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2. Usekh collar - Wikipedia

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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.

3. Palmette - Wikipedia

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   It is thought that the palmette originated in ancient Egypt 2,500 years BC, [4] and has influenced Greek art. Egyptian palmettes (Greek anthemia) were originally based on features of various flowers, including the papyrus and the lotus or lily representing lower and upper Egypt and their fertile union, before it became associated with the palm ...

4. Art of ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

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   Ancient Egyptian art refers to art produced in ancient Egypt between the 6th millennium BC and the 4th century AD, spanning from Prehistoric Egypt until the Christianization of Roman Egypt. It includes paintings, sculptures, drawings on papyrus, faience, jewelry, ivories, architecture, and other art media. It was a conservative tradition whose ...

5. Pectoral (Ancient Egypt) - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Regalia of the Pharaoh - Wikipedia

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   As a pharaonic insignia, the uraeus is an ornament attached to crowns (white, red, pschent) and headdresses (nemes, khepresh). [22] The earliest depiction of the uraeus on a royal brow dates back to the reign of Den ( 1st Dynasty ), on an ivory label showing the king stunning an enemy. [ 23 ]

7. The original occupant of an Egyptian sarcophagus was ... - AOL

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   A sarcophagus discovered in 2009 in the burial chamber of an Egyptian high priest was originally from the tomb of pharaoh Ramesses II, according to a new study. ... Then a tiny ornament revealed a ...