A multi-purpose reference work, providing the key to the hidden meanings in Egyptian art: an encyclopaedia of the major signs and symbols, a visual compendium of artistic motifs, a sourcebook of Egyptian religious beliefs and ideas. The hieroglyphs are thematically organized and include: seated man ? seated god ? woman nursing child ? wedjat eye ? ear ? breast ? bull ? cow ? cat ? lion ? foreleg of ox ? heart ? falcon ? vulture ? ibis ? wing ? feather ? crocodile ? frog ? scarab beetle ? bee ? tree ? palm branch ? lotus ? sky ? sun ? star ? djed column ? fetish of Abydos ? gold ? ankh ? fan ? bow ? knife ? cartouche ? Isis knot ? board game ? sistrum A full reference section is also provided, with a complete list of the hieroglyphs, a glossary and a guide to further reading.
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