, Eighteenth Dynasty Of Egypt, Twelfth Dynasty Of Egypt
5 Nov 2016
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Chairs and beds always had legs that looked like lion paws. Wood is one of the materials for egyptian art. (wood is vastly available around the nile. They had to import big amounts of woods from libya to build big things such as ships. Egyptian wood was usually used for figurines or small objects like chairs. Gold was the main element they used for their art and craft. The tomb of tutankhamen showed crazy amounts of golden objects. (even golden slippers) Cooper is one of the metals that occur naturally in egypt. Bronze was made put of copper and tin. Interesting fact: nubia had more gold than egypt. Small objects were usually made of bones or ivory. Egyptians used the desert sand to make bolds for small objects, usually jewelry and decorations. (silica paste) (shabtis were mass produced) Molds made it possible to mass produce funerary objects, primarily during the new.
