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Before the Pyramids: The Origins of Egyptian Civilization: 33 (ORIENTAL INSTITUTE MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS) - Softcover
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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.
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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.
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Before the Pyramids: The Origins of Egyptian Civilization
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Oriental Institute / University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2011
ISBN 10: 1885923821
ISBN 13: 9781885923820
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Rare (Oriental Institute Museum Publications, 33). This brilliant soft cover volume is 284 pages in length. It is copiously illustrated with color, and black-and-white images. This work served as the catalog that accompanied the exhibition of the same title held at the Oriental Institute during March 28 -- December 31, 2011. This copy is clean and in very good condition. One corner is slightly bumped. Ideal for study. Photographs are available upon request. "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.Table of ContentsForeword (Gil J. Stein) The Chronology of Early Egypt Introduction (Emily Teeter) List of Contributors Map of Principal Areas and Sites 1. Sequence Dating and Predynastic Chronology (Stan Hendrickx) 2. Petrie and the Discovery of Earliest Egypt (Patricia Spencer) 3. Political Organization of Egypt in the Predynastic Period (Branislav Andelkovic) 4. Hierakonpolis (Renée Friedman) 5. The Predynastic Cultures of the Nile Delta (Yann Tristant and Béatrix Midant-Reynes) 6. The Predynastic/Early Dynastic Period at Tell el-Farkha (Krzysztof M. Cialowicz) 7. Material Culture of the Predynastic Period (Alice Stevenson) 8. Iconography of the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods (Stan Hendrickx) 9. Relations between Egypt and Nubia in the Naqada Period (Bruce B. Williams) 10. Crafts and Craft Specialization (Stan Hendrickx) 11. The Invention of Writing in Egypt (David Wengrow) 12. Early Interaction between Peoples of the Nile Valley and the Southern Levant (Eliot Braun) 13. The Rise of the Egyptian State (E. Christiana Köhler) 14. Tomb U-j: A Royal Burial of Dynasty 0 at Abydos (Günter Dreyer) 15. The First Kings of Egypt: The Abydos Evidence (Laurel Bestock) 16. The Narmer Palette: A New Interpretation (David O'Connor) Catalog of Objects Concordance of Museum Registration Numbers Checklist of the Exhibit". Seller Inventory # 001895
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Paperback. Condition: New. This catalog 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 catalog 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. Seller Inventory # 95557