Decoding the Meaning of Ancient Egyptian Colors
There are many fascinating aspects of Ancient Egypt, but none quite like its pictorial and symbolic capacity. For this civilization, representing their gods and pharaohs on their journey to the afterlife had a strong symbolic and ritualistic significance, which is why...Read more
Egyptomania: A Passion for Ancient Egypt
Egyptomania is a word that everyone has heard at some point in their life, but it is much more than just filling our homes with Tutankhamun figurines. The very history of its origin and development over time is fascinating. Origins of Egyptomania: Greece and Rome The...Read more
The Discovery of the Ibis Galleries in Saqqara
While carrying out excavations in Saqqara during the 1960s, Walter Emery endeavored to discover the tomb of Imhotep, the architect of Pharaoh Djoser‘s stepped pyramid. The British Egyptologist made a spectacular discovery: labyrinthine galleries in which priests...Read more
Glimpsing Into the Afterlife: Funerary Mask of Hatnefer
The Hatnefer Funerary Mask is a mask dating approximately from the years 1492 BC to 1473 BC, belonging to ancient Egyptian art. It was discovered during archaeological excavations carried out between 1935 and 1936 inside the Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose. The tomb is...Read more