The Royal Canopy (shelter or umbrella)

<!--<!--<!--Ancient Egypt had two kinds of canopies; the sea canopy and the land canopy

<!--The sea canopy was used by the king while travelling from one place to another in a boat and usually represented in the prow of the boat to protect the king from the heat of the sun, wind and rain

<!--The land canopy was used by the king during campaigns, hunting or for watching military processions or games to provide shelter for him from the sun, wind or rain. Tutankhamen’s canopy displayed her belongs to this type

<!--It was found in the antechamber of the tomb

<!--It is made out of wood and coated with sheets of gold and it was covered at the top with sheets of linen

<!--It consists mainly of a wooden frame made of four rods ending with lotus flower at the top. These are connected at the top with long rods ending with several pieces containing hinges made out of bronze in order to allow the king to increase of decrease the space of shade that he needed

<!--At the bottom there is a stool upon which the king used to sit when tired most probably o a cushion. It is decorated with the smA tAwy sign also there are captives tied to the sign on one side Asiatic while on the other side Nubian