This fully-illustrated catalogue offers highlights of the Egyptian collection at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. A brief history of the collection is followed by a catalogue of seventy-seven objects, which date from the early third millennium BC to the eighth century AD. Many of these objects have not been previously published. The artefacts include statues, stelae, tools, games, clothing, coffins, figured ostraca, and papyri; each item is described, and its function and symbolism are discussed. Brief texts are translated. Appendices give museum registration numbers, provenance, and bibliographies.

About the Author
Emily Teeter is a Research Associate and the Curator of Egyptian and Nubian Antiquities at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.


Book Information
ISBN 9781885923257
Author Emily Teeter
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Publisher Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Weight(grams) 505g