Ancient Egypt in 50 Discoveries

Highlights from the first century of the Egypt Exploration Society

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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This book presents the unique history of ancient Egypt through 50 artefacts discovered during excavations of the EES since its founding in 1882. They are brought together in this beautifully illustrated volume from global museums: from major collections as well as those that are a little less known. Readers will travel through three millennia of Egypt’s history from the Early Dynastic to the end of the Graeco-Roman Period uncovering the daily lives of the ancient Egyptians by investigating everyday items, as well as the elite objects of the ruling classes. 90 illustrations.Alongside these artefacts, further topics are unpacked relating to the history of Egypt and Egyptology as well as those characters that have played a role in the ‘discovery’ of ancient Egypt.Each object entry is written by an expert in their field. Contributions include several items from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the Metropolitan Museum in New York as well as the University Museum of Kyoto, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, and Bolton Museum.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-09-01
Mått156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt540 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor254
FörlagEgypt Exploration Society
ISBN9780856982583

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Dr Stephanie Boonstra was the Collections Manager of the Egypt Exploration Society and the Managing Editor of the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. She has since relocated to Berlin where she is a researcher on an international project focused on glass and metals production at the ancient site of Amarna.Dr Campbell Price is Curator of Egypt and Sudan at the Manchester Museum, one of the UK’s largest Egyptology collections. In this role Campbell confronts daily the public (mis)perception of Ancient Egypt, and aims to explain aspects of the culture and why it matters today. He believes the EES is a key vehicle for engagement with broader audiences in the UK and Egypt.

•Introduction•Chapter 1: Pre- and Early Dynastic Period (c. 4400–2686 BCE)1.Rhomboid cosmetic palette2.D-Ware vessel3.C-Ware vessel / ‘The Hippo Bowl’4.Jewellery of King Djer5.Funerary stela of Meretneith6.Ivory statuette of an early king7.Label of Hemaka8.Saqqara Great Tombs•Chapter 2: The Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period (c. 2686–2125 BCE)9.Statuette of Khufu10.Pair statue of Nenkhefetka and Nefershemes11.Beer jar12.Pepiankh Heny Kem reliefs•Chapter 3: The Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period (c. 2055–1550 BCE)13.Watercolours of Howard Carter14.Montuhotep II’s decorated temple wall fragments15.Soul-house (offering tray)16.Statues of Senwosret III17.Ankh stela18.Apotropaic wand•Chapter 4: The New Kingdom (c. 1550–1069 BCE)19.Fragmentary statue of Senenmut20.Votive cat plaque21.Senet game board22.Hathor shrine23.Shrine of Panehsy24.Unfinished head of Nefertiti25.Lintel of Hatiay26.Multicoloured glass bottle27.Stela of Tutankhamun (?)28.Memphite tomb of Horemheb29.Temple of Seti I and the Osireion30.Sphinx of Amenemhat III reinscribed by Sethnakht and Ramesses III•Chapter 5: The Third Intermediate and Late Periods (c. 1070–332 BCE)31.Fragments of ancient capital cities32.Block statue of Ankh-khered-nefer33.Coffin set of Nesmutaatneru34.Funerary cone of Montuemhat and Shepenmut35.Pyramidion36.Shabti of Montuhotep37.‘Scarab factory’ scarabs and scaraboids38.Alabaster figurine39.Kneeling statue of Bakennanefu40.Bronze hypocephalus41.Mummified ibis bird42.Figurine of Isis and Horus•Chapter 6: The Graeco-Roman Period (332 BCE–395 CE)43.Clepsydra (water clock) naming Alexander the Great44.Stela of Ptolemy V45.Wheeled wooden horse46.Funerary masks47.Panel painting of a woman48.Woolen sock49.Charioteers papyrus50.Coptic translation of Homer’s Iliad•Further Reading•Chronology of Egypt