{"product_id":"the-art-of-ancient-egypt-9780674003767","title":"The Art of Ancient Egypt","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHIS EDITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NEWER EDITION.. From the awesome grandeur of the great pyramids to the delicacy of a face etched on an amulet  the spellbinding power of the art of ancient Egypt persists to this day. This beautifully illustrated book conducts us through the splendors of this world  great and small  and into the mysteries of its fascination in its day as well as in our own. What did art  and the architecture that housed it  mean to the ancient Egyptians? Why did they invest such vast wealth and effort in its production? These are the puzzles Gay Robins explores as she examines the objects of Egyptian art--the tombs and wall paintings  the sculpture and stelae  the coffins  funerary papyri  and amulets--from its first flowering in the Early Dynastic period to its final resurgence in the time of the Ptolemies. Spanning three thousand years  her book offers a thorough and delightfully readable introduction to the art of ancient Egypt even as it provides insight into questions that have long perplexed experts and amateurs alike. With remarkable sensitivity to the complex ways in which historical  religious  and social changes are related to changes in Egyptian art  she brings out the power and significance of the image in Egyptian belief and life. Her attention to the later period  including Ptolemaic art  shows for the first time how Egyptian art is a continuous phenomenon  changing to meet the needs of different times  right down to the eclipse of ancient Egyptian culture. In its scope  its detail  and its eloquent reproduction of over 250 objects from the British Museum and other collections in Europe  the United States  and Egypt  this volume is without parallel as a guide to the art of ancient Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646973239349,"sku":"ByrdShop_0674003764","price":85.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780674003767.jpg?v=1781684183","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-ancient-egypt-9780674003767","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}