Ancient Egyptian wooden objects at Arizona State museum

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Publication of six wooden pieces in the Arizona State Museum at the University of Arizona in the city of Tucson, state of Arizona, United States of America.

These six wooden pieces are kneeling statuettes of Isis and Nephthys, a hawk (Horus) statuette, a statuette of a Nubian figure, a hand, and a fragment of a painted coffin.

Wood was used in ancient Egypt for different purposes such as making statues, furniture, coffins, and funeral boxes.

Ancient Egyptian local woods are sycamore fig, the Nile acacia, tamarisk, Carob, Dom Palm, and Date Palm.

Although Egypt was not that rich in producing local wood of good quality, the ancient Egyptians tried very hard to overcome this problem by using what nature gave them.

People of lower classes especially used that local wood in producing statuettes, furniture, and coffins.