Reading Egyptian Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture
Author:   Richard H. Wilkinson
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780500277515


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   02 May 1994
Format:   Paperback
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Reading Egyptian Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture


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A multi-purpose reference work, providing the key to the hidden meanings in Egyptian art: an encyclopaedia of the major signs and symbols, a visual compendium of artistic motifs, a sourcebook of Egyptian religious beliefs and ideas. The hieroglyphs are thematically organized and include: seated man • seated god • woman nursing child • wedjat eye • ear • breast • bull • cow • cat • lion • foreleg of ox • heart • falcon • vulture • ibis • wing • feather • crocodile • frog • scarab beetle • bee • tree • palm branch • lotus • sky • sun • star • djed column • fetish of Abydos • gold • ankh • fan • bow • knife • cartouche • Isis knot • board game • sistrum A full reference section is also provided, with a complete list of the hieroglyphs, a glossary and a guide to further reading.

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Author:   Richard H. Wilkinson
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9780500277515


ISBN 10:   0500277516
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   02 May 1994
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Catalogue of hieroglyphs; man; woman; anthropomorphic deities; parts of the human body; mammals; parts of mammals; birds; parts of birds; amphibians and reptiles; fishes and parts of fishes; invertebrates; trees and plants; sky, earth and water; buildings and parts of buildings; ships and parts of ships; domestic and funerary furniture; temple furniture and sacred emblems; crowns, dress, staves; warfare, hunting, butchery; agriculture and crafts; rope, fiber; baskets; vessels of stone and earthenware; loaves and cakes; writings, games, music; gardiner's sign list; locations of illustrated objects.

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'A unique, fascinating and attractive directory ... Accessible and delightful' - Antiquity


Author Information

Richard H. Wilkinson is an archaeologist in the field of Egyptology. He is Regents Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona and founding director of the University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition.

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