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Monika Grzymala 11
Works 2000-2011
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Edited by Elena Winkel, with texts by Petra Kipphoff, Elena Winkel, and Catherine de Zegh
2011. 136 pages. Color illustrations.
9 x 10.5 inches. Hardcover.
Price: $60.00 |
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Royal Egyptian Clip Earrings
3/4 inch
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$39.95
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NEW KINGDOM, 18th Dynasty 1555-1085 B.C.
This jewelry combines the most popular and powerful colors of Dynastic
Egypt. Blue represented heaven and red, symbolizing blood, represented
life. Gold, with its enduring sheen reflected the powerful rays of the
sun god. The original jewelry, found in the tomb of Tutankhamen, was
made with faience (fired crushed quartz in various combinations) which
was used regularly as a substitute for semiprecious stones. The jewelry
of ancient Egypt often had talismanic properties and was believed to
protect from harm.
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