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This video reveals the β€œsecret” to how the ancient Egyptians were able to make so many amulets π“Šπ“Šͺπ“…†π“ͺ that were so small π“ˆ–π“†“π“‹΄π“…© and detailed – they used molds! These molds are typically made of terracotta and allowed artists to not only mass produce amulets π“Šπ“Šͺπ“…†π“ͺ, but also make the amulets π“Šπ“Šͺπ“…†π“ͺ small and detailed! The amulets π“Šπ“Šͺπ“…†π“ͺ that you see in the video are grapes, daisy/rosette, Taweret 𓏏𓄿𓅩𓂋𓏏𓆗, Bes π“ƒ€π“‹΄π“„œ, the Eye of Horus π“…ƒπ“€­, the Eye of Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛, various types of plants 𓆾𓆰𓆰𓆰, scarabs 𓐍π“Šͺ𓂋𓂋𓆣π“ͺ, and then some rings π“‚π“ˆ–π“π“‹ͺ𓏦! I didn’t point them out in the video, but see if you can spot the frogs π“ˆŽπ“‚‹π“‚‹π“†π“¦!! Lets’s read some hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ! See if you can spot these in the video!! π“‡³π“§π“Ž  – Nebmaatra (throne name for Amenhotep III) π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“Š΅π“‹Ύπ“‹† – Amenhotep III (birth name) π“‡“π“ˆžπ“ – King’s Great Wife π“˜π“‡Œπ“­- Tiye Tjis is my personal video and original text DO NOT repost! #ancientEgypt #egyptianhistory #egyptianmythology #metropolitanmuseumofart #metmuseum #ancientegyptblog #egyptology #anticoegitto #hieroglyphs #hieroglyphics

♬ original sound – ancientegyptblog Nicole Lesar

This video reveals the β€œsecret” to how the ancient Egyptians were able to make so many amulets π“Šπ“Šͺπ“…†π“ͺ that were so small π“ˆ–π“†“π“‹΄π“…© and detailed – they used molds! These molds are typically made of terracotta and allowed artists to not only mass produce amulets π“Šπ“Šͺπ“…†π“ͺ, but also make the amulets π“Šπ“Šͺπ“…†π“ͺ small and detailed! 

The amulets π“Šπ“Šͺπ“…†π“ͺ that you see in the video  are grapes, daisy/rosette, Taweret 𓏏𓄿𓅩𓂋𓏏𓆗, Bes π“ƒ€π“‹΄π“„œ, the Eye of Horus π“…ƒπ“€­, the Eye of Ra 𓇳𓏺𓁛, various types of plants 𓆾𓆰𓆰𓆰, scarabs 𓐍π“Šͺ𓂋𓂋𓆣π“ͺ, and then some rings π“‚π“ˆ–π“π“‹ͺ𓏦! I didn’t point them out in the video, but see if you can spot the frogs π“ˆŽπ“‚‹π“‚‹π“†π“¦!!

Lets’s read some hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ! See if you can spot these in the video!!

π“‡³π“§π“Ž  – Nebmaatra (throne name for Amenhotep III)

π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“Š΅π“‹Ύπ“‹† – Amenhotep III (birth name)

π“‡“π“ˆžπ“ – King’s Great Wife

π“˜π“‡Œπ“­- Tiye 

This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost.Β 

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