Lacking the austere grandeur usually associated with the art of ancient Egypt, the truncated body and staring eyes of this simple female form may seem enigmatic. Within its deceptively simple ...

Many fine examples of wooden and clay mechanical string toys have been found in the tombs of Ancient Egypt. The original of this particular wooden crocodile is believed to be from 1100 BCE and is on ...

It is sometimes said that if you really want to know about a nation, look at the attention it pays to its children. As people flock to see the relics of ancient Egyptian civilisation at the ...

Still, a good number of remarkable toys from ancient civilizations have either survived and/or are mentioned in writing. Several ingenious Egyptian toys, roughly 4000 years old, are known to us.

Many fine examples of wooden and clay mechanical string toys have been found in the tombs of Ancient Egypt. The original of this particular wooden crocodile is believed to be from 1100 BCE and is on ...