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Hardback. A comprehensive history and analysis of the remaining fragments from thirty colossal ancient Egyptian statues of Akhenaten. The author presents the opinions on the appearance of the king and his alleged medical conditions, and suggestions for an interpret Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; AFKB; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 612.
Some of the most fascinating sculptures to have survived from ancient Egypt are the colossal statues of Akhenaten, erected at the beginning of his reign in his new temple to the Aten at Karnak. Fragments of more than thirty statues are now known, showing the paradoxical features combining male and female, young and aged, characteristic of representations of this king. Did he look like this in real life? Or was his iconography skilfully devised to mirror his concept of his role in the universe? The author presents the history of the discovery of the statue fragments from 1925 to the ... Read more
Some of the most fascinating sculptures to have survived from ancient Egypt are the colossal statues of Akhenaten, erected at the beginning of his reign in his new temple to the Aten at Karnak. Fragments of more than thirty statues are now known, showing the paradoxical features combining male and female, young and aged, characteristic of representations of this king. Did he look like this in real life? Or was his iconography skilfully devised to mirror his concept of his role in the universe? The author presents the history of the discovery of the statue fragments from 1925 to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
THE AKHENATEN COLOSSI OF KARNAK Egypt
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774163494
SKU
V9789774163494
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Ref
99-15
About Hardback
Lise Manniche was educated at the universities of Copenhagen and Cambridge. She is the author of numerous books and articles on ancient Egyptian art, music, sexual life, perfume, Theban tombs, and especially the Amarna period.
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