The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Author(s): Erik Hornung
This volume accompanies an exhibition of the same name, which includes artefacts from nearly 2000 years before Christ. Objects such as coffins, tombs, masks, jewellery, papyri, sarcophagi and sculpture reveal the reverence and awe with which the Egyptians considered the mystery of death.
Product Information
This volume accompanies an exhibition called "The Quest for Immortality", which opens at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, USA in 2002 and travels throughout the United States over a five-year period before an extended tour in Europe.
General Fields
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- : Prestel
- : Prestel
- : 1.75
- : 01 April 2002
- : Germany
- : books
Special Fields
- : Erik Hornung
- : Hardback
- : 709.32
- : 288
- : ACG
- : 125 colour illustrations, 30 b&w illustrations