Ancient Egyptian crafts

Pottery - The invention of the potter wheel permited the development of acurate vessels, used for religious and domestic purposes

Statues - Collosal scale sculpture became the most important symbol of divinity in ancient Egypt

Obelisks - Symbols the solar god Ra, placed in pairs in front of temples entrances and served to magically protect holy buildings

Jewelry - Ancient Egyptians loved ornamentation, which was designed and crafted with great care, and served for the magical and spiritual protection

Symbolic elements were widely used and strict laws governing the use of these symbols were applied

Artists were ranked according to exact implementation of these laws.

Crafts reflects a knowledge of human and animal anatomy.