Tuesday, August 26, 2008

The canopic jars of Pharaoh Tutankhamun


The canopic jars of Pharaoh Tutankhamun
Originally uploaded by Ian M Butterfield

- Kohl, the eye makeup used by all Egyptians.
- Linen, the cloth of the sleek clothing of the nobles.
- Headbands, wigs, earrings, toe rings, anklets: the Egyptians were progenitors of all manner of body art.
- Canopic jars were funerary vessels for the great organs such as the brain and heart.

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