商品簡介
Proceedings of an international conference held in Prague from May 31 to June 4, 2004. Thirty-three contributions--31 in English, 2 in German--cover various aspects connected to Old Kingdom culture, not only its art, but also its archaeology and architecture, selected administrative problems, iconography, texts, and the latest, often first time published, results of ongoing excavations. A sampling of topics: the non-royal afterlife in the Old Kingdom, miniature and model vessels in Ancient Egypt, a new necropolis from the Old Kingdom at South Saqqara, research into Fifth Dynasty sun temples, ideal and reality in Old Kingdom private funerary cults, the translation of texts of the Old Kingdom, and the administrative documents in the Abusir papyrus archives. No subject index. Illustrated with b&w and color photographs and diagrams. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
