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Tapputi, also referred to as Tapputi-Belatekallim ("Belatekallim" refers to a female overseer of a palace), [1] is one of the world's first recorded chemists, a perfume-maker mentioned in a cuneiform tablet dated around 1200 BC in Babylonian Mesopotamia. [2] She used flowers, oil, and calamus along with cyperus, myrrh, and balsam.
Azza Fahmy is an Egyptian jewellery designer, and the founder of the design house Azza Fahmy Jewellery. [1] Fahmy was the first woman to train in Egypt's jewellery quarter, Khan El Khalili. [ 2 ] In 2013 Fahmy founded ‘The Design Studio by Azza Fahmy’, in partnership with Alchimia, Contemporary Design School in Florence.
The world's first recorded chemist is a woman named Tapputi, a perfume maker whose existence was recorded on a 1200 BCE Cuneiform tablet in Babylonian Mesopotamia. [2] She held a powerful role in the Mesopotamian government and religion, as the overseer of the Mesopotamian Royal Palace.
Dorothy Louise Eady (16 January 1904 – 21 April 1981), also known as Omm Sety or Om Seti (Arabic: أم سيتي), was a British antiques caretaker and folklorist.She was keeper of the Abydos Temple of Seti I and draughtswoman for the Department of Egyptian Antiquities.
Preparing for the afterlife “Inside Ancient Egypt” is one of the most popular exhibits at the museum and includes a three-story replica of a type of tomb called a mastaba.The tomb’s burial ...
Similarly, an amethyst beaded necklace from ancient Rome estimated to be from 1st century B.C. to 1st century A.D. is expected to fetch $6,000 to $8,000, far below the cost of a trendy 10-motif ...
The ancient Egyptians created a remedy for burns by mixing the cheek and lip stain with red natron, northern salt, and honey. [9] The Ebers Papyrus, a collection of Egyptian medical recipes dating to circa 1550 BC, shows the usual galena pigment could also be combined with specific ingredients to create eye paints that were intended to treat eye infection. [10]
The 123-piece collection offers a stunning 55.5-carat diamond necklace fashioned after the famous N°5 bottle.