Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Gold and Silversmiths
Although goldsmiths and silversmiths are nameless, tomb drawings of the way they did their work show us their skills. Read about the techniques these artisans used in making their products.
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Alien Travel Guide: All About Sculpture
This is a descriptive site that offers information on types, styles, media, artists, history, and periods in creation of sculpture.
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Eternal Egypt: Gold Usekh Collar
This beautiful piece of jewelry is the classic Egyptian collar known as Usekh. It is formed of five rows of cylindrical gold and one row of petal-shaped gold pendants inlaid with lapis lazuli. The five gold rows are separated from each...
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Eternal Egypt: Trading Scenes of Punt
This block records a trading expedition to the land of Punt. The Ruler of Punt and his wife receive the Egyptian goods of jewelry and a golden dagger.
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Eternal Egypt: Standing Statuette of Amun
The statuette depicts Amun in his customary human form, wearing the plumed crown with the sun disk, a plaited divine beard, a pleated kilt, and a pectoral, which is a large piece of jewelry worn on the chest.
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Eternal Egypt: Beadwork Cloth
This decorative piece of cloth contains blue and green faience beads with copper rondos, or doughnut-shaped jewelry, in the middle. The beads are attached to each other by a wire.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of a Falcon
The falcon is wrapped in the shape of a human mummy and represents the god Horus. The head is covered with a falcon-shaped mask. The falcon wears a wig and a pectoral, a large piece of jewelry that is worn on the chest.
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Eternal Egypt: Lotus Amulet Pendant
A lovely pendant that is both a piece of jewelry and an amulet. It is formed of three lotus flowers; the central one is an open flower while the laterals ones are still buds. This pendant provides its wearer with the characteristics of...
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Eternal Egypt: Pectoral With Anubis
The pectoral, a large piece of jewelry, that was worn on the chest, is shaped like the front of a naos, or shrine. It is decorated with a scene of the jackal god Anubis. On each side are three holes. Strings are loosely twisted in the...
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Eternal Egypt: Head of Hathor Pendant
This beautiful pendant represents the head of Hathor. This type of jewelry was considered to be an amulet and to provide its wearer with the attributes of the goddess, which are love, motherhood and protection as with all the deities.
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Eternal Egypt: Necklace of Princess Khnumit
The beautiful necklace of Princess Khnumit was found on her mummy. It was worn not only as jewelry, but also as an amulet to protect her from the evil powers in the netherworld. The center of the necklace is decorated with the Ankh sign,...
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Eternal Egypt: Gold Pectoral of King Amenemope
This pectoral, a large piece of jewelry worn on the chest, is decorated with a winged sun disk, which signifies protection for the whole scene. The god Osiris sits on the throne wearing the atef-crown and holding the scepters of the...
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Eternal Egypt: Pectoral in the Shape of a Naos
This pectoral, a large piece of jewelry worn on the chest, is in the form of a naos, or inner temple. It is decorated with the cartouches of Sheshonq and protected by two winged goddesses and the winged scarab.
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Eternal Egypt: Medallion of Mohammad Ali
A round memorial medallion made of gilded bronze. On the obverse there is a bust of Mohammad Ali the Great; he is shown with a haughty nose and a bushy beard.
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Eternal Egypt: Girdle of Princess Sat Hathor
This girdle of the Princess Sat-Hathor is made of eight gold, half-open cowry shells. The ones at each end have flat reverses, and were joined by means of grooves to serve as a clasp, fastening the girdle when they slid one into the...