Egyptian antiquities in the Louvre Museum in Paris *** Paris as i saw with my eyes (4)

I was surprised when I saw Egyptian antiquities in the Louvre Museum. About both quantity and quality 

I saw Egyptian antiquities from the Pharaonic era, ,Romanian era, Coptic civilization and civilization of the Nile Valley ,Upper Egypt and Sudan, which was formerly part of Egypt. The Egyptian department contains more than 50 thousand pieces of great archaeological placed in a wonderful places.

Awoman wearing a bra in Louvre Museum

I saw the statues of the Egyptian writer of various eras and statues of ancient Egyptian gods such as Isis, Osiris, Set, and Thoth (goddess of wisdom when the Pharaohs), and a great coffins such as the size of the ark of the King Ramses II.
But all of this did not surprise me because we all know that,and we had studied it in the schools, what surprised me I will write to you with the pictures now.I had discovered that what we studied was not enough.  

I liked that our grandparents -the Pharaohs -  were interested in all beauty aspects and they decorate every thing and you will see with pictures with me.

It surprised me to find a statue of a woman wearing a bra which shows the progress reached by the ancient Pharaohs.

A woman wearing a bra in Louvre Museum

I saw them as well as  caring  about the weapons and give it an aesthetically pleasing  forms and handles.

  
I had discovered that they were interested in decorating the walls and hanging pictures and sculptures on the walls.
And found that they were using the candlesticks also.

All of that are shown in the coming photo.

In the upper right pane you can see the weapons and underneath you can see pendants ,

on the left you will find the candlesticks 

I was amazed by the beauty of containers, vase, and statues that was used for decoration and also the survival of  the Woolen Textiles up to now.

At the top of the image you will find containers and vase, on the right bottom of the photo you will find the woolen textiles and decorative statues on the left

I could not believe that the Pharaohs had that advanced kind of chest, and they had mattresses of wool and they had also wool rugs .

Chest of pharaohs in Louvre Museum

Wooden  mattresses of pharaohs in Louvre Museum

 

I saw also the wooden chairs that still found in the villages of Egypt until now . I found also el zear (A large pot of pottery or clay to save water and cool it) It was used in the villages of egypt Until recently.

A wooden chair of pharaohs in Louvre Museum

El zear and its well formed table 
of pharaohs in Louvre Museum

As for the cosmetics it is amazing really. I found that they were interested about mirrors, they  decorate its hands. They also had the double and triple eye colors  packs , and small boxes.

The mirrors with its decorated hands, and the  tweezers
of pharaohs in Louvre Museum      

The  eye colors  packs 
of pharaohs in Louvre Museum  

I saw the tweezers that were used to remove excess hair. I saw also the stone, for removing the dead skin for the skin to become soft.

Spoon of pharaohs in Louvre Museum

I found them were using the spoon and some other tools.

For the Games I found them knew the dice and chess.

Chess of pharaohs in Louvre Museum

Dice of pharaohs in Louvre Museum  

  

Really what I saw was a surprise for me .

I hope you will like it.

Thanks

Manal Raafat

MR