Ancient Egypt : Treasures from the Collection of the Oriental Institute Paperback / softback
by Emily Teeter
Part of the Oriental Institute Museum Publications series
Paperback / softback
Description
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.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
- Publication Date:30/10/2003
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- ISBN:9781885923257
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
- Publication Date:30/10/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9781885923257
