Egypt
- Photo - Burial Goods Of Na-sa
drhawass.com A number of golden artifacts found in the burial chamber of Na-Sa II in Bahariya Oasis, including golden nail stalls, a heart amulet in the shape of one of the names of King Apries, a djed-pillar amulet, bracelets, and other amulets. Egyptology...
- Spellbound In Brooklyn
Archaeology Magazine (Morgan Moroney) Egyptian magic was much more than hocus-pocus Housed in a small gallery off the Brooklyn Museum's Egyptian wing is "Magic in Ancient Egypt: Image, Word, and Reality," an exhibition on view until October 8, 2009....
- Manchester Museum Curator’s Diary, 7th January 2009
Egypt at the Manchester Museum Just before Christmas we installed a small display of amulets on the Afterlife gallery - the djed-pillar amulet on the right is one of the amulets on display. Work continues at the Museum on the new Manchester Gallery, due...
- Exhibition: Daily Magic In Ancient Egypt
http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=18373"The Walters Art Museum presents the exhibit Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt through November 18, 2007. Magic played an important role in religions of the ancient world. Amulets in...
- Exhibition: Magic In Ancient Egypt
http://www.thewalters.org/eventscalendar/eventdetails.aspx?e=197Opening at the Walters Museum in Baltimore on December 2nd 2006, the above exhibition will run until November 18th 2007: "Magic played an important role in religions of the ancient world....
Egypt
The power of the ancient Egyptian priest
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/egyptian_mail/m2/
An item looking at the role of priests and the purpose of amulets. This article should be up for the rest of the week, but will change next Saturday:
"In ancient Egypt, amulets might be carried, used in necklaces, bracelets, rings, or even small statues. They were often placed among a mummy's bandages to ensure the deceased a safe, healthy and productive afterlife. Egyptian amulets functioned in a number of ways. Symbols and deities generally conferred the powers they represented. Small models that represented known objects, such as headrests or arms and legs, served to ensure those items were made available to the individual or that a specific need could be addressed. Magic contained in an amulet could be understood not only from its shape. Material, colour, rarity, the grouping of several forms, and words said or ingredients rubbed over the amulet could all be the source for magic that granted the possessor's wish".
See the above page for the full story.
- Photo - Burial Goods Of Na-sa
drhawass.com A number of golden artifacts found in the burial chamber of Na-Sa II in Bahariya Oasis, including golden nail stalls, a heart amulet in the shape of one of the names of King Apries, a djed-pillar amulet, bracelets, and other amulets. Egyptology...
- Spellbound In Brooklyn
Archaeology Magazine (Morgan Moroney) Egyptian magic was much more than hocus-pocus Housed in a small gallery off the Brooklyn Museum's Egyptian wing is "Magic in Ancient Egypt: Image, Word, and Reality," an exhibition on view until October 8, 2009....
- Manchester Museum Curator’s Diary, 7th January 2009
Egypt at the Manchester Museum Just before Christmas we installed a small display of amulets on the Afterlife gallery - the djed-pillar amulet on the right is one of the amulets on display. Work continues at the Museum on the new Manchester Gallery, due...
- Exhibition: Daily Magic In Ancient Egypt
http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=18373"The Walters Art Museum presents the exhibit Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt through November 18, 2007. Magic played an important role in religions of the ancient world. Amulets in...
- Exhibition: Magic In Ancient Egypt
http://www.thewalters.org/eventscalendar/eventdetails.aspx?e=197Opening at the Walters Museum in Baltimore on December 2nd 2006, the above exhibition will run until November 18th 2007: "Magic played an important role in religions of the ancient world....