Jewelry
Ancient Egyptian Jewelry
Author: Carol Andrews
Publisher: Harry N Abrams Incorporated
ISBN: STANFORD:36105031333086
Category: Jewelry
Page: 208
View: 928
The spectacular jewels of ancient Egypt, long buried in desert tombs, are revealed in all their exotic beauty in this superb survey. Spanning more than 3,000 years, Ancient Egyptian Jewelry features nearly 200 magnificent objects and explores the surprisingly sophisticated techniques used to fashion jewelry from gold, silver, turquoise, lapis lazuli, and other precious and semi-precious stones.The suberb reproductions include not only actual jewelry but also wall paintings, sarcophagi, statues, and reliefs that depict ancient Egyptians wearing their treasures.
Egypt
Ancient Egyptian Jewellery
Author: Alix Wilkinson
Publisher:
ISBN: UOM:39015007566857
Category: Egypt
Page: 266
View: 172
First published in 1971, this book was the first major survey ever made in this field. It includes all the main museum collections in the world, and enables comparative study of almost all the known jewellery from predynastic times to the end of the XXVIth Dynasty (525 B.C.) to be made. The jewellery of the ancient Egyptian civilization was of a delicacy and magnificence seldom rivalled; much has been learned by comparing the jewels themselves, and the techniques and materials of those who made them. But this book draws also on other branches of Egyptian art, since paintings and sculpture sometimes provide evidence showing how the jewellery was made and worn. Each section opens with a brief history of the period reviewed, and an account of the manner in which the individual jewels were discovered both of which help those readers unfamiliar with Egyptological matters. The key pieces are described in detail, and the text is generously illustrated with line drawings and plates. An indispensable reference book for all those with an interest in the art of ancient Egypt."
Antiques & Collectibles
Ancient Egyptian Jewelry
Author: Nigel Fletcher-Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9774169654
Category: Antiques & Collectibles
Page: 116
View: 827
The artistry and splendor of ancient Egyptian jewelry in fifty masterpieces Jewelry was worn by ancient Egyptians at every level of society and, like their modern descendants, they prized it for its aesthetic value, as a way to adorn and beautify the body. It was also a conspicuous signifier of wealth, status, and power. But jewelry in ancient Egypt served another fundamental purpose: its wearers saw it as a means to absorb positive magical and divine powers--to protect the living, and the dead, from the malignant forces of the unseen. The types of metals or stones used by craftsmen were magically important, as were the colors of the materials, and the exact positioning of all the elements in a design. Ancient Egyptian Jewelry: 50 Masterpieces of Art and Design draws on the exquisite collections in the archaeological museums of Cairo to tell the story of three thousand years of jewelry-making, from simple amulets to complex ritual jewelry to the spells that protected the king in life and assisted his journey to the Otherworld in death. Gold, silver, carnelian, turquoise, and lapis lazuli were just some of the precious materials used in many of the pieces, and this stunningly illustrated book beautifully showcases the colors and exceptional artistry and accomplishment that make ancient Egyptian jewelry so dazzling to this day.
Dress accessories
Ancient Egyptian Jewellery
Author: Svetlana Izmaĭlovna Khodzhash
Publisher:
ISBN: UOM:39015054380087
Category: Dress accessories
Page: 111
View: 405
History
Ancient Egyptian Jewelry
Author: Ambrose Lansing
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN:
Category: History
Page: 32
View: 288
This picture book features images of Ancient Egyptian Jewelry covering works from Pre-dynastic shell necklaces to intricately designed gold earrings of the Roman period. A brief introductory essay discusses the history of jewelry and the evolution of Ancient Egyptian jewelry craftsmanship.
History
Ancient Egyptian Jewelry
Author: Ambrose Lansing
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781447489474
Category: History
Page: 28
View: 518
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Egypt
Ancient Egyptian Jewelry
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher:
ISBN: OCLC:868497217
Category: Egypt
Page: 20
View: 406
Ancient Egyptian Jewelry
Author: Matḥaf al-Miṣrī
Publisher:
ISBN: OCLC:638883157
Category:
Page: 17
View: 839
Antiques & Collectibles
Nubian Gold
Author: Peter Lacovara
Publisher:
ISBN: 9774167821
Category: Antiques & Collectibles
Page: 224
View: 326
The fabled land of Nubia, whose very name means 'gold, ' was famous in ancient times for its supplies of precious metal, exotic material, and intricate craftsmanship. Many of the adornments made in Nubia are masterpieces of the jeweler's art--marvels of design and construction rivaling, and often surpassing, adornments made in Egypt and the rest of the ancient Mediterranean world. Although these unique treasures are among the most stunning to have survived from antiquity, they remain little known. Richly illustrated with beautiful photographs of these exquisite items, many of them never before published, Nubian Gold also places the jewelry within the cultural contexts in which it was manufactured and employed. It tells the story not only of the treasures themselves but of the exciting tales of their discovery and the rich background of the exotic and remote civilizations that produced them. The book also explores the innovative techniques used to procure the precious materials used in the jewelry and to craft them into intricate ornaments replete with magical purpose and coded meaning. Featured in the book are not only the intricately crafted pieces themselves but depictions of them in sculpture, relief, and painting as well as references to them in ancient texts, locating them within the full spectrum of Nubian history, from the earliest beginnings of society to the advent of Christianity.
Jewelry
Ancient Egyptian Jewelry
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher:
ISBN: STANFORD:36105042961479
Category: Jewelry
Page: 20
View: 616
A New Installation of the Museum's Own Ancient Egyptian Jewelry
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: OCLC:473842023
Category:
Page:
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History
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All Things Ancient Egypt: An Encyclopedia of the Ancient Egyptian World [2 volumes]
Author: Lisa K. Sabbahy
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 9781440855139
Category: History
Page: 615
View: 679
Written by specialists in the field of Egyptology, this book is a readable introduction to ancient Egypt, covering all anticipated subjects and stressing the monuments and material culture of this remarkable ancient civilization. • Presents a timeline to succinctly identify key events in the history of ancient Egypt • Provides an introduction of the physical geography of ancient Egypt and an overview of the history of that civilization • Offers alphabetically arranged reference entries written by expert contributors for fundamental information about the material culture and social institutions of ancient Egypt • Features excerpts from primary source documents to give readers first-hand accounts of ancient Egyptian civilization • Cites works for further reading to complement a bibliography at the close of the work