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Identifier: sacredbeetlepopu00wardrich (find matches)
Title: The sacred beetle: a popular treatise on Egyptian scarabs in art and history
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Ward, John, 1832-1912 Griffith, F. Ll. (Francis Llewellyn), 1862-1934
Subjects: Scarabs Egypt -- Antiquities
Publisher: London, J. Murray
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ve. Unread. Scarab well formed. 208. Scroll patterns, two eyes, and T in centre. 44. Peculiar scroll pattern, two T, well cut, green tint.106. Cross with four spirals, boldly cut. 38. Broken spirals connected, surrounding T nefer, beautiful. 45. Ditto, Ditto, Ditto T I, most beautiful 40. Four double scrolls all connected around O T in centre.Ra nefer. (There was a king of this name.) 116. Double scroll between two T nefers.497. Continuous scroll pattern surrounding T nefer sign, beautiful 11. Continuous spiral, flower above, O T in centre. Ra nefer.333. Strange involved scroll design, enclosing ornamental panels.477. Six double spirals, two of them ending with flowers.223. Fine scroll pattern of most ingenious design. 121. Two scrolls between •¥* and T, ankh, nefer. (?)496. Lotus flower rising out of scrolls, ^j above. 411. Lotus flower with bud on either side ; well cut.415. Ornamental floral design. 60. Four-lobed flower.283. Group of three lotus flowers ; back of cowroid shape.
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DECORATION ON THE CEILING OF A TOMB, ORCHOMENOS,_GREECE. Copied from early Egyptian Ornament. PLATE XII. Scarabs of Middle Kingdom Style. SCROLLS, SPIRAL ORNAMENTS, HIEROGLYPHS, ETC. 211. Curious vague spiral pattern, with two unknown symbols. 335. Seven annulets, possibly the planets, connected with lines. 352. Twisted border, surrounding peculiar hieroglyphic signs. 130. Curious scroll pattern rising from ^ZZ7 neb, lord ( j ka in centre. The back represents a hedgehog. 495. Interlaced design, typical of union. ■¥ ankh, life and \^_sneb, lord at each side. Unread. 482. Hawk, with crown of Lower Egypt. Crowned uraeusopposite and the feather of Maat, Truth behind. ; dat, strength above, with ■¥ ankh, life at each side. Well cut continuous scroll border around all. Thebeetle is beautifully cut, and the whole perfect as whenmade. Green steatite. 103 104 THE SACRED BEETLE. (Plate XIL

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