The ancient Egyptians were true original artisans, who were expert craftsmen, totally aware of their incredible skill and amazing capabilities. The ancient Egyptian craftsmen were responsible for the creation of some of the most enchanting pieces of art which showcased the brilliance and allure of the ancient Egyptian civilization in infinite generations. These artists were considered to be more socially superior to common laborers thanks to their incredible gifts.
The ancient Egyptian craftsmen have existed in Egypt since prehistoric times which the main materials used were stones, clay, wood, fibers, ivory, animal skins, bones, and feathers. Later on during the history of Ancient Egypt metal was introduced in the crafting process, gold was found in its metallic state, silver was used as an adjunct of gold and ore was used after being smelted, they also used copper, tin, and iron.
Most of the artifacts made by the craftsmen were out of reach for the vast majority of the population. Their clients were mostly from the nobility or the wealthy middle class who can actually afford their services and their high-quality products. The economy and trade of Ancient Egypt also played a role in the flourishing of the craftsmen. The social class made all the difference when it came to the quality of the certain products as the furniture of the rich was beautifully carved while the ones of the middle class were less well-off made do with often crudely painted chairs and chests while the poor had to excess to these materials.
The Egyptian craftsmen or artisans were organized by a system based on hierarchies as most of them were employed by pharaohs, the centralized government or the temple priests. They learned their craft and art from their former masters who ensured stylistic continuity of their legacy of beautiful art objects created for the world of the living or the dead and by upholding the principles of Ma'at of balance. These masters could have learned from one's parents or neighbors or close relatives. They labored in a very organized workshop and special communities, as shown by the builders of Deir el-Medina. They were honored and their abilities during their time, but they remained anonymous. Ancient Egypt was blessed with highly sophisticated craftsmen varying from carpenters, stonemasons, sculptors, builders, weavers, blacksmiths, spinners, dressmakers, glassblowers, potters, foundry workers, and scribes. Most craftsmen worked as paid workers for temples, or royal institutions, as not everyone could have set himself up to be an independent tradesman.
The carpenters created a wide range of products from roofing beams to wooden statues to furniture, their tools included saws, axes, chisels, bow drills, wooden mallets, chisels, adzes, and the wood was imported all the way from Lebanon. The sculptors shaped and smoothed the stone according to their designs with stone hammers, copper chisels. Many majestic and immortal colossal or life-size statues and stone vessels were created. Brickmakers and potters used the mud of the Nile River banks to make whatever the ancient Egyptian civilization needed. The bricks were made by mixing the Nile mud with sand then slapped into wooden molds then dried in the sun. Potters produced many utilitarian vessels using potter's wheel, the pots were covered with reddish slop or were decorated with a comb or stylus then it was fired in kilns. The bead makers were also very creative while creating jewelry, as they broke stones together then roll them between other stones to shape them and make then abrasive, then a bow drill was used to make a hole in the beads and then rolled in an attached receptacle.
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