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An edition of The art of ancient Egypt (1997)

The art of ancient Egypt

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From the awesome grandeur of the great pyramids to the delicacy of a face etched on an amulet, the power of the art of ancient Egypt persists to this day. This beautifully illustrated book conducts us through the splendors of this world, great and small, and into the mysteries of its fascination in its day as well as in our own. What did art, and the architecture that housed it, mean to the ancient Egyptians? Why did they invest such vast wealth and effort in its production?

These are the puzzles Gay Robins explores as she examines the objects of Egyptian art - the tombs and wall paintings, the sculpture and stelae, the coffins, funerary papyri, and amulets - from its first flowering in the Early Dynastic period to its final resurgence in the time of the Ptolemies.

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English
Pages
271

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Cover of: The art of ancient Egypt
The art of ancient Egypt
2008, Harvard University Press
in English - Rev. ed.
Cover of: The Art of Ancient Egypt
The Art of Ancient Egypt
November 1, 2000, Harvard University Press
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Cover of: The art of ancient Egypt
The art of ancient Egypt
1997, Harvard University Press
in English
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The art of ancient Egypt
1997, Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-266) and index.

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Cambridge, Mass

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
709/.32
Library of Congress
N5350 .R63 1997, N5350.R63 1997

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Pagination
271 p. :
Number of pages
271

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL673369M
Internet Archive
artofancientegyp00robi
ISBN 10
0674046609
LCCN
97019458
OCLC/WorldCat
36817299
Library Thing
195389
Goodreads
4468422

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