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Ancient Egypt transformed : the Middle Kingdom /

The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030-1700 B.C.), the second great era of ancient Egyptian culture, was a transformational period during which the artistic conventions, cultural principles, religious beliefs, and political systems formed during earlier dynasties were developed and reimagined. This comprehens...

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Corporate Authors: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, N.Y
Group Author: Oppenheim, Adela; Arnold, Dorothea; Arnold, Dieter, 1936; Yamamoto, Kei
Published: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Publisher Address: New York, New York :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Art, Egyptian > Catalogs
Egypt > History > Middle Kingdom, ca. 2180-ca. 1551 B.C. > Exhibitions
Egypt > Antiquities > Exhibitions
Summary: The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030-1700 B.C.), the second great era of ancient Egyptian culture, was a transformational period during which the artistic conventions, cultural principles, religious beliefs, and political systems formed during earlier dynasties were developed and reimagined. This comprehensive volume presents a detailed picture of the art and culture of the Middle Kingdom, arguably the least known of Egypt's three kingdoms yet a time of remarkable prosperity and unprecedented change. International specialists present new insights into how Middle Kingdom artists refined existing form
Item Description: Catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, October 12, 2015-January 24, 2016.
Carrier Form: xix, 379 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, plans ; 32 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-367) and index.
ISBN: 9781588395641 (hardcover) :
1588395642 (hardcover)
Index Number: DT85
CLC: K884.11-28
Call Number: K884.11-28/A541

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