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The Art of Ancient Egypt by Gay Robins Publisher Comments Spanning 3,000 years, this illustrated history, which eloquently reproduces over 250 objects, offers a thorough and readable introduction to the art of ancient Egypt even as it provides insight into questions that have long engaged experts and amateurs... (read more) List Price $25.50 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from the British Museum by Edna Russmann Book News Annotation Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts and the British Museum, this attractive volume presents 85 objects in full-page color plates. Items include portraits, statues, relief, sculpture, jewelry... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $11.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Egyptian Art (World of Art) by Cyril Aldred Publisher Comments Of the ancient art that has survived from the non-Classical world, that of Egypt makes a unique appeal. In this authoritative and splendidly illustrated guide Cyril Aldred surveys nearly 3000 years of Egyptian art and architecture, concentrating on the... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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When the Pyramids Were Built: Egyptian Art of the Old Kingdom by Dorothea Arnold Publisher Comments The Old Kingdom (about 2650-2150 B.C.E.) was the first golden age of Egyptian culture, a period that determined the form and character of Egyptian art for centuries to come. From the Third through the Sixth Dynasty, not only were the pyramids built in... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Winckelmann's Images from the Ancient World: Greek, Roman, Etruscan and Egyptian by Johann Joachim Winckelmann Publisher Comments Assembled by the father of modern art history, this landmark 1767 publication features more than 200 fine engravings of ancient monuments. The first English-language version of this classic represents not only a fascinating panorama of images from... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Discoveries: Coptic Egypt: Christians of the Nile (Discoveries) by Christian Cannuyer Publisher Comments Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Egypt: People, Gods, Pharaohs by Rose Marie Hagen Publisher Comments What do we really know about our ancestors? Not about the rulers and generals, but about laborers, farmers, soldiers and families. Egypt is a perfect case in point, almost a blank slate for most of us as it regards details of their everyday life. This... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Street Graphics Egypt by Barry Dawson Publisher Comments Thousands of years ago, Egyptians carved a pictorial history of Pharaonic culture on their temples, tombs, and monuments. Representations and interpretations of this ancient culture saturate modern Egypt's tourism industry, from hotel signs and theme... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Egyptian Museum in Cairo: A Walk Through the Alleys of Ancient Egypt by Abeer El Shahawy Publisher Comments Cairo??'s Egyptian Museum houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. Some 150,000 pieces are exhibited, and another 30,000 are held in storerooms. This book carries full-color illustrations of many of the masterpieces of ancient... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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Ancient Egyptian Art: Visual Encyclopedia by Alice Cartocci Synopsis From the earliest clay figures and ivory combs of Predynastic times, through the masterful statuary of the Old Kingdom and the exquisite tomb paintings of the New Kingdom, to the astonishingly modern painted portraits of the Greco-Roman era, the artistic... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $23.00 Used - Hardcover
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Ancient Egyptian Designs by Eva Wilson Synopsis Based on close observation of many types of artefacts from pottery to textiles, this visual anthology of over 300 designs and patterns reveals the variety and complexity of ideas employed over a period of 3000 years by the artists and craftsmen of... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Treasures of Ancient Egypt: From the Egyptian Museum in Cairo by Egyptian Museum Publisher Comments The Egyptian Museum in Cairo houses the world's most celebrated collection of Egyptian antiquities. Because of the encyclopedic nature of the collection, this comprehensive, illustrated guide to the museum is required reading for anyone interested in... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Flexible
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Discoveries: Bronze Age in Europe (Discoveries) by Jean-pierre Mohen Publisher Comments Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ancient Egypt by Franco Serino Publisher Comments Following the Napoleonic military campaign in Egypt, Europe was able to rediscover the ancient Egyptian civilization, specifically amplifying knowledge of the country's archaeological monuments and the hieroglyphic script. This thirst for knowledge led... (read more) Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Classical Art by Christine Kondoleon Publisher Comments Ancient Greek, Roman and Etruscan civilizations come to life in this illustrated selection of 100 highlights from the famous collections of classical art of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. An introduction by curator Christine Kondoleon describes the... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $14.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Egyptian Art (Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks) by Eleni Vassilika Publisher Comments This lavishly illustrated book brings together a selection of ancient Egyptian works of art of outstanding quality and interest, ranging from large sculptures to small decorative objects. The introduction and full descriptions explain their significance,... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $13.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Silent Images: Women in Pharaonic Egypt by Zahi Hawass Synopsis Despite the multitude of objects and texts that have been discovered, questions about the true role of women in Ancient-Egyptian society still remain. This work draws on material from the author's own excavations and extensive analyses of older evidence... (read more) List Price $49.50 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum by Edna R Russmann Publisher Comments This sumptuously illustrated book is a wonderful introduction to the enormous and varied legacy of ancient Egypt. Created to accompany one of the greatest loan exhibitions ever to have been mounted from the collections of the British Museum, Eternal... (read more) List Price $50.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Egypt by Rainer Hager Publisher Comments Originally produced in hardcover, now in a smaller, flexible format, and at a more affordable price - part of a new Midsize series from Taschen.... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $3.25 Used - Flexible
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The Sport of Life and Death: The Mesoamerican Ballgame by E Mich Whittington Synopsis A study of the Mesoamerican ballgame, a sport that combined elements of soccer, basketball, American football, and human sacrifice. The essays cover everything from the natural history of rubber, to the architecture and equipment of the ballcourts, and... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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