{"product_id":"egyptian-art","title":"Egyptian Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover | 96 Pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descriptionPanel___wCiv7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panelContent___B_vGb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDiscover some of the most stunning masterpieces of ancient Egypt. This catalogue gathers sarcophagi, statues, murals, and other timeless treasures by unknown masters from the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period. Find out why these centuries-old gems of World Cultural Heritage are displayed alongside masterworks of Michelangelo and da Vinci, from New York to Cairo.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe art of ancient Egypt that has been handed down to us bears no names of its creators, and yet we value the creations of these unknown masters no less than the works of later centuries, such as statues by Michelangelo or the paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. This book introduces some of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emost important masterpieces\u003c\/strong\u003e, ranging from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOld Kingdom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring the Third millennium BC to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoman Period\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe works encompass sculptures, reliefs, sarcophagi, murals, masks, and decorative items, most of them now in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEgyptian Museum in Cairo\u003c\/strong\u003e, but some occupying places of honor as part of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorld Cultural Heritage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein museums such as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouvre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Paris, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBritish Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein London, the Egyptian Museum in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBerlin\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetropolitan Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured works include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSeated statue of King Djoser Wood relief of Hesire on a dining table Statue of a scribe made of various materials Funerary relief of Aschait Sphinx of Sesostris III Robed statue of Cherihotep Reliefs from the Temple at Carnac Sarcophagus of Queen Hatshepsut Murals from Thebes Seated figure of the goddess Sachmet Statue of Queen Teje Head of Akhenaten (Amenophis IV) Queen Nefertiti Golden mask of Tutankhamun Ramses II from Abu Simbel Horus falcon made of granite Stone relief from the temple ambulatory at Edfu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"INGRAM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44536231493769,"sku":"9783836549172","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0376\/3057\/4729\/files\/9783836549172_8464b.jpg?v=1774115511","url":"https:\/\/thebookmarkpr.com\/products\/egyptian-art","provider":"The Bookmark Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}