The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections by Alice Stevenson
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Overview: The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology first opened its doors in 1915, and since then has attracted visitors from all over the world as well as providing valuable teaching resources. Named after its founder, the pioneering archaeologist Flinders Petrie, the Museum holds more than 80,000 objects and is one of the largest and finest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. It illustrates life in the Nile Valley from prehistory through the time of the pharaohs and onwards to the Ptolemaic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. As the Museum celebrates its centenary, this book allows readers to enjoy the wondrous and beautiful objects housed there, and to discover the characters who devoted their lives to founding the collection and to ensuring it remains with us to this day. Richly illustrated and engagingly written, the book moves back and forth between recent history and the ancient past, between objects and people, to illustrate the living, breathing nature of the Museum, and the discoveries that are made about its collections up to this day. Investigating the Museum s most important and eye-catching pieces, from the Koptos lions to Roman era panel portraits, experts bring to light the discovery, history and care of these objects. The rich and varied history of the Petrie Museum is revealed by the secrets that sit on its shelves.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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Overview: The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology first opened its doors in 1915, and since then has attracted visitors from all over the world as well as providing valuable teaching resources. Named after its founder, the pioneering archaeologist Flinders Petrie, the Museum holds more than 80,000 objects and is one of the largest and finest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. It illustrates life in the Nile Valley from prehistory through the time of the pharaohs and onwards to the Ptolemaic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. As the Museum celebrates its centenary, this book allows readers to enjoy the wondrous and beautiful objects housed there, and to discover the characters who devoted their lives to founding the collection and to ensuring it remains with us to this day. Richly illustrated and engagingly written, the book moves back and forth between recent history and the ancient past, between objects and people, to illustrate the living, breathing nature of the Museum, and the discoveries that are made about its collections up to this day. Investigating the Museum s most important and eye-catching pieces, from the Koptos lions to Roman era panel portraits, experts bring to light the discovery, history and care of these objects. The rich and varied history of the Petrie Museum is revealed by the secrets that sit on its shelves.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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