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Ancient Egypt

Art and Design - Jewelry

Moneerah Alayar

Ancient Egyptian Jewelry Styles Today

฀ Statement necklaces ฀ Cuff Bracelets ฀ Animal Symbolism ฀ Charms & Amulets

Jewelry Motifs and Symbolism

Ankh - immortality Sun - royalty and power Scarab beetle - transformation Snake - divine authority Gods and Goddesses Eye of Horus - protection Hieroglyphics - “words of the gods”

Purposes of Jewelry

Religious - made to honor/worship/appease gods Status Symbols - upper classes wore gold, while lower classes wore copper jewelry and beads Burial Jewelry - Egyptians were buried with their jewelry as a custom and it was believed to help them have wealth/prosperity in the afterlife Personal Vanity - Egyptians loved to adorn themselves and decorate everything in sight!

Jewelry Design Materials

Metals Precious Stones Other Materials: Gold Copper Lapis Lazuli Turquoise Carnelian Feldspar Garnet Glass Enamel Clay

Famous Collections

The Egyptian Museum - Cairo, Egypt Metropolitan Museum of Art Australian Museum - Sydney, Australia

References

Baines, J. (2007). Visual and written culture in ancient Egypt. New York: Oxford University Press. Gold necklace with flies belonging to Ahotep, decoration for military valour, jewelry found in Dra Abu el-Naga tomb, Goldsmith Art, Egyptian Civilisation, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII. (2014). In Bridgeman Images, Bridgeman images. London, United Kingdom: Bridgeman. Retrieved from http://www.library.rochester.edu/ezproxy.php?dbredirect=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.credorefer ence.com%2Fcontent%2Fentry%2Fbridgemandeag%2Fgold_necklace_with_flies_belonging_ to_ahotep_decoration_for_military_valour_jewelry_found_in_dra_abu_el_naga_tomb_golds mith_art_egyptian_civilisation_new_kingdom_dynasty_xviii%2F0 Jennings, A. M. (1988). Women's Gold Jewelry in Egyptian Nubia. African Arts,22(1), 68. Jewelry Box Egyptian Civilisation, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII. (2014). In Bridgeman Images, Bridgeman images. London, United Kingdom: Bridgeman. Retrieved from http://www.library.rochester.edu/ezproxy.php?dbredirect=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.credo reference.com%2Fcontent%2Fentry%2Fbridgemandeag%2Fjewelry_box_egyptian_civili sation_new_kingdom_dynasty_xviii%2F0 Jewelry with precious stones, turquoise, carnelian and lapis Lazuli, Egyptian civilization, Middle

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