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Description for Ancient Egypt
Paperback. Series: Oriental Institute Museum Publications. Num Pages: 160 pages, 26 b/w & 82 col illus, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AGC; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 292 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 804.
This fully-illustrated catalogue offers highlights of the Egyptian collection at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. A brief history of the collection is followed by a catalogue of seventy-seven objects, which date from the early third millennium BC to the eighth century AD. Many of these objects have not been previously published. The artefacts include statues, stelae, tools, games, clothing, coffins, figured ostraca, and papyri; each item is described, and its function and symbolism are discussed. Brief texts are translated. Appendices give museum registration numbers, provenance, and bibliographies.
This fully-illustrated catalogue offers highlights of the Egyptian collection at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. A brief history of the collection is followed by a catalogue of seventy-seven objects, which date from the early third millennium BC to the eighth century AD. Many of these objects have not been previously published. The artefacts include statues, stelae, tools, games, clothing, coffins, figured ostraca, and papyri; each item is described, and its function and symbolism are discussed. Brief texts are translated. Appendices give museum registration numbers, provenance, and bibliographies.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Oriental Institute Museum Publications
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781885923257
SKU
V9781885923257
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About Emily Teeter
Emily Teeter is a Research Associate and the Curator of Egyptian and Nubian Antiquities at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
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