The number of finger joints on each hand (excluding the thumb) makes it possible to count to 12 by using the thumb. Egyptians and Babylonians were fond of counting in base twelve like this and this is why we have 24 hours in a day & 60 minutes in an hour https://t.co/zIZ5sMvBZq

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Tickets now available for the “Golden Mummies of Egypt” exhibit March 6-July 11. Fascinating to see the mummies + learn about the connection of daily lives of Greco-Roman Egyptians to the religious world of the gods. https://t.co/UN7G56x06u

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And here is my side of the trade with who requested that Kogo sit upon Khepri's head, and seeing as they are both egyptian, and egyptians worship cats... the hues ensue. Also finally fixed the the shadinging thingie.

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bloomix tecna is inspired by ancient egyptian culture. the patterns on her lower half are meant to portray electrical circuits but also look like art patterns found on egyptian walls and her bob haircut was worn by ancient egyptians and associated with cleaoptra.

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The Egyptians referred to faience as THnt (tjehenet) “that which is brilliant, scintillating, or dazzling”, in view of its reflective qualities, which they associated with the shiny surfaces of semiprecious stones. Faience derives its modern name from its bright colors.

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Day 14 'Sea Sphinx'
Only found within the depths of The Red Sea, it is one of the most shy creatures. Huge in size, yet has the most graceful movements in the underwater kingdom. Legend has it they were the ones that captured the imagination of ancient Egyptians.

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Reminder that ancient Egyptians mummified Sacred Crocodiles(C.suchus) as part of their worship to Sobek, generally associated with the Nile. Priests were even aware of the difference between the sympatric C.niloticus and C.suchus centuries before being officially recognized.

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In was the of & She was bloodthirsty, out of control & the thought she represented natural She was known as the lady of life, & the lady of terror. She was usually depicted a woman

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Faces of the Roman world
1) Italians from Pompeii (60 AD)
2) Egyptians from Fayum Mummies (1st cent. BC - 3rd cent. AD)
3) The Christ Pantocrator St. Catherine’s Monastery, one of the oldest depictions of Christ. Can be used as proxy for what a Levantine looked like. (500s AD)

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you love it anytime Egyptians get represented in video games

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My Egyptians I’ve had for awhile who have badly needed an update! Chione (I spelled it wrong in the ref forgive me, I was tired) and Masika are sisters and Viso is one of their guards! ☀️🌙

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Egyptians

Experimental drawing for

Experimental drawings about the theme of the month on Patreon, "old civilizations"

if u wanna be part of my crazy experiments on my lab, "Crazy katx lab" tier is for u 🧪😼✨

https://t.co/wGd9Qu0qnT

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Ancient Egyptians considered the fragrances to be the sweat of the sun god Ra. They used fragrance in rituals, ceremonies and funerary contexts, and wore scents in unguent cones, or wax hats that dripped oil into the hair. Ancient Egyptian perfumes were thick, like olive oil.

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Third entry of my new project is Horus: the falcon-headed man wearing the pschent, and the ancient Egyptians' national tutelary deity.

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🎵A little boy named Presley found a secret out this year, that he was once a Pharoah when Egyptians ruled the world🎵

Screenshot redraw 👀

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To make sense of today we need to go to the time before the the the We need to go back to Join and her friend Ben for an epic journey!

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The Battle of The Alma fought 20 Sept 1854
The French attack turned the Russian left. Superior British rifle fire forced the Russians to retreat.

The battle cost the French roughly 1,600 casualties, the British 2,000, the Egyptians 503, and the Russians some 5,000+

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Encaustic mummy portraits from Egypt, 1st and 2nd century AD. These soulful portraits of Egyptians from the Roman Empire were painted on wood and affixed to the mummies of upper class citizens. Due to the climate of Egypt, many of these portraits are very well preserved.

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