Temples and tombs : treasures of Egyptian art from the British Museum

Publication Data

• Title Temples and tombs : treasures of Egyptian art from the British Museum
• Author Edna R. Russmann
• Contributors T. G. H. James, Nigel Strudwick, British Museum, American Federation of Arts
• Publisher University of Washington Press
• Publication date 2006
• Publication location Seattle, Wash.
• Language English

Descriptive Notes

"This catalogue is published in conjunction with [Temples] and tombs: treasures of Egyptian art from the British Museum, an exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts and the British Museum."

Contents

The history of the Egyptian collections in the British Museum
The gods, the king, and the artist
Catalogue
The king and the temple
Objects from the lives of artists and nobles
Statues of Egyptians from temples and tombs
The tomb, death, and the afterlife.

Topics

• British Museum :: Exhibitions
• British Museum
• Art, Egyptian :: Exhibitions
• Art, Ancient :: Egypt :: Exhibitions
• Art :: England :: London :: Exhibitions
• Art

Temples and tombs : treasures of Egyptian art from the British Museum by Edna R. Russmann. ISBN 9781885444325. Published by University of Washington Press in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.