Temples and Tombs
Treasures of Egyptian Art from the British Museum
University of Washington Press
Published on 20. July 2006
Book
Hardback
136 pages
978-0-295-98618-0 (ISBN)
Description
The British Museum possesses one of the world's foremost collections of Egyptian antiquities. In "Temples and Tombs", readers are presented with a rare opportunity to glimpse the collection's renowned masterpieces and treasures little known outside the museum walls. The eighty-five objects featured within these pages span a full range of pharaonic history - from shortly before the First Dynasty, about 3100 B.C., to the Roman occupation of the fourth century A.D. - and cover each of the four periods into which ancient Egyptian history is divided: Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom, and the Late Period. Presented here are a wide variety of objects - sculpture, relief, papyri, ostraca, jewelry, cosmetic objects, and funerary items - in a variety of media, including stone, wood, terra cotta, ivory, gold, glass, and papyrus, each categorized according to its use in ancient culture. From objects belonging to the king and housed in the temple to the tools of daily life used by artists and nobles to ritual objects concerning death and the afterlife, the treasures collected here are a testament to the rich, vibrant, and captivating culture of the ancient Egyptians.
This fully illustrated book accompanies a major traveling exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts and the British Museum.
This fully illustrated book accompanies a major traveling exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts and the British Museum.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
100 color + 20 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 204 mm
Weight
790 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-295-98618-0 (9780295986180)
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