Valmond@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agoWhats the oldest human made item you can buy for around 100€?message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down10
arrow-up1102arrow-down1message-squareWhats the oldest human made item you can buy for around 100€?Valmond@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·edit-24 days agoIn the British Empire, ancient Egyptian cat mummies were sold as fertilizer.
minus-squareMrsDoyle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 days agoAnd the rest! Human mummies were ground up and used for a paint called “mummy brown”. Artists only stopped using it because the supply of mummies dried up (lol). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy_brown During the Egyptomania phase in Victorian times, rich folk would hold mummy unwrapping parties… and not just in England. https://www.ajaonline.org/book-review/1184
In the British Empire, ancient Egyptian cat mummies were sold as fertilizer.
And the rest! Human mummies were ground up and used for a paint called “mummy brown”. Artists only stopped using it because the supply of mummies dried up (lol).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy_brown
During the Egyptomania phase in Victorian times, rich folk would hold mummy unwrapping parties… and not just in England.
https://www.ajaonline.org/book-review/1184