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As early as the Old Kingdom (c. 2670–2195 B.C.), Egyptian artisans fashioned images of deities, kings, and mortals wearing broad collars made of molded tubular and teardrop beads. [1] The Usekh or Wesekh is a personal ornament, a type of broad collar or necklace , familiar to many because of its presence in images of the ancient Egyptian elite.
The use of the Spine with fluid hieroglyph is for words showing "length", as opposed to 'breadth', (Egyptian usekh-(breadth, width)-for example, the Usekh collar).Some example words for 'length' are: to be long, length, to extend, extended; and for to expand, to dilate, words like: joy, gladness, pleasure, delight.
sheb-{Gard-unl. 15) (collar, necklace, pectoral) 'None' may have an alternate determinative used to define the word. From the above definitions, it can be seen that the collar, neckband, pectoral, beads, etc., can also include amulets inclusive into the pectoral's iconography.
Other worthy themes for analysis include the breakdown of the patriarchal bargain in Egyptian society. Throughout the many stories within the film, gendered expectations are placed upon the women while men only draw benefits and offer no support or protection as expected in the social contract of the patriarchal bargain. [1]
Egyptian Gallery. Amulet of Egypt, Ancient, Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur. An amulet, also known as a good luck charm, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The "Amulets of Ancient Egypt" fall in approximately seven major categories: Amulets of gods/goddesses and sacred animals; Amulets of protection (or aversion)
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They present a wide golden usekh collar to the princess on a tray. The scene is topped by a frieze of lotus blooms. Above the figures an inscription which names Sitamun as "the eldest daughter of the king whom he loves" and the presentation of the collar is captioned "offering gold of the lands of the South." The whole scene is edged by a frame ...
The stele's purpose was to use a 10 percent portion of the waterway-use tax (unspecified import tax) for the services of the priests in charge of the temples of the goddess Neith. [1] A finely engraved lunette adorns the upper third of the steles; the engravings and hieroglyphs are all incised in moderate sunken bas relief.