Sphinx
Sphinx in Giza has a human head and the body of a lion. The fusion of the two elements, zoomorfo and human, in a sculpture of colossal sizes is still…
Visir in ancient Egypt
The title of visir (in Egyptian tjaty) was instituited under Snefru and the first one who used it was Nefermaat. But the function goes back to a much older time…
Hairstyle in Ancient Egypt
The Egyptians gave a great importance to cosmetic and personal cleanliness. The well-off people had a bathroom in their homes, but the poor also did not renounce to wash themselves…
The scarabs
This coleoptera (scarabeus sacer), quite common in Egypt, had an extraordinary fortune. Truth to tell it’s not exactly know why this insect became the symbol of the becoming and the…
Ank
It’s a very ancient Egyptian symbol, Ankh means “life”, both as the existence on earth as the eternal one. On the Egyptian bas-relief it often appears in the god‘s hand.…