Egyptian Collection

Lost Worlds Egyptian taproom artifacts spans two displays.

• The first is vintage Egyptian art on paypyrus crafted using the same technique utilized by ancient Egyptians nearly 7000 years ago. Because it is made of papyrus, there are fissures, creases, and imperfections in the print – exactly as papyrus recordings would have looked to the ancients. The subject matter of this piece is King Tutankhamun and his wife, Ankhesenamum

• The second display is on the first shelf of the curio cabinet. Here you will see 4 Ushabtis. These are ancient grave goods from roughly 2480 BC. After the death of an esteemed individual, these minions represented individuals important to the deceased or they represented activities completed while the deceased lived on earth. These minions were believed to perform tasks for the dead including cleaning their surrounding area, preparing food and water, farming, cleaning cloths, and other such daily tasks. Such Ushabtis were very rare as only priests could create and direct the Ushabtis to perform these tasks.