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As early as the Old Kingdom (circa 2670–2195 B.C.), Egyptian artisans fashioned images of gods, kings, and mortals wearing broad collars made of molded tubular and teardrop beads. The Usekh or Wesekh is a personal ornament, a type of broad collar or necklace, familiar to many because of its presence in images of the ancient Egyptian elite. Deities, women, and men were depicted wearing this jewelry. One example can be seen on the famous gold mask of Tutankhamun. The ancient word wsẖ can mean "breadth" or "width" in the Ancient Egyptian language and so this adornment is often referred to as the broad collar.

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  • Der Halskragen ist ein typischer altägyptischer Halsschmuck. Es handelt sich dabei meist um einen breiten Kragen, der aus mehreren Perlenschnüren besteht und an dessen Enden sich verschiedene Symbole befinden können. Dazu gehören meist Falkenköpfe, Geier mit ausgebreiteten Schwingen und Falken oder Uräusschlangen. (de)
  • Η αιγίδα ήταν αρχαίο αιγυπτιακό κόσμημα που φοριόταν στο λαιμό. Ήταν φαρδύ και διακοσμημένο με χάντρες, ενώ στα άκρα του έφερε ως διακόσμηση κεφαλές ζώων ή πτηνών. (el)
  • Usej significa "ancho" en egipcio. El collar usej lo utilizaba la nobleza en el Antiguo Egipto como talismán relacionado con Hathor. Estaba compuesto por dos cierres planos y semicirculares que forman una media luna de gran tamaño. La trama solía estar constituida por una red de múltiples perlas coloreadas en fayenza, piedra dura o metal precioso. A menudo, el borde exterior estaba guarnecido con colgantes. Un contrapeso colocado sobre la espalda del portador equilibraba este pesado collar. Desde el Imperio Medio, también se colocaba sobre el pecho de las momias, pintado en cartonajes, como forma de protección, representando diferentes símbolos del tipo de cabezas de halcón, buitres con alas desplegadas, cobras y guirnaldas o motivos vegetales policromados que le ayudaran a salir airoso en el inframundo de Osiris. Desde el Período Tardío de Egipto, en el Libro de los Muertos, fórmulas 157 y 158 se especifican los rituales que se debían realizar durante los funerales para colocar el usej como protección del difunto. (es)
  • As early as the Old Kingdom (circa 2670–2195 B.C.), Egyptian artisans fashioned images of gods, kings, and mortals wearing broad collars made of molded tubular and teardrop beads. The Usekh or Wesekh is a personal ornament, a type of broad collar or necklace, familiar to many because of its presence in images of the ancient Egyptian elite. Deities, women, and men were depicted wearing this jewelry. One example can be seen on the famous gold mask of Tutankhamun. The ancient word wsẖ can mean "breadth" or "width" in the Ancient Egyptian language and so this adornment is often referred to as the broad collar. The usekh broad collar was wrapped around and supported by the neck and shoulders. It is typically adorned with closely placed rows of colored stone beads, or it is made entirely of metal. The collars were connected with clasps of gold. Over time across Ancient Egyptian history we witness profound changes to the broad collar. This could be attributed to a shifting mythological perspectives or perhaps due to geographical movement across Egypt. A scene in the 4th Dynasty tomb of Wepemnofret at Giza connects the usekh collar with dwarfs and the deity Ptah. Bernd Scheel has argued that Ptah, who is sometimes depicted wearing the broad collar, protects the deceased through the collar and that dwarfs had access to that protective magic because of their work making these types of collars. In the 5th Dynasty tomb chapel of Akhethotep (originally located at the Saqqara burial ground, now in the Louvre), one scene distinguishes between two types of collars: the broad collar and the šnw or "encircling" collar. (en)
  • Усех (егип. wsḫ «широкий») — древнеегипетское широкое ожерелье-воротник с несколькими рядами бусин и иногда с фигурными изображениями-символами по краям. (ru)
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  • Der Halskragen ist ein typischer altägyptischer Halsschmuck. Es handelt sich dabei meist um einen breiten Kragen, der aus mehreren Perlenschnüren besteht und an dessen Enden sich verschiedene Symbole befinden können. Dazu gehören meist Falkenköpfe, Geier mit ausgebreiteten Schwingen und Falken oder Uräusschlangen. (de)
  • Η αιγίδα ήταν αρχαίο αιγυπτιακό κόσμημα που φοριόταν στο λαιμό. Ήταν φαρδύ και διακοσμημένο με χάντρες, ενώ στα άκρα του έφερε ως διακόσμηση κεφαλές ζώων ή πτηνών. (el)
  • Усех (егип. wsḫ «широкий») — древнеегипетское широкое ожерелье-воротник с несколькими рядами бусин и иногда с фигурными изображениями-символами по краям. (ru)
  • Usej significa "ancho" en egipcio. El collar usej lo utilizaba la nobleza en el Antiguo Egipto como talismán relacionado con Hathor. Estaba compuesto por dos cierres planos y semicirculares que forman una media luna de gran tamaño. La trama solía estar constituida por una red de múltiples perlas coloreadas en fayenza, piedra dura o metal precioso. A menudo, el borde exterior estaba guarnecido con colgantes. Un contrapeso colocado sobre la espalda del portador equilibraba este pesado collar. (es)
  • As early as the Old Kingdom (circa 2670–2195 B.C.), Egyptian artisans fashioned images of gods, kings, and mortals wearing broad collars made of molded tubular and teardrop beads. The Usekh or Wesekh is a personal ornament, a type of broad collar or necklace, familiar to many because of its presence in images of the ancient Egyptian elite. Deities, women, and men were depicted wearing this jewelry. One example can be seen on the famous gold mask of Tutankhamun. The ancient word wsẖ can mean "breadth" or "width" in the Ancient Egyptian language and so this adornment is often referred to as the broad collar. (en)
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  • Halskragen (Altes Ägypten) (de)
  • Αιγίδα (αρχαία Αίγυπτος) (el)
  • Collar usej (es)
  • Usekh collar (en)
  • Усех (ru)
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