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L'Egitto ha dato vita a una civiltà eccezionalmente progredita, una delle culture più antiche, potenti, durevoli e tecnicamente avanzate che il mondo abbia mai conosciuto. Questo volume presenta un'accurata selezione cronologica arricchita da una tavola sinottica dei principali eventi storici, delle più belle opere d'arte prodotte nell'arco di un periodo che va dal 4000 a.C. circa al 200 d.C., quando l'Egitto era una provincia dell'Impero roma...

The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb and the pivotal point in Egyptology it represented is considered in terms of the forward progress in our understanding of Ancient Egypt each part of the discovery brought about, and the frenzied public appetite for Ancient Egypt it instilled.

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Cats in Egypt were probably domesticated by around 4, 000 BC, from wild ancestors. Over the following centuries, they became popular household pets, they are regularly shown in tomb paintings of family life. This title draws on a range of artistic and written sources to show how they became widely-esteemed and revered animals in Egypt.

This publication explains some of the fundamental rules of the hieroglyphic script and Egyptian language using illustrated examples from the Ashmolean's notable Egyptian collection.

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When Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered the burial ground of King Tutankhamun on November 26, 1922, they found it in perfect condition, with all the richness of its contents still intact. Never before had an excavation uncovered such a perfectly preserved Egyptian tomb. Now, as the treasures of Tutankhamun once again travel the world on exhibition, this intriguing book brings to life the age of the Pharaohs as well as Carter and Carna...

A picture book that includes 300 images of the finest art and architecture from ancient Egypt