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The Priest, the Prince, and the Pasha: The Life and Afterlife of an Ancient Egyptian Sculpture
Lawrence M. Berman
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Description for The Priest, the Prince, and the Pasha: The Life and Afterlife of an Ancient Egyptian Sculpture
Hardcover. Priest, the Prince, and the Pasha. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 220 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
Sometime in the early fourth century bc, an unknown Egyptian master carved an exquisite portrait in dark-green stone. The statue that included this remarkably lifelike head of a priest, who was likely a citizen of ancient Memphis, may have been damaged when the Persians conquered Egypt in 343 bc before it was ritually buried in a temple complex dedicated to the worship of the sacred Apis bull. Its adventures were not over, though: after almost two millennia, the head was excavated by August Mariette, a founding figure in French Egyptology, under a permit from the Ottoman Pasha. Returned to France ... Read more
Sometime in the early fourth century bc, an unknown Egyptian master carved an exquisite portrait in dark-green stone. The statue that included this remarkably lifelike head of a priest, who was likely a citizen of ancient Memphis, may have been damaged when the Persians conquered Egypt in 343 bc before it was ritually buried in a temple complex dedicated to the worship of the sacred Apis bull. Its adventures were not over, though: after almost two millennia, the head was excavated by August Mariette, a founding figure in French Egyptology, under a permit from the Ottoman Pasha. Returned to France ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
MFA Publications - The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
642g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780878467969
SKU
V9780878467969
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99-15
Reviews for The Priest, the Prince, and the Pasha: The Life and Afterlife of an Ancient Egyptian Sculpture
Berman's book is to be highly recommended for the different (often very colourful) stories behind this incredible face that it throws into relief.
Egyptian Archaeology: The Bulletin of the Egypt Exploration Society
A feat of storytelling that makes "Raiders of the Lost Ark" look like kid stuff.
Ann Landi
The Wall Street Journal
Egyptian Archaeology: The Bulletin of the Egypt Exploration Society
A feat of storytelling that makes "Raiders of the Lost Ark" look like kid stuff.
Ann Landi
The Wall Street Journal