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Jewels of the Pharaohs

Egyptian Jewelry of the Dynastic Period

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For the first time in a single volume, nearly 200 priceless objects from collections all over the world. Diadems, armlets, earrings, pendants, rings, bracelets, breastplates, amulets ...wrought in the rare and precious gems and metals that have stirred man's greed and wonder for centuries...Nubian gold, vivid lapis lazuli, bright-colored camelian. Cyril Aldred, one of the world's foremost Egyptologists, tells their enchanting and dramatic story...the myths and legends, the discoveries and thefts, that have marked each treasure's history. He explains the fascinating uses and significance of Egyptian jewels and describes the amazing techniques that created them.

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Jewels of the Pharaohs, Cyril Aldred, Albert Shoucair

Jazyk
Rok vydania
1971
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Titul
Jewels of the Pharaohs
Podtitul
Egyptian Jewelry of the Dynastic Period
Jazyk
anglicky
Rok vydania
1971
Väzba
pevná
Počet strán
256
ISBN10
0500231389
ISBN13
9780500231388
Série
Anotácia
For the first time in a single volume, nearly 200 priceless objects from collections all over the world. Diadems, armlets, earrings, pendants, rings, bracelets, breastplates, amulets ...wrought in the rare and precious gems and metals that have stirred man's greed and wonder for centuries...Nubian gold, vivid lapis lazuli, bright-colored camelian. Cyril Aldred, one of the world's foremost Egyptologists, tells their enchanting and dramatic story...the myths and legends, the discoveries and thefts, that have marked each treasure's history. He explains the fascinating uses and significance of Egyptian jewels and describes the amazing techniques that created them.