Author: British Museum. Department of Egyptian and Assyrian AntiquitiesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt, 1929-1931. Matmar. By Guy Brunton
Author: British Museum. Department of Egyptian and Assyrian AntiquitiesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt, 1929-1931
Author: Guy BruntonMatmar
Author: Guy BruntonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt
Author: British Museum. Department of Egyptian and Assyrian AntiquitiesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt
Author: Guy BruntonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780404166267
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Ancient Egypt Transformed
Author: Adela OppenheimPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588395642
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030–1650 B.C.) was a transformational period in ancient Egypt, during which older artistic conventions, cultural principles, religious beliefs, and political systems were revived and reimagined. Ancient Egypt Transformed presents a comprehensive picture of the art of the Middle Kingdom, arguably the least known of Egypt’s three kingdoms and yet one that saw the creation of powerful, compelling works rendered with great subtlety and sensitivity. The book brings together nearly 300 diverse works— including sculpture, relief decoration, stelae, jewelry, coffins, funerary objects, and personal possessions from the world’s leading collections of Egyptian art. Essays on architecture, statuary, tomb and temple relief decoration, and stele explore how Middle Kingdom artists adapted forms and iconography of the Old Kingdom, using existing conventions to create strikingly original works. Twelve lavishly illustrated chapters, each with a scholarly essay and entries on related objects, begin with discussions of the distinctive art that arose in the south during the early Middle Kingdom, the artistic developments that followed the return to Egypt’s traditional capital in the north, and the renewed construction of pyramid complexes. Thematic chapters devoted to the pharaoh, royal women, the court, and the vital role of family explore art created for different strata of Egyptian society, while others provide insight into Egypt’s expanding relations with foreign lands and the themes of Middle Kingdom literature. The era’s religious beliefs and practices, such as the pilgrimage to Abydos, are revealed through magnificent objects created for tombs, chapels, and temples. Finally, the book discusses Middle Kingdom archaeological sites, including excavations undertaken by the Metropolitan Museum over a number of decades. Written by an international team of respected Egyptologists and Middle Kingdom specialists, the text provides recent scholarship and fresh insights, making the book an authoritative resource.
Dawn of Egyptian Art
Author: Diana Craig PatchPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588394603
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
"This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition 'The Dawn of Egyptian Art' on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York from April 10 to August 5, 2012"--T.p. verso.
British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt. First and Second Years, 1928, 1929. Mostagedda and the Tasian Culture
Author: Guy BruntonDaemons and Spirits in Ancient Egypt
Author: Carolyn Graves-BrownPublisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1786832909
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
It deals with artefacts from the Egypt Centre. This is a little known but important collection. It deals largely with themes rarely or not at all discussed in separate volumes. The theme of daemons is particularly current in academic Egyptology. It should appeal to both academic and non-academic readers.
The Abu Bakr Cemetery at Giza
Author: Edward BrovarskiPublisher: Lockwood Press
ISBN: 1948488035
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 697
Book Description
The present volume reflects the work of the joint expedition of Cairo University and Brown University to record and publish the tombs uncovered on behalf of Cairo University by Prof. Abdel-Moneim Abu Bakr from 1949 through 1953, but never published. The loss of field records and lack of a map of the site meant that new, salvage excavation had to be undertaken. A total of six seasons, from 2000-2006 resulted in the clearing, remapping, and recording of the monuments in the cemetery. Abu Bakr Cemetery is of particular interest because the majority of mastaba tombs belong to relatively low-ranking individuals. Thus they have the potential to she light on the social status of Egypt's working classes.