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Signs And Symbols In Ancient Egypt

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Egyptians have different hieroglyphs to write different thing. For example they have number signs. The scribes in ancient Egypt would draw pictures in rows and columns. They right exactly how we right now. The scribes would draw on tombs,coffins too. They believed that there was a magical power so every time a person died they would put spells on the tomb and everything they needed in the afterlife.
Most Egyptian art work is involved gods and goddesses. If people wanted a figure painting than the size of the figure would have to culated by their social status. They also had linear perspective. This perspective is when a person only wants a painting of their head, legs, hands, eyes, and upper body view. The Egyptians would only use six colors,

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