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The fascination of Egypt

By Stephan Koja

The fascination of Egypt Social Sciences

The fascination of Egypt

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A View into the book you can find under "https://verlag.sandstein.de/reader/98-699_FaszinationAegypten-engl" Ancient Egyptian culture continues to exert an unbroken fascination to this day. The appeal of these artefacts lies, among other things, in their great antiquity and good state of preservation, in their vibrant colours, the formal clarity and distinctiveness of their iconography, as well as the monumental impact of even the smallest objects. Egyptian works have been collected in Dresden ever since the early eighteenth century, when the foundations were laid for what is now a remarkable collection including, for example, the Dresden Book of the Dead papyrus, the famous mummies from Saqqara, and the remarkable temple reliefs with representations of the Sed Festival. This book explores the history of the collection and of Egyptomania in Saxony during the Baroque Period, as well as elucidating the Ancient Egyptian pantheon and the concept of the afterlife as reflected in the Dresden Egyptian collection. The informative and lavishly illustrated catalogue section presents around 170 selected works. It not only offers a scholarly overview of the collection, but also sheds light on the royal cult of the gods, private religious practice, Pharaonic ideology, as well as the Ancient Egyptian cult of the dead and the afterlife.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
192
Release Date:
2022-09-18
Publication Date:
2022-09-18
Publisher:
Sandstein Kultur
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
395498699X
ISBN13:
9783954986996
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[email protected]
Weight:
1080 g
Height:
210 cm
Width:
250 cm
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