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Software Images icon An illustration of two photographs. In its scope, its detail, and its eloquent reproduction of over objects, Gay Robins’s classic book is without parallel as a guide to the art of ancient Egypt.

Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape "Donate to the archive" User icon An illustration of a person's head and chest. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. These are the puzzles Gay Robins explores as she examines the objects of Egyptian art - the tombs and wall paintings, the sculpture and stelae, the coffins, funerary papyri, and amulets - from its first flowering in the Early Dynastic period to its final resurgence in the time of the Ptolemies."--Publisher's description.

The Art of Ancient : [1] Her work focuses on ancient Egyptian art, composition, gender and sexuality

Metropolitan Museum Cleveland Museum of Art. Internet Arcade Console Living Room. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Gay Robins, who brings to the subject many fresh insights based on firsthand study in Egypt, explains how the ancient artists developed an artistic system that was perfectly adapted to expressing the Egyptians’ world view, encapsulated in their religious and funerary beliefs.

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