CairoAcanacs Egyptian Museum houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. Some 150, 000 pieces are exhibited, and another 30, 000 are held in storerooms. This book carries full-color illustrations of many of the masterpieces of ancient art in the museum from the decorated vases, flint knives, and palettes of the predynastic period, through the magnificent artifacts of the pharaonic period, to the beautiful tempera portraits of the Roman period.He was buried in The Valley of the Kings (KV 35), where his mummy was discovered still in its sarcophagus, after being reburied in ... This theme of a pharaoh under the protection of a god or goddess occurs frequently in ancient Egyptian art.
Title | : | The Egyptian Museum in Cairo |
Author | : | Abeer El-Shahawy, Farid S. Atiya |
Publisher | : | American Univ in Cairo Press - 2005 |
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