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Shapes and functions of the bell in Graeco-Roman Egypt
Other Title(s)
أشكال و وظائف الجرس في مصر اليونانية الرومانية
Author
Source
Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality
Issue
Vol. 12, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2015), pp.89-117, 29 p.
Publisher
Suez Canal University Faculty of Tourism and Hotels
Publication Date
2015-06-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
29
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bell was known in ancient Egypt since the predynastic period till the Coptic era,made of bronze, terracotta and faience, and took different shapes with various forms of handle and clapper.
The bell's sound and shape had magical, protective, purificatory and apotropaic influence against evil powers.It was found mainly in graves, functioned as an amulet worn by the deceased,or inserted in the mummy wrappings with other amulets for protection,besides some other functions like being used as a musical instrument,pendant worn by domestic and sacrificial animals, and a signal instrument.
Keywords: Bell-Musical Instrument, Idiophone-Percussion, Amulet-Apotropaic, Bronze-Terracotta-Faience - Clapper
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Hamid, Manal Mahmud. 2015. Shapes and functions of the bell in Graeco-Roman Egypt. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality،Vol. 12, no. 1, pp.89-117.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-822068
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Hamid, Manal Mahmud. Shapes and functions of the bell in Graeco-Roman Egypt. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality Vol. 12, no. 1 (Jun. 2015), pp.89-117.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-822068
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Hamid, Manal Mahmud. Shapes and functions of the bell in Graeco-Roman Egypt. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality. 2015. Vol. 12, no. 1, pp.89-117.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-822068
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
يتضمن ملاحق : ص. 115-117
Record ID
BIM-822068