A must for anyone interested in ancient Egypt or art and beauty. Great details with excellent images and quality photos (664 in full colour) of outstanding treasures and objects from ancient Egypt. This book reveals the immense archaeological and artistic heritage conserved in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Includes annotated bibliographical references and extensive list of objects. Edited by Francesco Tiraditti with photographs by Araldo De Luca, Published in 1999 by Harry N. Abrams. NY. First edition. Hardcover. Printed and bound in Italy. Over 14" tall. The Book Is Bound In Black Cloth With Gilt Lettering On The Front And Spine. Condition: Used: Very Good (see all images). Pages intact. No markings. Clean. Minor tear and wear on top front dust jacket (image 2). 3500g. 26x36x3.cm
"Mysterious and fascinating, ancient Egypt has left us extraordinary works of art, masterpieces that tell the story of a magnificent civilization. The greatest of these are held in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, and now, for the first time, the museum's finest treasures are presented in stunning, specially commissioned photographs that bring Egypt's breathtaking archaeological and artistic heritage to life.
Here are spectacular antiquities unearthed in over one hundred years of excavations in tombs and temples, pyramids and palaces, in Giza, Saggara, Dahsur, Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings. More than 600 lush colorplates illustrate limestone and ivory sculptures, wall paintings and reliefs, elaborate gold jewelry, carved and inlaid furniture, and ceramics spanning more than 5,000 years. This wealth of artifacts, many rarely seen, is shown alongside the most famous of all: the splendors of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Accompanying the photographs are scholarly essays by the world's leading Egyptologists, providing a chronological survey of Egyptian art and history, religion and daily life-its glorious achievements and its periods of turmoil. Individual sections are devoted to some of the truly sensational discoveries that make the Egyptian Museums collection unsurpassed in range and quality.
Both a marvelous record of a world-renowned collection and an invaluable reference, this long-overdue volume reveals the true glory of ancient Egypt."
