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Rare. The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications, Volume LII. The University of Chicago, Chicago, 1939. First edition. Elephant folio, xi & 25 pages, 63 plates. Original cloth with boards, small scratches on the covers, minor soiling to edges, otherwise a very good, unmarked copy. Signature of a previous owner on the first (blank) page. From the library of Egyptologist Charles Cornell Van Siclen III (VSX). This volume is a detailed catalog of ivories recovered from the treasury of the early 12th-century palace at Megiddo (modern Tell el-Mutesellim). The 382 ivory pieces are described briefly and illustrated at actual scale with photographs and line drawings. The ivories are on display at the Oriental Institute of Chicago and the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem. They were found in the stratum VIIA, or Late Bronze Age layer of the site. Carved from hippopotamus incisors from the Nile, they show Egyptian stylistic influence. An ivory pen case was found inscribed with the cartouche of Ramses III. Language: English. This book ships from the USA, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (TXR). Relevant subjects: Levant. …