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Art in ancient Egypt
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/art-in-ancient-egypt/Ancient Egyptian art has survived for over 5000 years and continues to fascinate people from all over the world. An ancient premise has become a modern reality: art is a path to eternal remembrance.
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Animal mummies in ancient Egypt
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/animal-mummies-in-ancient-egypt/Almost every kind of animal that lived in ancient Egypt has been found as a mummy - from bulls, birds, snakes and crocodiles to fish, cats and scarab beetles. Many animals were seen as manifestations of gods.
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The origins of mummification in ancient Egypt
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/the-origins-of-mummification-in-ancient-egypt/In ancient Egypt a person's body was preserved as they believed that the soul (ba) and life force (ka) needed to have a physical base in the afterlife.
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The Jeweller in ancient Egypt
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/the-jeweller-in-ancient-egypt/Jewellers in ancient Egypt needed to know and follow a strict set of rules in order to fulfil the religious function of jewellery. Specific materials, colours and designs were often associated with certain gods and goddesses or had magical qualities of protection.
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Funerals in ancient Egypt
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/funerals-in-ancient-egypt/The funeral and burial of an ancient Egyptian was a complex process.
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The Potter in ancient Egypt
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/the-potter-in-ancient-egypt/From the earliest times, Egyptian potters were mass producing containers for everyday activities such as cooking, drinking and food storage.
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How were ancient Egyptians mummified?
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/how-were-ancient-egyptians-mummified/The Egyptians had a long tradition of mummifying their wealthy dead.
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The Sculptor in ancient Egypt
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/the-sculptor-in-ancient-egypt/Stone sculptures created by ancient Egyptian craftsmen are some of the most impressive and informative remnants of the ancient world. Sculptors had an important role in ancient Egypt as they carved substitute bodies for the tomb, small funerary statuettes and tombstones.
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Maintaining a connection with the dead in ancient Egypt
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/mantaining-a-connection-with-the-dead-in-ancient-egypt/In ancient Egypt the dead the living maintained a connection to the dead through a mortuary chapel and offerings.
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Bilas: Body Adornment from Papua New Guinea
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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