This is a short introduction to the hieroglyphic nature of ancient Egyptian material culture and its polyvalence using a bronze statuette of a lioness-headed goddess in front of an obelisk (formerly in the Omar Pasha Sultan Collection) as a case study. Because the lioness is not identified by an accompanying inscription, the essay demonstrates methods by which the identification and significance of the image can be unpacked.

中文翻译：

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献给埃及女神瓦杰特的伊克纽蒙青铜圣物箱

这是对古埃及物质文化的象形文字性质及其多元性的简短介绍，使用方尖碑前的母狮头女神青铜雕像（以前在奥马尔帕夏苏丹收藏中）作为案例研究。由于母狮没有通过随附的铭文来识别，因此本文展示了可以解开图像的识别和意义的方法。