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Unknown (Egyptian)
Earring with ram's head
date unknown
gold
5/8 x 9/16 in., 3/16 in. (1.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.4 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Cole Porter
JE.1.C
 
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Earring with ram's head

Try your hand at designing your own animal-inspired symbol to represent you. Use markers or paint to add your animal design to the cover of a notebook or use fabric markers to design your own t-shirt. What animal will you choose? What characteristics does that animal have? What does your choice of animal say about you?

What materials did ancient Egyptians use to make their jewelry? They mined metals, minerals, and stones, which were used to create jewelry, sculpture, structures such as the Pyramids, and even makeup.

Use a map of Egypt to find these important mine locations:

  Resource Mine Location
  Limestone Along the Nile River
  Gold In the Nubian Desert
  Quartzite Near Cairo
  Galena (lead ore used in makeup) The eastern border of Egypt along the Red Sea

Draw or trace your own map of Egypt. What features of the landscape strike you as interesting or important?




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