The Egyptian people were probably originally Sumerians ... as well in the form of picture writing called hieroglyphs. The scarabs shown in this exhibition, with their hieroglyphic writings on ...

In ancient Egypt, the Ba was considered part of a person's soul and was often represented in bird form. "Another important find is a green-blue glazed faience [ceramic] fertility figurine with ...

Unearthed near the city of Luxor, the Egyptian site dates ... armlets, scarab rings and girdles made of amethyst, carnelian, garnet, blue-green glazed faience and feldspar.” ...

The colourful wall paintings depict some of the gods. The beetle or scarab represents the Egyptian god Khepri. Students could write a diary entry from the perspective of Howard Carter on the day ...