Cool Stuff from Egypt
Cool Stuff from Egypt is a locally owned home business based in Morgantown, WV. With degrees specializing in the Middle East and North Africa, the owner has spent years living in Egypt and experiencing this amazing country. It is her pleasure to bring back remarkable paintings on Egyptian papyrus -the world's first paper invented in Egypt over 5,000 years ago. The papyrus reed grows in the Nile River delta and the paper is handmade by Egyptians using the ancient methods. The paintings are made by Egyptian artists and depict famous historical scenes including the Book of the Dead: Weighing of the Heart, various scenes from the tomb of King Tutankhamen, Zodiac of Dendera, Ramses the Great Chariot Battle, The Anubis Shrine, Bastet, Hathor, Osirus, Eye of Horus, Ankh, and many more.