from wool. Egyptians treasured their jewelry and took considerable care to see that .
each piece was carefully protected. The most common ornament was a simple .
necklace made of a single stand of beads, sometimes interspersed with amulets. In .
the harsh summer climate Egyptians took great care of their skin, protecting .
themselves from drying effects caused by the sun, wind, and sand they rubbed their .
bodies with scented oils or unguents. The rich were able to afford expensive .
imported lotions from Levant that came in fancy jars. .
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Egyptians built their homes from sun dried mud bricks, the mud bricks were .
created from sun dried mud . Mud bricks were inexpensive materials which meant .
the houses were erected quickly. Meals were consumed in large amounts ranging .
from pigs to pigeons . The Egyptians also hunted several animals such as pelicans,.
cranes and fourteen species of wild ducks and geese.
III.
1).
James F. Romano is curator in the Department of the Egyptian, Classical, and .
Ancient Middle Eastern Art at the Brooklyn Museum, where he has been employed .
since 1976. In Addition to serving as an adjunct lecturer in the art history .
department at queens college, he has been chief researcher in Egyptology at the c. g. .
Jung foundation and research intern at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the .
winter of the 1989 he received his Ph.D. in Ancient Near Eastern And Egyptian Art .
and Archaeology from the institute of fine arts at New York University. He is the .
author of numerous articles on ancient Egypt and coauthor of several catalogues of .
Egyptian art. .
2.).
The basic themes of the Daily life of the Ancient Egyptians includes many .
topics. The book represents how the Egyptians lived starting at the Family. Going .
threw all the important topics of the life of Egyptians in a order that was reasonable .
and easy to comprehend. The book gave interpretations that could not be learned in .
