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050		4	_aNK7307.15 _b.F54 2020
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100	1		_aFletcher-Jones, Nigel, _eauthor. _92863
245	1	0	_aAncient Egyptian jewelry : _b50 masterpieces of art and design / _cNigel Fletcher Jones.
264		1	_aCairo : _bThe American University in Cairo Press, _c2020.
300			_a112 pages : _bcolor illustrations, color map ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
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337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
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501			_aP.B
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504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aThe artistry and splendor of ancient Egyptian jewelry in fifty masterpieces. Jewelry was worn by ancient Egyptians at every level of society and, like their modern descendants, they prized it for its aesthetic value, as a way to adorn and beautify the body. It was also a conspicuous signifier of wealth, status, and power. But jewelry in ancient Egypt served another fundamental purpose: its wearers saw it as a means to absorb positive magical and divine powers--to protect the living, and the dead, from the malignant forces of the unseen. The types of metals or stones used by craftsmen were magically important, as were the colors of the materials, and the exact positioning of all the elements in a design. Ancient Egyptian Jewelry: 50 Masterpieces of Art and Design draws on the exquisite collections in the archaeological museums of Cairo to tell the story of three thousand years of jewelry-making, from simple amulets to complex ritual jewelry to the spells that protected the king in life and assisted his journey to the Otherworld in death. Gold, silver, carnelian, turquoise, and lapis lazuli were just some of the precious materials used in many of the pieces, and this stunningly illustrated book beautifully showcases the colors and exceptional artistry and accomplishment that make ancient Egyptian jewelry so dazzling to this day.
650		0	_aJewelry, Ancient _zEgypt. _92864
650		6	_aBijoux antiques _zÉgypte. _92865
650		7	_aAntiquities. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00810745 _92520
650		7	_aJewelry, Ancient. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00982605 _92866
651		0	_aEgypt _xAntiquities. _92867
651		6	_aÉgypte _xAntiquités. _92868
651		7	_aEgypt. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01208755 _91472
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