#egyptian culture

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Egyptian

Game of Hounds and Jackals

Middle Kingdom, ca. 1814-1805 B.C.E.

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Anubis Ramattra by 47_LALL

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In Egypt we don't sell a product - we sell a vibe.

✨Tiri tiririri riri tiririri riri...✨

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[bijoumikhawal]

Coptic Jewelry: broad collars

This is not a common example of jewelry in Coptic art or among material culture, but some depictions exist. These overlap with Byzantine imperial superhumerals and other design elements to a degree, but not entirely. For the purposes of this post, a broad collar is a necklace worn high on the chest that encircles the neck, designed to be of a width noticeably greater than that of a strand necklace. Commonly these may have beads or pendants on their bottom edge (true of both these and the Pharaonic broad collar).

I have no opinion on if these are an evolution of the Pharaonic broad collar, as I have no evidence for or against it. It is certainly possible, and I am curious as to where exactly the Byzantines got the superhumeral from (with Egypt potentially being an origin, as well as the cloud collar of East Asia. I consider the latter somewhat unlikely however, as the cloud collar was adopted in Persia and Turkey centuries later. Visually the styles are more strongly related to the cloud collar than the superhumeral and cloud collar- the aesthetic differences between the latter imply a degree of iteration that doesn't quite make sense given the trade routes and what I know of the material cultures of the trade intermediaries).

This gold one set with gems was reportedly found in Assuit, and has strong Byzantine artistic influences- it is thought the jewelry in the hoard it was part of was owned by someone with ties to the imperial court. It was made some time in the 3rd to 6th centuries AD, and probably hidden in the 7th century, never to be recovered by its owner.

This example was found along with the preceding one, and bears some resemblance to the modern bead net necklaces found in various parts of the world, including the bogma found in Egypt in Bahariya. The design elements here were present in Egypt for several centuries by the time the necklace was put in its eventual findspot.

This carved wood door is currently in the Brooklyn Museum, where it's dated to the 7th-11th century. The figure wears, among other things, a very large necklace of the type I defined. Interestingly, the necklace looks like it has a blue tinge- a common color for the Pharaonic broad collar was blue or turquoise, from faience beads. Coptic artifacts made of faience exist up until the 4th century, but are fairly uncommon compared to earlier periods. Potentially, I think her necklace could have been based on a depiction of a Pharaonic broad collar from a statue or temple- it is known Copts used the structure of temples into Christianization, sometimes carving over the walls or defacing pagan symbols. It's possible the artist saw a partial carving with remaining pigment and felt inspired. It is also possible this style of necklace was one worn at the time the door was made.

In addition to this, occasionally Coptic textiles depict necklaces that could be of the same style. Generally it is difficult to satisfactorily classify these necklaces as such due to the artistic limitations and stylistic choices- some may have been based on chokers, or jeweled decorative bands on the necklines of tunics.

Artifacts referenced:

https://colorsandstones.eu/2022/06/30/the-asyut-treasure-segmented-necklace-d-b/ & https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Asyut_Treasure- The Assiut treasure

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/29386- door

https://art.rmngp.fr/fr/library/artworks/bande-decorative-dionysos-et-d-ariane_tapisserie-technique_laine-textile - textile bust of Ariadne

https://www.doaks.org/resources/textiles/catalogue/BZ.1929.1 - Hanging with Hestia Polyolbus

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Ancient Temple of Isis, Philae, EGYPT

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hi hi!! I recently came across your blog and I just want to thank you for your work!! yours is definitely one of the most informative blogs about Ancient Egyptian culture I've found. do you know of any books (preferably on religion and culture, though all is welcome) that are free online or easily accesible? thank you so much!!

JSTOR is a great place. You can get a free account with millions of different texts available explaining anything from ancient Egyptian astronomy to homosexuals in ancient Egypt. The free version allows you to access like 90~ documents for free each month, I don’t quite remember.

This website is good for a variety of texts such as the Book of the Dead and different types of hieroglyphic dictionaries

There are several sources that aren’t really books but that are fairly accurate and thorough:

https://www.worldhistory.org

Sorry for taking so long to respond. I tried looking for more sources but I didn’t find very many regarding religion and culture. There are many blogs on Tumblr regarding this area of study however!

[palipunk]

Hey Egyptian friends! I recently got my hands on a book with a lot of traditional Egyptian jewelry (including Nubian, Fellaheen, and Siwi Amazigh) styles and descriptions - if there’s anything specific anyone would like to see, let me know and I’ll try to find it! I’ll be posting some of the images when I can on my side: @jaffababe

[annachum]

Some HCs about Marc Spector and Layla El Faouly during their one year in Egypt before they got married :

. Layla and her Egyptian friends came to meet Marc and his US mercenary friends

. Layla and her Egyptian friends show Marc and his US mercenary friends in tow about Egyptian cultures and such

. Marc and Layla visiting temples of several Egyptian Pharoahs and Layla kneels in front of Ramses II and Nefertari's temple, and Marc was encouraged to follow suit

. Marc eventually meets Layla's Egyptian family who are all generally somewhat wary of him at first ( cuz some of them initially thought Marc is ' one of those grave rpbbers ' ) yet they soon grew to accept and respect Marc.

. The first time Marc and US Mercenary friends tried Koshari, it was in a diner in Cairo where they went there with Layla and her Egyptian friends. IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST BITE FOR MARC AND HIS US FRIENDS IN TOW BTW

. Marc and Layla got married in a fine Egyptian/Bedouin/Persian wedding ( I HC that Layla's maternal grandma is an Iranian immigrant btw and her mom is of Bedouin descent from Alexandria ) in Cairo and they ALL HAVE A BLAST

. Marc writes a fanfic called An American in Cairo, loosely based on how he and Layla meet and fell for each other and all, with changed names. He also credited Layla and her Egyptian friends and family for giving Marc and his US mercenary friends insight on Egyptian culture and all

. Layla and her Egyptian friends regularly tell Marc and his US mercenary friends about Egyptian folklore, myths and history 🤩🤩🤩🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

. FYI Layla and her Egyptian friends are TOUCHED by the An American in Cairo fic, which became very popular online

. Marc is currently planning to write An American in Cairo II, loosely based on the events in Moon Knight series 🤩🤩🤩🥺🥺🥺

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Egyptian

Bastet

Between 664 and 610 BCE, Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt (664 BC-525 BC)

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Egyptian Symmetra by -JLUO- (concept art bottom right, not certain this is actual Symmetra fanart), 3D art by Melissa Kelly

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[bijoumikhawal]

I don’t think I ever actually bothered putting this here, but a few years ago I did a basic run down of what I knew about Egyptian cultural fashion. It's just 4 videos, each around 10 minutes long. Also my Arabic pronunciation is definitely rough, I didn't grow up speaking it

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