The priest, the prince, and the pasha : the life and afterlife of an ancient egyptian sculpture / Lawrence M. Berman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berman, Lawrence Michael, 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mariette, Auguste, 1821-1881.

Mariette, Auguste.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt--History.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2015.

Summary:

Sometime in the early fourth century BC, an unknown Egyptian master carved an exquisite portrait in dark-green stone. The statue that included this head of a priest, likely a citizen of ancient Memphis, may have been damaged when the Persians conquered Egypt in 343 BC, before it was buried in a temple complex. Its adventures were not over: after almost two millennia, the head was excavated by Auguste Mariette, a founding figure in French archaeology. Sent to France as part of a collection assembled for the inimitable Bonaparte prince known as Plon-Plon, it found a home in his faux Pompeian palace. After disappearing again, it resurfaced in the collection of American aesthete Edward Perry Warren, who donated it to the MFA, Boston. Along the way, this compelling, mysterious sculpture has reflected the evolving understanding of Egyptian art.

Contents:

Intro

THE ARCHAEOLOGIST

THE PASHA

THE PRINCE

THE COLLECTOR

THE PRIEST

Notes

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Copyright.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-87846-797-1

OCLC:

1021808704