Main entry:

University of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, issuing body.

Title & Author:

Searching for ancient Egypt : art, architecture, and artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology / David P. Silverman, editor ; with essays by Edward Brovarski, Rita E. Freed, Arielle P.Kozloff, David O'Connor, Donald B. Redford, Edna R. Russmann, David P. Silverman, William K. Simpson, and Josef W. Wegner; photography by Tom Jenkins.

Publication:

[Dallas, Tex.] : Dallas Museum of Art ; [Philadelphia, Pa.] : University of Pennsylvania Museum ; [Ithaca, N.Y.] : Cornell University Press, [1997]
©1997

Description:

342 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Exhibition venues: Dallas Museum of Art, Sept. 28, 1997-Feb. 1, 1998; Denver Art Museum, Apr. 3-Aug. 2, 1998; Seattle Art Museum, Oct. 15, 1998-Jan. 17, 1999; Joslyn Art Museum, Mar. 27-July 25, 1999; Birmingham Museum of Art, Oct. 3, 1999-Jan. 16, 2000; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Mar. 15-July 23, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-330) and index.
Expeditions to Egypt and Nubia -- Maps -- Chronology of ancient Egypt -- Historical introduction / Donald B. Redford -- Divine art -- Royal art -- Private art -- Architecture -- Personal and domestic artifacts -- Funerary arts -- Nubian art.

Summary:

Lavishly illustrated in color, this book documents a spectacular collection of archaeological and artistic treasures, covering the entire range of Egyptian art -- from Old Kingdom works of the third millennium B.C. to works of the Greco-Roman period ending in A.D. 300. The collection of objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, many never previously shown in print, range from architectural elements of a royal palace and funerary chapel to delicate jewelry and fine textiles.
In an introductory essay, David Silverman documents the major expeditions conducted throughout Egypt and in Nubia and summarizes the new information gleaned about ancient Egyptian civilization. Donald Redford then defines a historical context for the objects illustrated. Chapters on art, architectural monuments, and artifacts each begin with an essay by a recognized expert in the field, explaining the historical and sociological context for the objects shown.
One of the most unusual architectural monuments presented is the Old Kingdom tomb chapel of Kapure, which includes thirty individual blocks with painted relief scenes that illustrate the funerary ceremonies and a monumental false door. Architectural elements from a Ramesside palace and tomb are shown, as well as reliefs from New Kingdom and later temples. The final chapter focuses on artifacts of daily life -- jewelry, vessels, mirrors, and amulets -- and artifacts of the afterlife.
The collection in Searching for Ancient Egypt constitutes a major traveling exhibition organized by the Dallas Museum of Art, which will begin in September 1997, and is scheduled to visit Dallas, Denver, Seattle, Omaha, and Birmingham, and other cities to be announced.

ISBN:

0801434823 (alk. paper)
9780801434822 (alk. paper)

Subject:

University of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Catalogs.
Art, Egyptian Exhibitions.
Architecture Egypt Exhibitions.
Art égyptien Expositions.
Architecture Égypte Expositions.
Antiquities
Architecture
Art, Egyptian
Beeldende kunsten.
Architecture Egypt.
Egypt Antiquities Exhibitions.
Égypte Antiquités Expositions.
Egypt
Egypt Antiquities.
Ancient Egypt (region)

Form/genre:

Exhibition
Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Silverman, David P., editor, contributor.
Brovarski, Edward, contributor.
Rita E. Freed, contributor.
Kozloff, Arielle P., contributor.
O'Connor, David, contributor.
Donald, D. R., contributor.
Russmann, Edna R., contributor.
Simpson, William Kelly, contributor.
Wegner, Josef W. (Josef William), contributor.
Jenkins, Tom, photographer.
Dallas Museum of Art, host institution, organizer.

Art, architecture, and artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Holdings:

Location: Library main 210896
Call No.: DT61 .U55 1997
Status: Available