A Guide to the Egyptian Collections in the British Museum (Classic Reprint): With 53 Plates and 180 Illustrations in the Text (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore Egypt’s ancient world through the British Museum’s Egyptian collections, richly illustrated.

This nonfiction guide presents the museum’s Egyptian and Assyrian holdings with care, including 53 plates and 180 illustrations in the text. It offers a structured look at objects from tomb equipment to personal adornments, spanning multiple dynasties and periods.

• See how tomb equipment was arranged for the dead, including coffins, canopic jars, heart-scarabs, and inscribed texts.
• Learn about everyday and ceremonial items, from ushabti figures to jewelry, beads, and gold accessories.
• Find room-by-room glimpses of displays and wall cases across the museum’s galleries, with notes on the objects’ uses and significance.
• Discover how scholars organize and describe ancient pieces, with historical context and cross-references to specific rooms and plates.

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