quartzite 珪岩

British Museum

Over 3,500 years old, this ancient Egyptian statue depicts Senebtyfy-Ptahemsaf, a scribe ‘who kept royal records in the king’s presence’. His title ‘royal seal bearer’ indicates his high position at the court and we can assume that the statue was made in a royal workshop. His status probably also explains his access to quartzite, a rather rare material exclusively used for high officials and members of the royal family.

See this object, and discover 4,000 years of writing in ancient Egypt, in our UK touring exhibition – opening tomorrow at The Salisbury Museumhttp://ow.ly/22GE3006rFV

Red quartzite figure of the scribe Senebtyfy, 13th Dynasty (1781–1650 BC).

近4千年前的珪岩，英文 quartzite 是1849年的新字。

quartzite

音節

 

quartz • ite

 

発音

 

kwɔ'ːrtsait

1. [名詞] 珪岩けいがん：主に石英から成る粒状の変成岩.

［語源］

1849