The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
This volume accompanies an exhibition of the same name, which includes artefacts from nearly 2000 years before the Christian era. Objects such as coffins, tombs, masks, jewellery, papyri, sarcophagi... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0894683039
ISBN13:9780894683039
Release Date:January 2002
Publisher:National Gallery of Art
Length:239 Pages
Weight:3.45 lbs.
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Beautifully Done Exhibit Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Well done highlight of an exhibit that easily equals the Tut exhibit. Photos are gorgeous and text is just enough without bogging you down in details.
Beautifully illustrated catalog
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This exhibition catalog is beautifully illustrated, with many of the photographs extremely clear and all of very high quality. Most inscriptions are readable; larger objects are not just shown whole, but also in detail. It is a pleasure to see some many objects from Tanis included - King Tut has been over-exposed and the Tanis objects are less well-known.The introductory essays provide useful background information; the catalog item descriptions are useful but of varying depth.
Great companion to a wonderful exhibit
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
The Quest for Immortality now at the National Gallery in Washington, DC is an eye-popping collection of famous items and unseen wonders from Cairo's Egyptian Museum. With the images fresh in your mind of the originals use the catalog articles to expand your knowledge of Queen Ahhotep and her jewels or the beauty of Nakhtmin's wife.Don't miss my favorites the charming Ptolemaic bronze cat votive and the lapis lazuli Goddess Maat from the Third Intermediate Period.
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