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Before the Pyramids: The Origins of Egyptian Civilization (Oriental Institute Museum Publications)

By Emily Teeter

Book information

Publisher
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Year
2011
ISBN
1885923821, 9781885923820
Open Library ID
OL25252226M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11870581 bytes)
Pages
290\289
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This catalog 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 catalog 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.

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