Die Agyptischen Amulette Der Sammlungen Bibel+orient Der Universitat Freiburg Schweiz: Anthropomorphe Gestalten Und Tiere [German]

by Christian Herrmann

This volume catalogues and illustrates each of the Egyptian amulets in the Bible + Orient' collection of the University of Freiburg in Switzerland. Almost 950 amulets are published here, made from metals, bone and ivory, stone or faience, all of which depict gods or animals. A wide range of Egyptian animals are represented including birds, lions, crocodiles, scorpions, fish and antelope. Christian Herrmann discusses the iconography of each in turn...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: German
• ISBN: 3727814519
• ISBN13: 9783727814518
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Length: 294 Pages