Masterpieces of Ancient Egypt

by Strudwick, Nigel

• ISBN13: 9780292716629
• ISBN10: 0292716621
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-01
• Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr

Summary

The British Museum has the largest and finest collection of antiquities from Egypt and the Sudan outside of those countries. Masterpieces of Ancient Egypt presents the highlights of the British Museum's Egyptian collection for the first time in print. This beautiful volume displays 200 of the most important and famous objects, including the Rosetta Stone, as well as a selection of lesser-known but equally significant pieces. Together, these works offer an overview of the whole of ancient Egyptian art. Each object is illustrated with a full-page color photograph, many of which were taken especially for this publication. The accompanying text unfolds the story and features of each object. The introduction offers a brief history of the vast collections of the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan and a description of how and why items are selected for display in the permanent galleries of the British Museum.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 6
Introduction
Ancient Egypt	p. 8
Chronology of Ancient Egypt	p. 16
The Egyptian Collections of the British Museum	p. 17
Map of Sites in Ancient Egypt	p. 23
The Masterpieces
Predynastic Period	p. 24
Early Dynastic Period	p. 36
Old Kingdom	p. 46
First Intermediate Period	p. 66
Middle Kingdom	p. 76
Second Intermediate Period	p. 110
New Kingdom	p. 120
Third Intermediate Period	p. 240
Late Period	p. 264
Ptolemaic Period	p. 292
Roman Period	p. 304
Meroitic and Post-Meroitic Periods	p. 316
Coptic/Byzantine Period and Later	p. 324
Glossary	p. 335
Further Reading	p. 338
Bibliography for the Objects	p. 339
Index of British Museum Numbers	p. 350
Index of Egyptian Names	p. 351
Index of Place Names	p. 352
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