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Griffith Institute, University of Oxford
The Griffith Institute is a part of The University of Oxford and specializes in Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern studies.
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Fecundity Figures
by John Baines
Fecundity figures, personifications of non-sexual fertily, played a significant role in ancient Egyptian religious art. This detailed and comprehensive investigation of Egyptian iconography during the Old and New Kingdoms aims to classify the types of male and female figures represented, and so understand the intentions behind such personifications, whilst also placing the artwork within its cultural, religious and artistic context. In addition, ...
Hardback. Price GB £45.00
Principles of Egyptian Art
by Heinrich Schäfer, edited by Emma Brunner-Traut, translated by John Baines
This classic work discusses representations in Egyptian painting, sculpture and reliefs, assessing how objects and figures are represented in two dimensions, introducing the idea of "conceptual" and "perceptual" art. Translated from the German by John ...
Paperback. Price GB £18.75
Stone Vessels, Pottery, and Sealings from Tomb of Tutankhamun
Baines, John
266p (Tut'ankhamun Tomb Series, Griffith Institute 1994)
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £60.00, Our Price GB £29.95
Embalmers' Archives from Hawara
Reymond, E. A. E.
Hardback. Price GB £26.50
Hieratic Inscriptions from Tut'ankhamun's Tomb
Cerny, J.
60p (Griffith Institute 1965)
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £12.00, Our Price GB £6.95
Coptic and Greek Texts Relating to the Hermopolite Monastery of Apa Apollo
by S J Clackson
An analysis of 66 Coptic and Greek texts, most of which were written by or to monks from the Apa Apollo Monastery between the 6th and 9th centuries. Many of the texts are legal and fiscal documents and therefore provide an invaluable source for the ...
Hardback. Price GB £60.00
Chariots and Related Equipment from Tut'ankhamun's Tomb
Littauer, M. A.
118p (Griffith Institute 1985)
Hardback. Price GB £45.00
The Thrones, Chairs, Stools, and Footstools from the Tomb of Tutankhamun
by M. Eaton-Krauss, incorporating the records made by Walter Segal
This book publishes some of the most significant and frequently illustrated objects from Tutankhamun's tomb. His gold throne, which figured prominently in accounts of the tomb's discovery, and the less well-known inlaid ebony throne, have never left Egypt because they are too delicate to travel. The structure, decoration, and texts of these thrones and of two others are analysed. The rest of the book treats the remaining chairs, stools, and ...
Hardback. Price GB £75.00
The Dialogue of Ipuwer and the Lord of All
by Roland Enmarch
The poem known as The Dialogue of Ipuwer and the Lord of All is one of the most important works of Middle Egyptian literature (ca. 1950-1650 BC) and is a crucial text for the understanding of Egyptian theology and royal ideology. Yet because the poem's sole surviving manuscript is poorly preserved, the text has had less impact on discussions than it should. This book seeks to remedy this neglect and to provide a basis for further study by ...
Paperback. Price GB £15.00
Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian
by R O Faulkner
This concise dictionary of 'Middle Egyptian' - that phase of the Ancient Egyptian language which had the widest general application - contains 5400 carefully selected words most likely to be encountered by students and scholars in the course of their regular work on Egyptian texts. Each entry gives the most common hieroglyphic form of the word, accompanied by its transliteration, translation, references to texts where it occurs, its less usual ...
Hardback. Price GB £26.00
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