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• catalog abstract "The extraordinary gold craftsmanship of the Egyptians is analyzed in this illustrated compendium of art work commissioned by the Pharaohs. Featuring hundreds of spectacular color photographs, the book presents the widest range of ancient Egyptian gold objects & jewels ever assembled in a single volume. In addition to objects found at the tombs of King Tutankhamen & the King of Tanis, this book showcases the huge caches of gold found in the pyramids of Meroe, in the grave of Cheops's mother, Queen Ahotep's tomb, in the graves of princesses of the Middle Kingdom & Early Dynasties, in the Serapeum of Saqqara, & elsewhere. The author not only describes the excavations but also recounts the adventures of the archaeologists who made such momentous discoveries. The fire-and-ice shimmer of carnelian and turquoise in a falcon-shaped necklace, the obsidian gaze of a lapis-encrusted mummy mask, the sheen of pearls and amethyst in a princess's belt, and above all, the dazzling, liquid splendor of gold, representing the quintessence of godliness and encasing the divine Pharaoh's mummy to safeguard his immortality, all of these and more are to be found in the feast for the eyes that is Gold of the Pharaohs. Featuring hundreds of spectacular color photographs, Gold of the Pharaohs presents the widest range of ancient Egyptian gold objects and jewels ever assembled in a single volume. As well as depicting the most highly prized possessions of a long-vanished civilization in all their opulence, the book serves as a vivid introduction to the life and culture of ancient Egypt. The belief in the magic and divine power of gold led the Egyptians to bury their dead among vast storehouses of treasures. Even after centuries of grave robbing, what remains is so over whelming that Howard Carter, entering the tomb of Tutankhamen, and Pierre Monet, walking into that of the King of Tanis, could not believe it.".
• catalog alternative "Schätze der Pharaonen. English".
• catalog contributor b11333073.
• catalog contributor b11333074.
• catalog created "1999.".
• catalog date "1999".
• catalog date "1999.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
• catalog description "Magic of gold: Jewellery of the prehistoric period -- Early dynastic period -- Gold mines -- Tomb-robbery -- Old kingdom: Titles, insignia and jewellery -- Goldworkers and jewelers -- Old kingdom jewellery finds -- Middle kingdom: New forms -- New techniques -- Middle kingdom jewellery finds -- New kingdom: Jewellery of Queen Ahhotep -- Gold in abundance -- Innovations in dress and jewellery -- Treasure of the `Three Princesses' -- Funerary treasure of Tutankhamun -- Ramesside period -- Late dynastic period: Jewellery of the high priests of Thebes -- Royal Necropolis of Tanis -- Gold from the pyramids of Kush -- Saite and Persian periods -- Jewellery of the Ptolemaic period -- Golden treasure of Meroe? Appendices: Chronological table: Rulers of Egypt -- Coloured stones and their sources -- Maps: Egypt and Nubia -- Hieroglyphs, insignia and emblems of the Gods.".
• catalog description "The extraordinary gold craftsmanship of the Egyptians is analyzed in this illustrated compendium of art work commissioned by the Pharaohs. Featuring hundreds of spectacular color photographs, the book presents the widest range of ancient Egyptian gold objects & jewels ever assembled in a single volume. In addition to objects found at the tombs of King Tutankhamen & the King of Tanis, this book showcases the huge caches of gold found in the pyramids of Meroe, in the grave of Cheops's mother, Queen Ahotep's tomb, in the graves of princesses of the Middle Kingdom & Early Dynasties, in the Serapeum of Saqqara, & elsewhere. The author not only describes the excavations but also recounts the adventures of the archaeologists who made such momentous discoveries. The fire-and-ice shimmer of carnelian and turquoise in a falcon-shaped necklace, the obsidian gaze of a lapis-encrusted mummy mask, the sheen of pearls and amethyst in a princess's belt, and above all, the dazzling, liquid splendor of gold, representing the quintessence of godliness and encasing the divine Pharaoh's mummy to safeguard his immortality, all of these and more are to be found in the feast for the eyes that is Gold of the Pharaohs. Featuring hundreds of spectacular color photographs, Gold of the Pharaohs presents the widest range of ancient Egyptian gold objects and jewels ever assembled in a single volume. As well as depicting the most highly prized possessions of a long-vanished civilization in all their opulence, the book serves as a vivid introduction to the life and culture of ancient Egypt. The belief in the magic and divine power of gold led the Egyptians to bury their dead among vast storehouses of treasures. Even after centuries of grave robbing, what remains is so over whelming that Howard Carter, entering the tomb of Tutankhamen, and Pierre Monet, walking into that of the King of Tanis, could not believe it.".
• catalog extent "256 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0801437253 (cloth : alk. paper)".
• catalog issued "1999".
• catalog issued "1999.".
• catalog language "eng ger".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press,".
• catalog spatial "Egypt.".
• catalog subject "739.2/2732 21".
• catalog subject "Art, Egyptian.".
• catalog subject "Goldwork Egypt.".
• catalog subject "Jewelry Egypt.".
• catalog subject "Jewelry, Ancient Egypt.".
• catalog subject "NK7107.15 .M8513 1999".
• catalog tableOfContents "Magic of gold: Jewellery of the prehistoric period -- Early dynastic period -- Gold mines -- Tomb-robbery -- Old kingdom: Titles, insignia and jewellery -- Goldworkers and jewelers -- Old kingdom jewellery finds -- Middle kingdom: New forms -- New techniques -- Middle kingdom jewellery finds -- New kingdom: Jewellery of Queen Ahhotep -- Gold in abundance -- Innovations in dress and jewellery -- Treasure of the `Three Princesses' -- Funerary treasure of Tutankhamun -- Ramesside period -- Late dynastic period: Jewellery of the high priests of Thebes -- Royal Necropolis of Tanis -- Gold from the pyramids of Kush -- Saite and Persian periods -- Jewellery of the Ptolemaic period -- Golden treasure of Meroe? Appendices: Chronological table: Rulers of Egypt -- Coloured stones and their sources -- Maps: Egypt and Nubia -- Hieroglyphs, insignia and emblems of the Gods.".
• catalog title "Gold of the pharaohs / Hans Wolfgang Müller, Eberhard Thiem ; [translators, Pierre Imhoff and Dafydd Roberts].".
• catalog title "Schätze der Pharaonen. English".
• catalog type "text".