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I recommend this book highly to all others as well, for, the insightful comments that Baines presents challenge us with a method of interpretation that can only lead to much fruitful discussion of Egyptian iconographic forms." - JARCE Fecundity figures, personifications of non-sexual fertility, played a significant role in ancient Egyptian religious art. This detailed and comprehensive investigation of Egyptian iconography during the Old and N...

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This volume collects four studies of the containers found in the tomb of Tut'ankhamun and of the means by which they and the tomb itself are sealed. This valuable collection of studies is diverse in its approach but all the studies are concerned with similar subjects. With the closing of the Tut'ankhamun's Tomb Series, all future studies on the material from the tomb will be published alongside other publications from the Griffith Institute.

I recommend this book highly to all others as well, for, the insightful comments that Baines presents challenge us with a method of interpretation that can only lead to much fruitful discussion of Egyptian iconographic forms." - JARCE Fecundity figures, personifications of non-sexual fertility, played a significant role in ancient Egyptian religious art. This detailed and comprehensive investigation of Egyptian iconography during the Old and N...

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This book publishes some of the most significant and frequently illustrated objects from Tutankhamun's tomb. His gold throne, which figured prominently in accounts of the tomb's discovery, and the less well-known inlaid ebony throne, have never left Egypt because they are too delicate to travel. The structure, decoration, and texts of these thrones and of two others are analysed. The rest of the book treats the remaining chairs, stools, and fo...

The third part of Topographical Bibliography VIII, Objects of Provenance Not Known, presents accessible references for unprovenanced stelae dating from the beginning of the Dynastic Period to the end of Dynasty XVII. The coverage includes monuments in museums and private collections, as well as those which have surfaced in sales and auctions only to disappear from sight once again. The volume provides the first comprehensive survey of unproven...

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This classic work discusses representations in Egyptian painting, sculpture and reliefs, assessing how objects and figures are represented in two dimensions, introducing the idea of "conceptual" and "perceptual" art. Translated from the German by John Baines, who has revised the text and illustrations to take account of recent research.