Before the Pyramids
The Origins of Egyptian Civilization
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Published:28th Mar '11
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This catalogue for an exhibit at Chicago's Oriental Institute Museum presents the newest research on the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods in a lavishly illustrated format. Essays on the rise of the state, contact with the Levant and Nubia, crafts, writing, iconography and evidence from Abydos, Tell el-Farkha, Hierakonpolis and the Delta were contributed by leading scholars in the field. The catalogue features 129 Predynastic and Early Dynastic objects, most from the Oriental Institute's collection, that illustrate the environmental setting, Predynastic and Early Dynastic culture, religion and the royal burials at Abydos. This volume will be a standard reference and a staple for classroom use.
ISBN: 9781885923820
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1145g
284 pages