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The ancient Egyptians had an elaborate set of funerary practices that they believed were necessary to ensure their immortality after death. These rituals included mummifying the body , casting magic spells , and burials with specific grave goods thought to be needed in the afterlife .
Memphis, 500 BC – Troop of funerary servant figures ushabtis in the name of Neferibreheb, Louvre-Lens [[File:Shabti of Khabekhnet and Iineferty MET DT202025.jpg|thumb|260px|Four ushabtis of Khabekhnet and their box; 1279–1213 BC; painted limestone; height of the ushabtis: 16.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art]/////] [[File:Funerary Figure, Egypt.jpg|thumb|Ushabti Figurine, Albert Hall Museum ...
Funeral of a Mummy on the Nile depicts a historical reconstruction of an ancient Egyptian funerary procession. The ancient Egyptians used funerary boats made of wood to transport mummified corpses across the Nile to the western bank, where most burials took place. [5] The painting portrays three boats moving across the Nile toward its west bank ...
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Ancient Egyptian art refers to art produced in ancient Egypt between the 6th millennium BC and the 4th century AD, spanning from Prehistoric Egypt until the Christianization of Roman Egypt. It includes paintings, sculptures, drawings on papyrus, faience, jewelry, ivories, architecture, and other art media. It was a conservative tradition whose ...
The Ure Museum’s ancient Egyptian funerary boat is a 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom model boat; believed to have been manufactured between 1991–1786 BC. [1] It was discovered during excavations in the group of tombs described as the ‘Tombs of the Officials’ at Beni Hasan , Egypt .
Mortuary temples (or funerary temples) were temples that were erected adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, royal tombs in Ancient Egypt. The temples were designed to commemorate the reign of the Pharaoh under whom they were constructed, as well as for use by the king's cult after death.