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The Egyptian collection at Norwich Castle Museum : catalogue and essays / Faye Kalloniatis, with contributing authors ; Essays (with entries): Irmtraut Munro, John H.Taylor, Gabriele Wenzel ; Catalogue entries: Maarten Horn, Marcus Müller-Roth, Tineke Rooijakkers, Noriyuki Shirai, Tomas Sian, Gabriele wenzel ; Photography: Martin Shepherd.
Penn Museum Library - Egyptian Collection DT59 .K35 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kalloniatis, Faye, author.
- Munro, Irmtraut, author.
- Taylor, John H., author.
- Wenzel, Gabriele, 1958- author.
- Horn, Maarten, author.
- Müller-Roth, Marcus, author.
- Rooijakkers, Tineke, author.
- Shirai, Noriyuki, 1970- author.
- Tomas, Sian, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Norwich Castle Museum--Catalogs.
- Norwich Castle Museum.
- Egypt--Antiquities--Catalogs.
- Egypt.
- Antiquities.
- Genre:
- Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 419 pages, 70 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 x 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2019.
- Summary:
- The Egyptian Collection at Norwich Castle Museum' represents the first full publication of this important collection which contains several outstanding objects.0Part 1 begins with an outline of the acquisition history of the Egyptian collection and its display within Norwich Castle in 1894, when it was converted from a prison to a museum. The collection was largely acquired between the nineteenth and first part of the twentieth centuries. 0Part 2 is a detailed catalogue of the complete collection. It is organised into sections with objects grouped together mainly according to type - stelae, shabtis, scarabs, jewellery, amulets, vessels, flints, lamps, inscribed Book of the Dead fragments, metal figurines, and Late Antique cloths; and also according to function - such as cosmetics & grooming, and architectural & furniture elements. The inscribed materials have all been translated and individual entries give examples or parallels. Seventy colour plates illustrate each object.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contains:
- Wenzel, Gabriele, 1958- author.
- Rooijakkers, Tineke, author.
- Shirai, Noriyuki, 1970- author.
- Tomas, Sian, author.
- Shepherd, Martin (Photographer), photography.
- ISBN:
- 1789251966
- 9781789251968
- OCLC:
- 1049277490
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