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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.
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)
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.
She wears a short curly wig and the typical sidelock of Egyptian royal youth, set off by a large earring. On her head she wears a diadem, tied in the back, featuring a gazelle at the brow, and is crowned by a modius topped by three tall lotus blooms and buds. She wears a broad usekh collar, as well as bracelets on her arms. She is clothed in a ...
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. The above listed words are refenced in E. A. Wallis Budge 's "dictionary" to 200 works: steles, papyri, Egyptian literature, personal literature, etc., [ 4 ] or the approximate 120 ...
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The lid inscription consists of 22 lines of 40 to 55 letters each; [28] [55] it occupies a square situated under the sarcophagus' usekh collar and measures 84 cm (2.76 ft) in length and width. [ 40 ] [ 43 ] As is customary for Phoenician writing, all the characters are written without spaces separating each word, except for a space in the 13th ...
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