Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. Its color changes according to the amount of one or the other of the elements in the mixture.
It was used in western Asia, before the Ancient Egyptians knew it and was first used in Egypt during the Middle Kingdom; it became popular at the time of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Bronze was used to make household utensils, weaponry, and many articles of daily use. During the Greco-Roman period in Egypt, kitchen utensils were made of bronze. It also became popular in the arts and for religious rituals because statues representing the different gods could be made of cast bronze.
There are many bronze statues of both Greek and Ancient Egyptian deities including Aphrodite, Hercules, Harpocrates (Horus the Child), Osiris, and Isis, the mother goddess, who was often portrayed suckling her son, Horus
It was used in western Asia, before the Ancient Egyptians knew it and was first used in Egypt during the Middle Kingdom; it became popular at the time of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Bronze was used to make household utensils, weaponry, and many articles of daily use. During the Greco-Roman period in Egypt, kitchen utensils were made of bronze. It also became popular in the arts and for religious rituals because statues representing the different gods could be made of cast bronze.
There are many bronze statues of both Greek and Ancient Egyptian deities including Aphrodite, Hercules, Harpocrates (Horus the Child), Osiris, and Isis, the mother goddess, who was often portrayed suckling her son, Horus
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