Jewels Of The Pharaohs: Egyptian Jewellery Of The Dynastic Period
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
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Few civilisations have matched the dazzling artistry of ancient Egypt, and Jewels of the Pharaohs: Egyptian Jewellery of the Dynastic Period stands as the definitive guide to understanding that brilliance rendered in gold, lapis lazuli, and carnelian. Cyril Aldred presents a sweeping and authoritative survey of Egyptian jewellery spanning thousands of years of dynastic rule, cataloguing the extraordinary pieces — from broad collars and pectorals to rings and diadems — that adorned the bodies of pharaohs, queens, and nobles both in life and in death. Each artefact is set within its cultural and religious context, illuminating the profound symbolic language of a civilisation that believed adornment was inseparable from divine power and eternal life. Aldred, one of the twentieth century's foremost Egyptologists, brings a scholar's precision and a connoisseur's eye to this richly illustrated study, making it an indispensable resource for historians, archaeologists, and collectors alike. His prose is measured and authoritative, treating each piece not merely as an object of beauty but as a document of political power, religious belief, and extraordinary technical mastery. Jewels of the Pharaohs leaves the reader with an enduring question: what other secrets of the ancient world still glitter, undiscovered, beneath the sands?
Author: Cyril Aldred
Format: Paperback
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few civilisations have matched the dazzling artistry of ancient Egypt, and Jewels of the Pharaohs: Egyptian Jewellery of the Dynastic Period stands as the definitive guide to understanding that brilliance rendered in gold, lapis lazuli, and carnelian. Cyril Aldred presents a sweeping and authoritative survey of Egyptian jewellery spanning thousands of years of dynastic rule, cataloguing the extraordinary pieces — from broad collars and pectorals to rings and diadems — that adorned the bodies of pharaohs, queens, and nobles both in life and in death. Each artefact is set within its cultural and religious context, illuminating the profound symbolic language of a civilisation that believed adornment was inseparable from divine power and eternal life. Aldred, one of the twentieth century's foremost Egyptologists, brings a scholar's precision and a connoisseur's eye to this richly illustrated study, making it an indispensable resource for historians, archaeologists, and collectors alike. His prose is measured and authoritative, treating each piece not merely as an object of beauty but as a document of political power, religious belief, and extraordinary technical mastery. Jewels of the Pharaohs leaves the reader with an enduring question: what other secrets of the ancient world still glitter, undiscovered, beneath the sands?