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Egyptian faience was also homemade, researcher says
Image by peterjr1961 via Flickr Not content with managing the household it appears women in Ancient Egypt were also keeping the budget in the black with some home-based manufacturing. That is the conclusion an Australian team has drawn by using synchrotrons to analyze the synthetic turquoise that was popular during the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten around... »
Royal jewelry museum to open in Alexandria
Image via Wikipedia The city of Alexandria will host a museum displaying royal jewelry dating back to 1805, when Mohammad Ali’s era started. The museum will be open for tourists and visitors early 2009. Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said the museum’s restoration took three years and cost LE50 million. “It is the largest Egyptian museum... »
