Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from the British Museum

Synopsis of Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from the British Museum

«Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from the British Museum» is the art catalogue by Edna R. Russmann, Nigel Strudwick and T. G. H. James in hardcover.

It brings together eighty-five objects from the British Museum spanning from 2686 BC to the Roman occupation of the fourth century AD. It includes sculptures, reliefs, papyri, jewellery, cosmetics and funerary objects in stone, wood, terracotta, gold, glass and papyrus. It is organised by their use in Egyptian culture: temples, the lives of artists and nobles, tombs and the afterlife.

Published in 2006 for the exhibition organised by the American Federation of Arts and the British Museum. The edition has 136 pages and the text is in English.

For enthusiasts of Egyptian art, archaeology and the British Museum collections.