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Craftsmen
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The Egyptians were a practical people, for whom common sense and experience were important. Egyptian craftsmen were highly skilled. They learned their trade from their fathers and, in turn, taught their sons.
It is hard to understand how they made such wonderful objects with such simple tools. How could they shape and polish hard stone without iron chisels or files? If you examine their finest jewellery or furniture, you will see that it cannot be made better today.
(A) POTTERY
Pots of many shapes and sizes were made from local clay. It was shaped by hand in a mold made of stiff sand, given a glaze, and hardened in fire.
(B) GOLD
The Egyptians had plenty of gold, mostly from mines in Nubia. Jewellery and gold-plated objects were made. Statues and even a king's coffin were made of solid gold.
(C) SANDALS
The shoemaker's trade was simple, because the only shoes people wore were sandals, made of leather or papyrus reed. Usually they went barefoot.
(D) WOOD CARVING
This man is making a wooden animal. Most woodworking tools, such as saws and chisels, have not changed much since.
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Book:
The Egyptians
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Section:
Ancient Egypt
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Chapter:
Craftsmen
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