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Anonymous, . Pagan and Christian Egypt
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| Author: | Anonymous |
| Title: | Pagan and Christian Egypt |
| Subtitle: | Egyptian Art from the First to the Tenth Century A.D. |
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| Publisher: | Brooklyn Museum |
| Publication Date: | 1/29/1974 4:15:05 PM 1941 |
| Availability: | In Print |
| ISBN: | 0-913696-25-0 |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | Hardback 8.5 x 11, 1 volume(s), 85 pages, 257 illustrations |
Comparing the Christian and non-Christian cultures in late antique into early medieval Egypt through surviving art works, this book reflects the materials displayed at a 1941 exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum Department of Ancient Art. The exhibit artifacts are presented in black and white photographs, as well as in a catalogue description. Spanning the first through the tenth centuries of the common era, the contents of the book cut a wide historical swath through the cultures of ancient Egypt. An introduction to the items in the display and the volume itself was provided by John Cooney, sometime Curator of Egyptology at the Brooklyn Museum. This handsome volume contains a variety of significant pieces that provide a view into a lost world.
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