The quest for immortality : treasures of ancient Egypt

Author(s)

• Hornung, Erik
• Bryan, Betsy M.
• National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
• United Exhibits Group

Bibliographic Information

The quest for immortality : treasures of ancient Egypt

Erik Hornung and Betsy M. Bryan, editors ; contributions by Betsy M. Bryan ... [et al.]

National Gallery of Art , United Exhibits Group, c2002

• : cloth

Note

"Exhbition dates, 12 May-2 September 2002 National Gallery of Art, Washington"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical reference (p. 227-233) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 and monumental and small-scale sculpture reveal the reverence and awe with which the Egyptians considered the mystery of death. The essays in this book explore Egyptian art history, customs and worship, with specific focus on the Amduat, a book devoted to the pharaoh's 12-hour journey to the afterlife. Additional writings detail the background of the collection and focus upon the role of art in ancient Egypt.

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Details

• NCID: BA59125973
• ISBN:
  • 0894683039
  • 3791327356
• LCCN: 2002018847
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington,Copenhagen
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 239 p.
• Size: 30 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 709.32
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Art, Egyptian
  • LCSH : Immortality in art
  • LCSH : Funeral decorations -- Egypt -- History
  • LCSH : Egypt -- Antiquities