Ancient Egypt Colouring Book
First published 2024 by Nosy Crow Ltd
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Colouring Book
Ancient Egypt
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When you see a shape like this, it’s time to start stickering!
Contents
Building the Pyramids
At the Market
Clothes and Jewellery
Funeral Procession
Mummies and Coffins
Mummification Chamber
Home Sweet Home
Wildlife
Festive Banquet
Pottery and Sculpture
Sports and Hobbies
Page 6-7
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Page 10-11
Page 12-13
Page 14-15
Page 16-17
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Page 20-21
Page 22-23
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Music, Toys and Games
In the Fields
By the River
Amulets and Trinkets
At the Temple
Gods and Goddesses
Scribe School
Tomb Paintings and Hieroglyphs
Festival on the Nile
Sticker Object List
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Page 30-31
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Building the Pyramids
The largest pyramids could take over 20 years to build! They were used as tombs for kings, also known as ‘pharaohs’. In front of one of the famous pyramids in Giza stood a huge statue that had the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion.
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A block like this is called a pyramidion – it’s the pointed piece of stone that goes on the very top of a pyramid.
This is a stone building block from the Great Pyramid, which is the biggest of all the pyramids in Egypt.
This chisel is made out of stone and has one narrow end for chipping away pieces of rock.
This stone ball is called a pounder. The ancient Egyptians could use this to break or shape hard rocks.
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This fruit basket was made out of palm plants that were woven together. Its round lid fits into the basket perfectly.
These are the remains of different fruit and vegetables that would have been sold at the market, including many figs.
These threads are made from a plant called flax. It was bought and sold to be made into fabric used for clothing.
This beer jar would have been used to hold alcohol. Water could be unsafe to drink so beer was very popular!
At the Market
On a busy market day, the ancient Egyptians would buy and sell food and spices. No money had been created at this time, so people swapped items or used small pieces of gold and silver to get what they needed.
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Clothes and Jewellery
As it can get very hot in Egypt, clothes and sandals were comfortably loose and light in colour. Jewellery was worn by everyone, rich and poor – although rich people were buried with particularly fancy gold pieces.
This gold and glass necklace would have been worn by a rich person.
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Gold for jewellery like this ring was mined in the Egyptian desert.
Bracelets like these were worn on the arms and could be decorated with symbols.
Sandals were often made of reeds and palm leaves that were woven together.
The cat on this ring is made from a red-brown gemstone called ‘carnelian’.
The ancient Egyptians believed that the colourful beads on this necklace help to protect the wearer from harm. They feature animals like baboons and lions, and even body parts like hands and feet!
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