First published in 1930, this book collects all of the ancient Egyptian objects dating from before the Twenty Seventh Dynasty that were known to have been found at Greek archaeological sites prior to original publication. The book groups the items by find site, and photographs of many of the objects are included at the end of the text. The result is an interesting look at the material presence of ancient Egypt in the Aegean in the formative years of Greek civilization, without drawing any firm conclusions from the evidence ...
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First published in 1930, this book collects all of the ancient Egyptian objects dating from before the Twenty Seventh Dynasty that were known to have been found at Greek archaeological sites prior to original publication. The book groups the items by find site, and photographs of many of the objects are included at the end of the text. The result is an interesting look at the material presence of ancient Egypt in the Aegean in the formative years of Greek civilization, without drawing any firm conclusions from the evidence provided.
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Like New. 1930. Cloth, dj, quarto, 121 pp. frontispiece, 3 plates, 3 maps (2 folding). Some minor edge-wear and staining to dj with chipping at head and tail of spine. Overall, a very sound copy. (Subject: Ancient, Egyptology. )
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VG/Good+ (NF contents, clean, bright, tight but with bumps to both back corners, including the very outer tips of the upper corners of the bw plates. ) Light shelf wear to dj with a small tear at lower spine; top of dj stuck to head of book spine;... Fine, dark green cloth/boards. Pale green cloth spine with gilt lettering. Cream dj with bw illus. and red/black lettering. xx + 121 pp. with bw frontis, 4 bw plates (each with multiple images) and 3 bw maps (two on one folding sheet). A beautiful copy. Published in 1930, this book collects all of the ancient Egyptian objects dating from before the Twenty Seventh Dynasty that were known to have been found at Greek archaeological sites prior to original publication. The book groups the items by find site, and photographs of many of the objects are included at the end of the text. The result is an interesting look at the material presence of ancient Egypt in the Aegean in the formative years of Greek civilization, without drawing any firm conclusions from the evidence provided.
