Before the Pyramids: The Origins of Egyptian Civilization (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781885923820)

This catalogue for an exhibit at Chicago's Oriental Institute Museum presents the newest research on the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods in a lavishly illustrated format. Essays on the rise of the state, contact with the Levant and Nubia, crafts, writing, iconography and evidence from Abydos, Tell el-Farkha, Hierakonpolis and the Delta were contributed by leading scholars in the field. The catalogue features 129 Predynastic and Early Dynastic objects, most from the Oriental Institute's collection, that illustrate the environmental setting, Predynastic and Early Dynastic culture, religion and the royal burials at Abydos. This volume will be a standard reference and a staple for classroom use.

Author: Emily Teeter
ISBN-10: 1885923821
ISBN-13: 9781885923820
Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Language: English
Published: 03/28/2011
Pages: 284
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.60lbs
Size: 11.50h x 9.10w x 0.60d