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Pharaoh : art and power in ancient Egypt
2024
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Explores the ideals, symbolism and ideology of Egyptian kingship and uncovers the stories behind the objects and images left as a legacy by this ancient civilisation. The rulers of ancient Egypt were not always male, nor always Egyptian. At times, Egypt was divided by civil war, conquered by foreign powers or ruled by competing kings. While some kings were revered - such as Thutmose III who expanded Egypt's empire to its largest extent - the memory of others was officially erased. Many of the objects surviving from ancient Egypt project the image the pharaoh wanted us to see - however this book explores the reality and the many challenges of ruling one of the greatest civilisations the world has ever seen.
Main title:
Pharaoh : art and power in ancient Egypt / edited by Marie Vandenbeusch.
Author:
Vandenbeusch, Marie, editor
Imprint:
London : The British Museum Press, 2024.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 26 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780714191317 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
709.32709.32 VAND
Language:
English
BRN:
2707263