Artisan is another word for a craftsman, or someone in a skilled trade who makes things by hand.
Artisans could be:
Carpenters (made furniture)
Metal-workers
Jewelers (made jewelry)
Painters (portrayed scenes of everyday life)
Sculptors
Potters
Stone carvers
Weavers (women could be weavers!) (wove fabric and made clothing)
These ancient Egyptians were highly skilled, but had little social status despite their skills and hard work. All of the art and furniture we see today was created by these hard workers of the ancient world.
The most skilled were the stone carvers who created the statues, engravings, and reliefs of the temples, tombs, and monuments.