papyrus

(noun)

A material similar to paper made from the Cyperus papyrus plant.

Related Terms

  • hieratic

Examples of papyrus in the following topics:

  • Late Egyptian Art

    • One major contribution from the Late Period of ancient Egypt was the Brooklyn Papyrus.
    • This was a medical papyrus with a collection of medical and magical remedies for victims of snakebites based on snake type or symptoms.
    • This papyrus provides the most striking evidence for the closely parallel roles of the physician swnw and the various priests concerned with healing.
  • The Book of the Dead

    • The Book of the Dead, in contrast, was painted on expensive papyrus, written in cursive hieroglyph, and saw the afterlife as being part of the underworld.
    • By the Seventeenth Dynasty, the spells were typically inscribed on linen shrouds wrapped around the dead, though occasionally they are found written on coffins or on papyrus.
    • From the fourteenth century BCE onward, the Book of the Dead was typically written on a papyrus scroll and the text was illustrated with elaborate and lavish vignettes.
    • Composed of joined sheets of papyrus, the dimensions of a Book of the Dead could vary from one to 40 meters.
  • Art in the Early Dynastic Period

    • Media ranged from papyrus drawings to pictographs (hieroglyphics) and included funerary sculpture carved in relief and in the round from sandstone, quartz diorite, and granite.
  • Sculpture of the Early Dynastic Period

    • To the right is a set of papyrus flowers, which symbolize Lower Egypt.
  • Minoan Painting

    • These stylized floral shapes include lilies, palms, papyrus, and leaves and fill the entire surface of the pot with bold designs.
  • Mycenaean Metallurgy

    • Another dagger depicts the influence of Minoan painting and imagery through the depiction of marine life, and Egyptian influences are seen on a dagger filled with lotus and papyrus reeds along with fowl.
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