Ear studs, ear plugs or beads? by Anna K. Hodgkinson

Author:Anna K. Hodgkinson [Hodgkinson, Anna K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Archaeology, History, Ancient, Egypt
ISBN: 9781838118037
Google: bKg5EAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Nicanor Books
Published: 2021-07-31T05:20:00+00:00

Fig. 31: The rear end of object EA 29257 (British Museum), showing a break in the glass. Photo: author. Courtesy Trustees of the British Museum.

5.5 As papyrus-column beads or -amulets

In their overall shape, the objects discussed here do resemble papyrus-columns, both in architectural terms and in the form of amulets: The capitals of the open papyrus columns in the mid- to late New Kingdom hypostyle at Karnak and the colonnade of Amenhotep III in the Luxor Temple are flared and flat-topped,153 imitating real papyrus plants, such as can be seen, for instance, in painted scenes on walls, pavements and ceilings.154 In addition, the capitals were decorated with a coloured strip, and the column shafts, in order to simulate plants, were decorated with coloured stripes in relief. The bases of the shafts were also carved with chevrons in relief in order to resemble papyrus marshes (i.e. foliage).

The word wзḏ can be translated as ‘(to be) green’, in connection with youthfulness, rebirth and new life in general,155 but it can also mean ‘malachite’, in connection with the mineral’s green colour. Simultaneously, the goddess wзḏ.t represents Lower Egypt, i.e. the Delta and its papyrus marches. In analogy with the architectural specifics described above, the term wзḏ can also be used to describe a papyrus-column.156

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