Author: Richard Wilkinson
Publisher: Shire Publications
ISBN: 9780747806738
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The scarab is the single most abundant artifact to have survived from ancient Egypt and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, were made throughout the course of Egyptian history. Today, scarabs continue to be found on excavations throughout Egypt and thousands reside in museum collections around the world. This volume examines these ubiquitous and important artifacts by first considering the unique biology and behavior of the scarab beetle and its incorporation into Egyptian symbolism, religion and art. The development of the scarab amulet is then considered, and the many types of scarab produced by the Egyptians are surveyed. Two particularly important classes of scarab - the heart scarab and the commemorative scarab - are examined in detail. Finally, the export of Egyptian scarabs and their imitation by the nations around Egypt is examined as a tangible mark of the extent of Egypt's influence in the ancient world and of the importance of the scarab itself.
Egyptian Scarabs
Author: Richard Wilkinson
Publisher: Shire Publications
ISBN: 9780747806738
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The scarab is the single most abundant artifact to have survived from ancient Egypt and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, were made throughout the course of Egyptian history. Today, scarabs continue to be found on excavations throughout Egypt and thousands reside in museum collections around the world. This volume examines these ubiquitous and important artifacts by first considering the unique biology and behavior of the scarab beetle and its incorporation into Egyptian symbolism, religion and art. The development of the scarab amulet is then considered, and the many types of scarab produced by the Egyptians are surveyed. Two particularly important classes of scarab - the heart scarab and the commemorative scarab - are examined in detail. Finally, the export of Egyptian scarabs and their imitation by the nations around Egypt is examined as a tangible mark of the extent of Egypt's influence in the ancient world and of the importance of the scarab itself.
Publisher: Shire Publications
ISBN: 9780747806738
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The scarab is the single most abundant artifact to have survived from ancient Egypt and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, were made throughout the course of Egyptian history. Today, scarabs continue to be found on excavations throughout Egypt and thousands reside in museum collections around the world. This volume examines these ubiquitous and important artifacts by first considering the unique biology and behavior of the scarab beetle and its incorporation into Egyptian symbolism, religion and art. The development of the scarab amulet is then considered, and the many types of scarab produced by the Egyptians are surveyed. Two particularly important classes of scarab - the heart scarab and the commemorative scarab - are examined in detail. Finally, the export of Egyptian scarabs and their imitation by the nations around Egypt is examined as a tangible mark of the extent of Egypt's influence in the ancient world and of the importance of the scarab itself.
Scarabs
Author: Isaac Myer
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Scarabs is a extensive historiographical study written by Isaac Myer. This meticulously written and edited book depicts the manufacture and symbolism of the Scarabaeus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia and Sardinia.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Scarabs is a extensive historiographical study written by Isaac Myer. This meticulously written and edited book depicts the manufacture and symbolism of the Scarabaeus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia and Sardinia.
Ancient Egyptian Scarabs and Cylinder Seals
Author: Newberry
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0710309449
Category : Cylinder seals
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0710309449
Category : Cylinder seals
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Ancient Egyptian Scarabs and Cylinder Seals
Author: Percy Newberry
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136202382
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
First published in 2005. The seals collected by Captain Timins of Cairo are here catalogued, reproduced and described by Professor Newbery to make an attractive and useful book. The original collector chose on the basis of historic, as well as artistic merit, to form his choice. The provenance of the seals is mostly from the Eastern Delta and Upper Egypt.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136202382
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
First published in 2005. The seals collected by Captain Timins of Cairo are here catalogued, reproduced and described by Professor Newbery to make an attractive and useful book. The original collector chose on the basis of historic, as well as artistic merit, to form his choice. The provenance of the seals is mostly from the Eastern Delta and Upper Egypt.
Catalogue of Egyptian Scarabs, Etc., in the British Museum
Author: Harry Reginald Hall
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Ancient Egyptian Scarabs and Cylinder Seals
Author: Percy Newberry
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136202315
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
First published in 2005. The seals collected by Captain Timins of Cairo are here catalogued, reproduced and described by Professor Newbery to make an attractive and useful book. The original collector chose on the basis of historic, as well as artistic merit, to form his choice. The provenance of the seals is mostly from the Eastern Delta and Upper Egypt.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136202315
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
First published in 2005. The seals collected by Captain Timins of Cairo are here catalogued, reproduced and described by Professor Newbery to make an attractive and useful book. The original collector chose on the basis of historic, as well as artistic merit, to form his choice. The provenance of the seals is mostly from the Eastern Delta and Upper Egypt.
The Scarab's Secret
Author: Nick Would
Publisher:
ISBN: 1845072995
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
One morning Khepri, a scarab beetle, meets the Pharaoh, Prince of Egypt, and they become friends. Then Khepri discovers a terrible trap in the Pharaoh's newly built tomb. This hauntingly told and dramatically illustrated story includes an endnote on Pharaohs and tomb building.Ages 6-8
Publisher:
ISBN: 1845072995
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
One morning Khepri, a scarab beetle, meets the Pharaoh, Prince of Egypt, and they become friends. Then Khepri discovers a terrible trap in the Pharaoh's newly built tomb. This hauntingly told and dramatically illustrated story includes an endnote on Pharaohs and tomb building.Ages 6-8
The Secret of the Sacred Scarab
Author: Fiona Ingram
Publisher: Bublish, Inc.
ISBN: 0997676183
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Secret of the Sacred Scarab (The Chronicles of the Stone, Book One)
Publisher: Bublish, Inc.
ISBN: 0997676183
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Secret of the Sacred Scarab (The Chronicles of the Stone, Book One)
Amulets of Ancient Egypt
Author: Carol Andrews
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Amulets were first made in Egypt as early as 4000 BC and became essential adornments for both the living and the dead. They were believed to endow the wearer, by magical means, with the properties they represent. An amuletic foot, for example, could be worn to ensure fleetness of foot; while the scarab beetle represented the new-born sun, and was the symbol of new life. Amulets in the image of powerful gods would be worn for protection; and malevolent creatures - like the male hippopotamus - would be worn to ward off the evil they represented.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Amulets were first made in Egypt as early as 4000 BC and became essential adornments for both the living and the dead. They were believed to endow the wearer, by magical means, with the properties they represent. An amuletic foot, for example, could be worn to ensure fleetness of foot; while the scarab beetle represented the new-born sun, and was the symbol of new life. Amulets in the image of powerful gods would be worn for protection; and malevolent creatures - like the male hippopotamus - would be worn to ward off the evil they represented.
Scarabs
Author: Isaac Myer
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781508758235
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The following work is taken in part, from an address delivered by me before, The American Numismatic and Archeological Society, at its Hall in the City of New York, on March 30th, 1893. Since that time I have been led into a train of thought, having as its basis a more philosophical treatment of the meaning of the scarab as a symbol, in the religious metaphysic conception of it by the Ancient Egyptians, and have added much new matter.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781508758235
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The following work is taken in part, from an address delivered by me before, The American Numismatic and Archeological Society, at its Hall in the City of New York, on March 30th, 1893. Since that time I have been led into a train of thought, having as its basis a more philosophical treatment of the meaning of the scarab as a symbol, in the religious metaphysic conception of it by the Ancient Egyptians, and have added much new matter.