The Origin and Function of Decorative Style in Ancient Egypt

1. Ancient Egypt used its stem fibers to make wicks, mats, baskets, ropes, shoes, straw mats, boats, roofs, etc.

2. Underwater white stems, like lotus roots, are edible.

3. Dry roots can be made into spices, which can be used for sacrifice and smoking to drive away flies in graves.

4, papermaking, everyone just calls it "papyrus." In early ancient Egyptian architecture, papyrus stems were tied up one by one and used as building pillars, which may be the embryonic form of later pillar architecture. Because papyrus plays such a huge role in daily life, the ancient Egyptians worshipped it very much. In the murals, you can see some scepters in the hands of kings, like papyrus stems. The stone pillars of ancient buildings are mostly papyrus-shaped, and the patterns of papyrus flowers are engraved on the top of the pillars.