The Quest For Immortality: Treasures Of Ancient Egypt

Author: Erik Hornung

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  • : $70.00 AUD
  • : 9783791327358
  • : Prestel
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  • : 01 April 2002
  • : Germany
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  • : Erik Hornung
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  • : 125 colour illustrations, 30 b&w illustrations
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Barcode 9783791327358
9783791327358

Description

This volume accompanies an exhibition of the same name, which includes artefacts from nearly 2000 years before Christ. Objects such as coffins, tombs, masks, jewellery, papyri, sarcophagi and sculpture reveal the reverence and awe with which the Egyptians considered the mystery of death.

Promotion info

This volume accompanies an exhibition called "The Quest for Immortality", which opens at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, USA in 2002 and travels throughout the United States over a five-year period before an extended tour in Europe.