Egypt to the End of the Old Kingdom

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Egypt to the End of the Old Kingdom cyril aldred 'Man fears time, yet time fears the Pyramids,' so an Arabic saying has it. The Pyramids were built for eternity and the zenith of Old Kingdom Egypt was reached in the Pyramid Age of Dynasties III to VI. A primal pattern was established that was to be repeated, as far as outside influencing factors would allow it, in the later periods of Ancient Egyptian history whenever the country emerged for long enough from periods of anarchy to be unified under a single divine king. A wealth of art objects has survived from the period and more are appearing every year. Several pieces illustrated are featured for the first time outside learned journals and many other illustrations of both sites and objects, although previously published, are seen for the first time in colour. The author's aim has been to select the best specimens to illustrate his theme from Egypt's earliest beginning to the end of the Old Kingdom, and in so doing he has... Tovább

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Egypt to the End of the Old Kingdom cyril aldred 'Man fears time, yet time fears the Pyramids,' so an Arabic saying has it. The Pyramids were built for eternity and the zenith of Old Kingdom Egypt was reached in the Pyramid Age of Dynasties III to VI. A primal pattern was established that was to be repeated, as far as outside influencing factors would allow it, in the later periods of Ancient Egyptian history whenever the country emerged for long enough from periods of anarchy to be unified under a single divine king. A wealth of art objects has survived from the period and more are appearing every year. Several pieces illustrated are featured for the first time outside learned journals and many other illustrations of both sites and objects, although previously published, are seen for the first time in colour. The author's aim has been to select the best specimens to illustrate his theme from Egypt's earliest beginning to the end of the Old Kingdom, and in so doing he has endeavoured to include all the pieces of great distinction. Apart from the Pyramid Texts, few literary remains survive and it is from an appreciation of artistic modes and concepts, rather than an intellectual analysis of philosophical beliefs, that a deeper insight into a pre-scientific culture, such as that of Old Kingdom Egypt, may be obtained. Cyril Aldred is Keeper of the Department of Art and Archaeology of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. with 41 colour plates and 95 black^and-white illustrations Vissza