The Egyptian Museum in Cairo by Abeer El-Shahawy
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 art in the museum from the decorated vases, flint knives, and palettes of the predynastic period, through the magnificent artifacts of the pharaonic period, to the beautiful tempera portraits of the Roman period.
Atiya, Farid: - Farid Atiya is a writer, photographer and publisher. He is the author of many books on the Red Sea, Sinai and the monuments of Egypt. Jenny Jobbins is a writer and a journalist. She has been travelling in Egypt since the late 1970s.
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| ISBN 13 | 9789771721833 |
| ISBN 10 | 9771721836 |
| Title | The Egyptian Museum in Cairo |
| Author | Abeer El-Shahawy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Dar al-Mushaf |
| Year published | 2006-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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