The priest, the prince, and the Pasha : the life and afterlife of an ancient Egyptian sculpture / Lawrence M. Berman.

"Sometime in the fourth century BC, an unknown Egyptian master carved an exquisite portrait in dark-green stone. The statue that included this remarkably lifelike head of a priest, who was probably a citizen of ancient Memphis, may have been damaged when the Persians conquered Egypt in 343 B.C. befo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berman, Lawrence Michael, 1952-
Corporate Author: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Language:English
Published: Boston : MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Portrait sculpture, Egyptian.
Priests > Egypt > Portraits.
Mariette, Auguste, > 1821-1881.
Warren, Edward Perry, > 1860-1928 > Private collections.
Bonaparte, Napoléon-Joseph-Charles-Paul, > Prince, > 1822-1891.
Saʻīd, > Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, > 1822-1863.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Egypt > History.
Genre:
Portraits.
Physical Description:206 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 22 cm
Variant Title:
Life and afterlife of an ancient Egyptian sculpture.
Format: Book

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