How to Learn About Ancient Egyptian Jewelry

Ancient Egyptian jewelry -- which dates back to the 4th millennium B.C. -- has a rich cultural history and religious significance. Worn by both men and women, gold was the metal of choice, although bronze and silver were also used. Pharaohs were buried with collections of gold, jewelery and slaves to take with them to their next lives. In ancient Egypt, artisans specialized in making elaborate jewelery. They used bow-driven rotary tools to carve hard gems, while flint or emery fragments were used on soft stones.

Instructions

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      Contact a local community college or university and ask whether it offers courses on ancient Egyptian jewelry or closely related topics. If not, ask about other institutions that do.

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      Visit a museum that has Egyptian jewelry in its collection. |Ask to speak to the curator of the ancient Egyptian jewelry exhibit. Take the opportunity to talk to the people at the museum about whether they know of other places -- such as an art gallery -- where you might find examples of ancient Egyptian jewelry.

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      Go to your local library and research ancient Egyptian jewelery. If you don't know where to begin looking, ask a librarian for assistance. Sign out the books you find particularly informative and continue your study at home.

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      Check online exhibits of Egyptian jewelery. If you can't visit the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London, tour their exhibit with a guide on YouTube. The King Tut site also has some very good photographs that will help you learn more about ancient Egyptian jewelery.

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      Join the International Association of Egyptologists. Being on their e-mail list will keep you up to date on any exhibits that might be touring. Find out if any experts on ancient Egyptian jewelery are presenting papers at the next conference.

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