Egyptian Carved Wooden Ear
A carved wooden ear. Prosthetic limbs were used to replace or signify damaged parts of the body during the embalming process, so that the body would be complete in the afterlife
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Ancient Egypt: Death and the Afterlife
Ancient Egypt: Death and the Afterlife
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