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9781555951290

Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven

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  • ISBN13:

    9781555951290

  • ISBN10:

    1555951295

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1997-01-01
  • Publisher: Hudson Hills Pr
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Summary

Masterpieces of Egyptian art from great American collections illuminate the role of women in ancient Egyptian society. Here are stone and wood sculpture; wall painting; statuettes; mummy case and coffin; jewellery and utensils in gold, faience, bronze and glass.

Table of Contents

Foreword 7(1)
List of Lenders to Exhibition 8(1)
Preface and Acknowedgements 9(4)
Woman's work: Some occupations of nonroyal women as depicted in ancient Egyptain art
13(12)
CATHARINE H. ROEHRIG
In women good and bad fortune are on earth: Status and roles of women in Egyptian culture
25(22)
BETSY M. BRYAN
Catalogue of the exhibition
47(2)
Notes to the catalogue
48(1)
Public and Private Lives
49(54)
Family
49(10)
Motherhood
59(16)
Adornment
75(16)
Occupations
91(12)
Female Royalty
103(18)
Goddesses
121(24)
Afterlife
145(30)
The legal status of women in ancient Egypt
175(12)
JANETH H. JOHNSON
Notes
187(31)
Women's work
187(2)
In women good and bad fortune are on earth
189(3)
Catalogue of the exhibition
192(23)
The legal status of women in ancient Egypt
215(3)
Chronology 218(1)
Map
219(2)
Bibliography 221(4)
Journal and Monograph Series Abbreviations 225(2)
Index 227(8)
Photograph credits 235

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