First published in 1971, this book was the first major survey ever
made in this field. It includes all the main museum collections in
the world, and enables comparative study of almost all the known
jewellery from predynastic times to the end of the XXVIth Dynasty
(525 B.C.) to be made. The jewellery of the ancient Egyptian
civilization was of a delicacy and magnificence seldom rivalled;
much has been learned by comparing the jewels themselves, and the
techniques and materials of those who made them. But this book
draws also on other branches of Egyptian art, since paintings and
sculpture sometimes provide evidence showing how the jewellery was
made and worn. Each section opens with a brief history of the
period reviewed, and an account of the manner in which the
individual jewels were discovered - both of which help those
readers unfamiliar with Egyptological matters. The key pieces are
described in detail, and the text is generously illustrated with
line drawings and plates. An indispensable reference book for all
those with an interest in the art of ancient Egypt.
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