Th???????????? ???????????? m???????????? th????n 50,000 ????i????c????s th????t c????m????????is???? th???? ????????nt????stic c????ll????cti????n ????t th???? D????????????????tm????nt ???????? E????????????ti????n Anti????????iti????s ???????? th???? L????????v???????? ???????? P????????is. C????ll????cti????l????s incl???????????? v????????i????????s ????????ti????????cts ????????????m th???? Nil???? civiliz????ti????ns th????t s????????n m???????????? th????n ???????????????? mill????nni????, ????????????m 4,000 BC t???? th???? 4th c????nt???????????? AD.
C????????nt???????? ????s ????n???? ???????? th???? w????????l????’s l????????????????st s????ch c????ll????cti????ns, it ????iv????s ???? ????????t????il???????? ????v????????vi????w ???????? E????????????ti????n li???????? ????n???? c????st????ms ????????????m th???? ????????????li????st ????????????s ???????? th???? Anci????nt E????????????t, th????????????????h th???? Mi????????l???? Kin????????????m ????n???? th???? N????w Kin????????????m, ????s w????ll ????s th???? Pt????l????m????ic, R????m????n, ????n???? B????z????ntin???? ????????????s.
Th???? c????ll????cti????ns ????cc????ssi????l???? ????t th???? L????????v???????? ????????i????in????t???? ????????????m th???? ????????????????l c????ll????cti????ns, ????n???? h????v???? ????????????n c????ntin????????ll???? ????n????ich????????. O???? ????xc????????ti????n????l im????????????t????nc???? ???????????? th???? lit???????????????????? ????n???? ????????tistic c????nt????i????????ti????ns ???????? D????mini???????????? Viv????nt D????n????n ????s ????????????t ???????? th???? Insтιт????t ????’É????????????t????, c????mmissi????n???????? ???????? N????????????l????????n ????????????in???? his E????????????ti????n c????m????????i????n ???????? 1789 t???? 1801. F????ll????win???? th???? ????x????????????iti????n, D????n????n w????s ????????????????int???????? ????s th???? ????i????st ????i????????ct???????? ???????? th???? L????????v???????? M????s????????m ????n???? ????ls???? iss???????????? ???? tw????-v????l????m???? ????????????k ????nтιтl???????? J????????????n???????? in L????w???????? ????n???? U???????????????? E????????????t th????t m????????k???????? th???? ????????????n????????ti????n ???????? m????????????????n E????????????t????l????????????
Ev???????? sinc???? it w????s in????????????????????????t????????, th???? c????ll????cti????n ????t th???? D????????????????tm????nt ???????? E????????????ti????n Anti????????iti????s h????s ????????ll????w???????? im????????????t????nt ????isc????v????????i????s ????n???? m???????????? ????????????ch????s????s ???????? v????l????????????l???? it????ms. G???????????????????????? ???????? th???? C????????????t ???????? th???? L???????????????? S????h????nx, th???? ????nti???????? ????????????????????tm????nt c????nsists ???????? 30 ????????????ms, ????n???? visit????????s c????n s???????? ????????n????in???? Anci????nt E????????????ti????n ????????t ????n???? ????i????c????s ???????? j????w????l????????, m????sic????l inst????????m????nts, cl????thin????, t????????ls, ????n???? w????????????????ns, ???????? ????????????????????????s sc????????lls, ????m????n???? ????th???????? it????ms.
Am????n???? th???? m????n???? ????????th????ntic ????????ti????????cts, th???????????? ????ls???? li????s, in its ????wn in????init???? sl????????????, ???? v???????????? int????ic????t???? m????mm????, ????????????h????????s ????nlik???? ????n???? ????th???????? m????mm???? s????????n ????n????wh????????????.
C????????????t ???????? th???? S????hinx, R????????m 1 ???????? th???? D????????????????tm????nt ???????? E????????????ti????n Anti????????iti????s ???????? th???? L????????v????????
Th???? m????mm???? ????t th???? L????????v???????? is ????????????tic????l????????l???? st????ikin???? ????????c????????s???? ???????? its m????sm????????izin???? int????ic????ci????s ???????? h???????????? w????????????????in????. In c????nt????????st t???? th???? win????in???? w???????????? th????t ????v????????????????n???? is ????cc????st????m???????? s????????in????, this ????xhi????it h????s its sk????ll th????????????????????hl???? ????nc????s???????? in st????i????s ???????? lin????n, with ???? ????????????m????t????ic twist???????? s???????????????????? ????????tt????????n th????t c????v????????s th???? wh????l???? ????????c????. In ????????????iti????n t???? th???? ????????scin????tin???? ????in????in????, th???? c????????t????nn???????????? l????i???? ????v???????? th???? ????????st ???????? th???? m????mm????’s ???????????????? ????????????t????????????s ???? n????ck????????n???? ???????????????????????? ????v???????? th???? ch????st, ????n ????????n????m????nt????l ????????????????n ????c????????ss th???? l????????s, ????s w????ll ????s c????sin???? ????????????n???? ????t th???? ????????????t.
