Ancient Egyptians (2 Vols)

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Routledge, 2013/10/16 - 256 ページ

Written in 1836, this two-volume study has enduring importance in the field of Egyptology. Covering topics including Egyptian homes, ceremonies, hunting, religious rites, and castes, it provides a comprehensive account of ancient Egyptian life and practices. The work is illustrated with numerous anecdotes and hundreds of beautiful woodcuts.

 

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Reception of guestsMusicVarious instrumentsSacred music
85
Lyre of the Leyden Collection
127
Triangular instruments
128
Other instruments
130
A standing lyre
131
An instrument played as an accompaniment to the lyre
132
A light instrument borne on the shoulder
133
Instrument differing from the harp lyre and guitar
134
Emblems
258
Offering ointment
261
Offering a figure of Truth
262
Emblematic offerings
266
Offerings on the altar
267
Stands for bearing offerings
267
Joints placed on the altars or the tables
267
Offering of incense
267

Another kind of instrument of four strings
135
Female playing the guitar
137
Dancing while playing the guitar
138
Guitar supported by a strap
139
Instrument resembling the guitar
140
Fluteplayer standing
141
Reed pipes found 143 A woman dancing while playing the double pipe
143
Sacred musicians
143
Sistrum
145
Sistrum of unusual form
146
Sistrum in the British Museum
147
Model of a sistrum in the Berlin Museum
148
Sistra in the Berlin Museum
150
Different attitudes in the dance
151
The Pirouette and other steps 153 Figure dances
153
Men dancing alone 155 Man dancing a solo to the sound of the hand
152
Amusement of the guestsVasesOrnaments of the house
154
E The two Colossi of Thebes during the inundation
156
Parties of guests
157
A black and white slave waiting upon a lady at a party 159 Ladies talking about their earrings
158
Huntsman bringing home game with coupled dogs
236
Gazelle porcupines and hare caught and brought home 238 Catching a gazelle with the lasso
237
Catching a wild ox with the lasso 240 Hunting with a lion
240
Shooting at the wild ox 242 Animals from the sculptures
241
A chase in the desert
243
Monsters or fabulous animals
244
Various dogs of Egypt
245
Various birds of Egypt
247
A gentleman fishing
251
Attendant carrying a corbag whip
252
Spear used in the chase of the hippopotamus
253
A reel held by an attendant
254
TheTrochilus
255
The name of Egypt in hieroglyphics
256
Offering of incense and libation
268
Wine offered
269
Vases used for libations 271 Offering of milk
270
271a Shrine or
271
One of the sacred boats or arks
272
A guard worn on the wrist
305
Spare arrows carried in the hand
306
Arrows made of reed
307
Metal heads of arrows
308
Javelin and spear heads 310a Spear head 311 Heads of small javelins
311
Slingers
312
Daggers in their sheaths
313
Stabbing an enemy
314
Mode of wearing a dagger 316 Dagger with its sheath
315
Another dagger 318 Axes and hatchets 319 Battle axes
317
Poleaxe 321 Maces
319
Curved stick or club
320
Helmets or head pieces
321
324 Corslets with and without metal plates
324
324a Plates of scale armour with name of Sheshonk Shishak 325 Egyptian soldiers of different corps
325
The royal princes in their chariots 327 The son of King Eemeses with his charioteer
327
Whips
328
Whip suspended from the wrist of the archer
329
Making the pole and other parts of a chariot
330
A war chariot with bow cases and complete furniture
331
Chariot of the Rotǹn
332
Cutting leather and binding a
333
Bending and preparing the woodwork of a chariot
334
Chariots in perspective from a comparison of different sculptures
335
335a An Egyptian car and horses in perspective 336 A wheel and shafts 337 Singular instance of a fourwheel carriage
337
An Ethiopian princess travelling in a plaustrum or car drawn by oxen
338
Car at Florence
339
Preparation for dinnerThe kitchenMode of eatingSpoonsWashing
417

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Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson

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