Egyptian Scarabs
Egyptian Scarabs

Author: Richard Wilkinson

Publisher: Shire Publications

Published: 2008-11-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780747806738

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The scarab is the single most abundant artifact to have survived from ancient Egypt and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, were made throughout the course of Egyptian history. Today, scarabs continue to be found on excavations throughout Egypt and thousands reside in museum collections around the world. This volume examines these ubiquitous and important artifacts by first considering the unique biology and behavior of the scarab beetle and its incorporation into Egyptian symbolism, religion and art. The development of the scarab amulet is then considered, and the many types of scarab produced by the Egyptians are surveyed. Two particularly important classes of scarab - the heart scarab and the commemorative scarab - are examined in detail. Finally, the export of Egyptian scarabs and their imitation by the nations around Egypt is examined as a tangible mark of the extent of Egypt's influence in the ancient world and of the importance of the scarab itself.

The Scarab's Secret
The Scarab's Secret

Author: Nick Would

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1845072995

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One morning Khepri, a scarab beetle, meets the Pharaoh, Prince of Egypt, and they become friends. Then Khepri discovers a terrible trap in the Pharaoh's newly built tomb. This hauntingly told and dramatically illustrated story includes an endnote on Pharaohs and tomb building.Ages 6-8

Seals and Sealing in the Ancient World
Seals and Sealing in the Ancient World

Author: Marta Ameri

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-05-03

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 1108173519

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Studies of seals and sealing practices have traditionally investigated aspects of social, political, economic, and ideological systems in ancient societies throughout the Old World. Previously, scholarship has focused on description and documentation, chronology and dynastic histories, administrative function, iconography, and style. More recent studies have emphasized context, production and use, and increasingly, identity, gender, and the social lives of seals, their users, and the artisans who produced them. Using several methodological and theoretical perspectives, this volume presents up-to-date research on seals that is comparative in scope and focus. The cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach advances our understanding of the significance of an important class of material culture of the ancient world. The volume will serve as an essential resource for scholars, students, and others interested in glyptic studies, seal production and use, and sealing practices in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Ancient South Asia and the Aegean during the 4th-2nd Millennia BCE.

Amulets of Ancient Egypt
Amulets of Ancient Egypt

Author: Carol Andrews

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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Amulets were first made in Egypt as early as 4000 BC and became essential adornments for both the living and the dead. They were believed to endow the wearer, by magical means, with the properties they represent. An amuletic foot, for example, could be worn to ensure fleetness of foot; while the scarab beetle represented the new-born sun, and was the symbol of new life. Amulets in the image of powerful gods would be worn for protection; and malevolent creatures - like the male hippopotamus - would be worn to ward off the evil they represented.

Scarabs, Scaraboids, Seals, and Seal Impressions from Medinet Habu
Scarabs, Scaraboids, Seals, and Seal Impressions from Medinet Habu

Author: Emily Teeter

Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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Egyptologists will welcome the publication of this catalog (it's oversize, at 9.25x12") of the scarabs and related objects excavated at Medinet Habu by the U. of Chicago's Oriental Institute from 1926-1931. Based on the notes of the excavation's field director and his assistant, the volume presents a catalog of 349 scarabs, scaraboids, seals, and seal impressions. The entry for each piece includes its registration and field number, date, description, provenience if known, decoration, brief commentary, and drawings and b&w plate of the obverse, reverse, and profile views. Teeter, a curator at the Institute, has written an introduction that describes the excavation and its documentation. A chapter on stamp seals and seal impressions from the post-Pharaonic period is included by T.G. Wilfong (Egyptology, U. of Michigan). Distributed in the US by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).