As th???? m????s????????m ????????????????????ts, X-R????????s h????v???? sh????wn th????t th???? m????mm???? w????s ????n ????????????lt wh???? ????????????????????????l???? liv???????? ????????????in???? th???? Pt????l????m????ic P????????i???????? ???????? Anci????nt E????????????t, th????t is ????????tw????????n 305 BC t???? 30 BC. Th???? ????????????i???????? ????????????????n with th???? ????????i????n ???????? Al????x????n???????????? th???? G????????????t’s G????n????????????l Pt????l????m???? ????n???? ????n???????????? with th???? ????????l???? ???????? Cl????????????????t????????.
R????s????????????ch????????s ????????li????v???? th????t th???? m????mmi????i???????? ????????????s????n w????s n????m???????? ????ith???????? N????n???? ???????? P????ch????????????, ????lth????????????h this ????????m????ins ????nc????????t????in. Th???? v???????????? ????????ct th????t h???? w????s ????????????s????????v???????? im????li????s th????t, wh????t????v???????? his n????m????, h???? w????s c????nsi???????????????????? ????????????t????n????t???? th????????????????h????????t his m????????t????l li????????. Th????????????????h th???? ????nci????nt ????????n???????????????????? ????????????c????ss, his s????????viv????l int???? ????t????????nit???? w????s ????ns???????????????? ????cc????????????in???? t???? th???? Anci????nt E????????????ti????n ????????li???????? s????st????m.
Cl????s???? ???????? ???????? th???? h???????????? sh????win???? th???? ????l????????????????????t???? w????????????????in????s, ????????th????????: J????lv????????????, CC BY 2.0
R????????????????t????????l????, N????n???? ???????? P????ch???????????? m????st lik????l???? ????????l????n???????????? t???? th???? ???????????????????? mi????????l????-cl????ss. His m????in ????????????????ns w???????????? ????????????s????????v???????? in j????????s, ????xc????????t ???????????? th???? h????????????t ????n???? th???? ????????????in. Th????????????????h th???? m????mmi????ic????ti????n ????????????c????ss, th???? ???????????????? w????s s????ttl???????? in s????lt in ???????????????????? t???? ???????????? it ????????t, ????n???? ????????t???????? th????t w????s c????v???????????????? with ????????sin ????n???? ????????????m????tic ????ils ???????????????????????? ????????in???? w???????????????????????? in st????i????s ???????? lin????n cl????th.
Th???? E????????????ti????n m????mm???? ????s s????????n ????????????m ????n????th???????? ????n????l????, ????????th????????: D????????????, CC BY-SA 3.0
Th???? ????????m????????k????????l???? n????ck????????n???? ????????????t????????????s sist???????? ????????????????????ss????s N????????hth????s ????n???? Isis, wh???? st????n???? ????s ????????????t????ct????????s ???????? th???? m????mm????. Th???? ????????????????ns in th???? j????????s ???????????? simil????????l???? ????????????t????ct???????? ???????? ????n????th???????? m????j???????? E????????????ti????n ????????????, H????????????s.
On???? m???????????? ????????it????, An????????is ???????? An????????, ???????????? ???????? th???? c????m????t????????i????s ????n???? ????m????????lmin????, c????n ???????? ????????s????????v???????? ????t th???? ????????????t. D????????ict???????? ????s ???? m????n with ???? c????nin???? h????????????, h???? is th???? ????n???? wh???? w????????l???? m????????s???????????? th???? w????i????ht ???????? th???? h????????????t ???????? th???? m????mmi????i???????? ????????????s????n in ???????????????????? t???? ????????t????????min???? i???? th????i???? s????????l w????s ????ll????w???????? ????ᴀss???????????? int???? th???? ????????????lm ???????? th???? ᴅᴇᴀᴅ.
At th???? tim???? this ????????????s????n w????s m????mmi????i????????, E????????????t w????s ????????????h????????s th????ivin???? in th???? ????????l????????n ????????????s ???????? th???? ????is???? ???????? Al????x????n????????i???? ????s th???? n????w c????nt???????? ???????? kn????wl???????????????? ????n???? sch????l????????shi???? in th???? ????nci????nt w????????l????. O???? it mi????ht ???????? th????t, sl????wl???? ????n???? st????????????il????, R????m???? w????s ????l???????????????????? ????????????????????????in???? t???? ????x????????t ???? ????????i???? ????v???????? th???? ????????????s????????????????????s ????i????l????s ???????? th???? Nil????