<P> Egyptian faience, made from sand and chemicals, produced relatively cheap and very attractive small objects in a variety of colours, and was used for a variety of types of objects including jewellery . Ancient Egyptian glass goes back to very early Egyptian history, but was at first very much a luxury material . In later periods it became common, and highly decorated small jars for perfume and other liquids are often found as grave goods . </P> <P> Ancient Egyptians used steatite (some varieties were called soapstone) and carved small pieces of vases, amulets, images of deities, of animals and several other objects . Ancient Egyptian artists also discovered the art of covering pottery with enamel . Covering by enamel was also applied to some stone works . The colour blue, first used in the very expensive imported stone lapis lazuli, was highly regarded by ancient Egypt, and the pigment Egyptian blue was widely used to colour a variety of materials . </P> <P> Different types of pottery items were deposited in tombs of the dead . Some such pottery items represented interior parts of the body, like the lungs, the liver and smaller intestines, which were removed before embalming . A large number of smaller objects in enamel pottery were also deposited with the dead . It was customary to craft on the walls of the tombs cones of pottery, about six to ten inches tall, on which were engraved or impressed legends relating to the dead occupants of the tombs . These cones usually contained the names of the deceased, their titles, offices which they held, and some expressions appropriate to funeral purposes . </P> <P> Ancient Egyptian architects used sun - dried and kiln - baked bricks, fine sandstone, limestone and granite . Architects carefully planned all their work . The stones had to fit precisely together, since there was no mud or mortar . When creating the pyramids, ramps were used to allow workmen to move up as the height of the construction grew . When the top of the structure was completed, the artists decorated from the top down, removing ramp sand as they went down . Exterior walls of structures like the pyramids contained only a few small openings . Hieroglyphic and pictorial carvings in brilliant colors were abundantly used to decorate Egyptian structures, including many motifs, like the scarab, sacred beetle, the solar disk, and the vulture . They described the changes the Pharaoh would go through to become a god . </P>

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