Searching for Ancient Egypt - Hardcover

"Elaborately produced with excellent color reproductions of the objects and furnished with a detailed bibliography, a glossary of terms, a concordance of the museum accession numbers and catalogue numbers, and an index, the volume is an outstanding example of what an exhibition catalogue should be."--Ronald J. Leprohon, Journal of the American Oriental Association "Searching for Ancient Egypt is a stunning catalog of breathtaking work."--Bloomsbury Review "A handsome, well-printed book which serves as an excellent introduction to a civilization that led the ancient Near East in social organization, painting and sculpture."--Jerusalem Post "Seven essays by eminent scholars such as William Kelly Simpson and David O'Connor examine all aspects of Egyptian art, architecture, and crafts from the sacred to the mundane. . . . An outstanding addition to collections surveying ancient Egyptian art or the history of its excavation."--Library Journal

Lavishly illustrated in color, this book presents a spectacular collection of archaeological and artistic treasures covering the extent of Egyptian art from the Predynastic Period of the fourth millennium B.C. to the Greco-Roman period of the fourth century A.D. The volume features more than 130 objects ranging from architectural elements of a royal palace and funerary chapel to delicate jewelry and textile fragments, and contains many objects never previously shown in print. In an introductory essay David P. Silverman documents major expeditions to sites in Egypt and Nubia and summarizes the new information gleaned about ancient Egyptian civilization. Donald B. Redford provides a general treatment of ancient Egypt history. The objects themselves are introduced with concise essays by recognized Egyptologists: Edward Brovarski, Rita E. Freed, Arielle P. Kozloff, David O'Connor, Edna R. Russmann, William K. Simpson, and Josef W. Wegner. Contributors-- Edward Brovarski, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Rita Freed, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Arielle Kozloff, Cleveland Museum of Art David O'Connor, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University Donald Redford, University of Toronto Edna. R. Russman, Brooklyn Museum of Art David Silverman, University of Pennsylvania William Kelly Simpson, Yale University Josef W. Wegner, University of Pennsylvania