# Reading Egyptian Art

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- Authors: [Richard H. Wilkinson](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-h-wilkinson)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 1994-05-02

## Description

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 • sistrumA full reference section is also provided, with a complete list of the hieroglyphs, a glossary and a guide to further reading.

## Editions

### Reading Egyptian Art

- Publisher: Thames and Hudson
- ISBN: 978-05-0027-751-5
- Pages: 224
- Published: 1994-05-02
- Language: en_GB