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Egyptian Art
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Die koptischen Textilien im museum kunst palast Düsseldorf, Teil 2: Figürliche und ornamentale Purpur- und Buntwirkereien
by Suzana Hodak
English summary: The catalogue refers to the publication of the first part of the textile collection of the museum kunst palast in Düsseldorf, prepared by Karl-Heinz Brune. Presenting 276 catalogue numbers, it completes in the main the publication of those textiles stored in this museum, which derive from the collection of the well-known canonicus Franz Bock (Aachen). They were most probably found in Achmim (Panopolis). Except for ...
Hardback. Price US$422.00
Marguerite Nakhla: Legacy to Modern Egyptian Art
by Fr. Marcos A. Marcos, Helene Moussa and Carolyn M. Ramzy
Marguerite Nakhla was born in 1908 and passed away in 1977. She is considered one of the pioneers of the twentieth century Modern Egyptian Art Movement. In 1975 she was recognized as the leading Egyptian woman artist in the first half of that century. Her canvases offer us a mosaic of the life that surrounded her. She intentionally used different styles to best interpret the subject matter of the paintings and to best communicate her message(s). ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price US$39.95, Our Price US$32.00
Brilliant Things for Akhenaten: The Production of Glass, Vitreous Materials and Pottery at Amarna Site 0.45.1
by Paul T. Nicholson
This book examines the coming of glass to Egypt and its relationship to the production of faience and pottery, particularly at Amarna site O45.1. The text combines excavated evidence with experimental archaeology and laboratory analyses to give a reconstruction of the production of glass and other materials at Amarna, both in terms of technology and social context. The excavations carried out by Flinders Petrie at Amarna (1891-2) are reassessed ...
Ancient Egyptian Vessels in the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow
by Svetlana T Hodjash
This volume is a catalogue of the vessels (ceramic, stone, glass, metal) in the museum's collection. 160p, 46 plates (Halgo Inc. 2005)
Paperback. Price US$52.00
Giza : Am Fuss der grossen Pyramiden
edited by Katja Lembke and Bettina Schmitz
English description: After over 100 years, the artifacts from the tombs in Giza are once again presented as an ensemble. This unique exhibition presents 4000-year-old objects from the collections in Hildesheim, Leipzig, and Vienna, complemented by spectacular loans from Chicago, Philadelphia, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Basel, and the Vatican. The essays by internationally renowned specialists introducing the fascinating history and art of ...
Hardback. Price US$51.00
Life and Death in Ancient Egypt: The Dinaicopoulos Collection
edited by Jane E. Francis and George W.M. Harrison
The private antiquities collection of Vincent and Olga Diniacopoulos included a wide range of Egyptian antiquities spanning the prehistoric period through the Old and New Kingdoms, to early Christianity. This volume is the second on the Diniacopoulos collection (a selection of Greek and Roman antiquities was published in 2004). Twelve essays, seven in English and five in French, focus on objects of daily life, ritual activities, and funerary ...
Animal Behaviour in Egyptian Art: Representations of the Natural World in Memphite Tomb Scenes
by Linda Evans
Egyptian animal imagery has long been admired for its beauty and morphological accuracy, but the postures and activities of depicted species have received less attention. Animal Behaviour in Egyptian Art takes a unique approach by documenting the way in which mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, and insects are shown behaving in Old Kingdom tomb scenes from Giza and Saqqara and then comparing these representations with current ...
Paperback. Price US$130.00
Hieratic Documents from the Ramesside Period in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo
by Abdel Rahman Abdel Samie
Short description:
This is a publication of some Ancient Egyptian ostraca found in the Valley of the Kings, now stored in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo.
They date to the Ramesside Period (about 1290 to 1070m BC).
Long description:
This is a publication of 17 ostraca and 2 jar labels from the Valley of the Kings. They all attribute to Th. Davis and Carter/ Carnarvon's excavations. The corpus of this research has ...
A Manual of Egyptian Pottery, Volume 4: Ptolemaic through Modern Period
by Anna Wodzinska
This is the third volume in a four-book set covering all Egyptian pottery, ranging from the earliest (Fayum A) ceramics to pottery made in Egypt today, organized by historical periods. The manuals are quick identification guides as well as starting points for more extensive research. For each period, ceramic types are illustrated with a line drawing, accompanied by a description that includes information on the pot's material, manufacturing ...
Paperback. Price US$50.00
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Spells for Eternity: The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead
by John H. Taylor
For most ancient Egyptians, death was not an end; it was merely the entering of a new phase of being. The way to eternal paradise, however, was littered with obstacles, dangers and challenges, which could only be overcome with magical spells. Collections of these, known today as the Book of the Dead, were buried with the deceased to empower, protect and sustain him in the afterlife. Written on papyrus rolls and often beautifully illustrated, they ...
Paperback. Price US$19.95
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