Modius and «The Floral Crown» in the Iconography of Royal Women of the New Kingdom: Interpretation of the Symbolic Meaning of Headgears
- Authors: Bolshakov VA.1
- Affiliations:
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
- Issue: No 2 (2012)
- Pages: 7-18
- Section: Articles
- URL: http://journals.rudn.ru/world-history/article/view/1112
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Abstract
The article examines the typology of crowns of Egyptian royal woman of the New Kingdom Period (XVIII-XX dynasties) - the so-called «modius» and the «floral crown». Special attention is paid to the peculiarities of decoration of these crowns and to the interpretation of their possible symbolic significance.
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V Anatol'evich Bolshakov
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Email: bolshakov.scriba@gmail.com
Кафедра истории и общеобразовательных дисциплин; Российский университет дружбы народов; Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
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