IN PREPARING a fifth edition of Ancient Egypt the illustrations have been thoroughly
revised. Worn-out cuts have been replaced by fresh views of familiar objects
while occasionally the emphasis has been shifted to other important pieces.
A number of objects placed on exhibition since 1952 seemed to demand illustration.
Some of these have been selected from new acquisitions coming to the Museum
through gift or purchase but others are the result of the study of material
long in storage which has now been restored to a sound condition by our technical
services. We have by no means completed the lengthy task of dealing adequately
with the objects in fragile condition from the excavations carried on by the Museum
for some forty years in Egypt. Over the years we have had reason to be
grateful to Mr. William J. Young’s laboratory for the expert collaboration upon
which so much depends. It is a pity that there is no space for pictures of the condition
before treatment of such things as the electrum sheaths (Fig. 109) or the
toilet spoon (Fig. 88). The recently acquired painting of a lady on linen (Fig. 127)
presents a vastly improved appearance after it had been cleaned and mounted
by Mr. John A. Finlayson of the Department of Paintings. Miss Suzanne Chapman
has also succeeded in flattening out and mounting another large painting
on linen (No. 72.4723) which had remained rolled up since 1872 when it came to
us with the gift of the Way Collection. The panel of Ramesses III with a court
lady, an early example of the elaborate use of glass inlay (Fig. 98) is again the
result of studying what at first appeared to be rather unpromising pieces that
had been held in reserve.
Except for the addition of new material and revisions made necessary by recent
discoveries which have affected the historical background, the text remains
substantially the same as in earlier editions. The study of our expedition records
in connection with the publication of the Museum’s excavations continues to increase
our information about this collection. The reader will find a number of
alterations in the text which have resulted from this, for example in regard to the
chronology of the Sudan in the Meroitic Period.
It is hoped that the map of Egypt and Nubia will prove a helpful addition. The
following more compact and up-to-date bibliography has been substituted for
that in the introduction to previous editions.
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ALDREDC, . T h e Development of Egyptian Art, London, 1952. Original Edition in 3
vols.: Old Kingdom Art in Ancient Egypt, London, 1949. Middle Kingdom Art in
Ancient Egypt, London, 1950. New Kingdom Art in Ancient Egypt in the Eighteenth
Dynasty, London, 1952.
BEVAN, E.
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A History of Egypt Under the Ptolemaic Dynasty, London, 1927.
Ancient Records of Egypt, Vols. I-V, Chicago, 1906-7.
L'Art égyptien. 2 vols. Brussels, 1909,1911. Deuxiéme Partie: I, L'Architecture,
1922.11, La Statuaire, 1948.111, Les Arts Graphiques, 1942. IV, Les Arts mineurs,
1947.
Ancient Egyptian Paintings, 3 vols. Chi-
Les Peuples de l’orient méditerranéen, II. L’Egypte
The Royal Cemeteries of Kush, Vols. I-IV. Cambridge and Boston,
DAVIESN, INAM . and GARDINERA,. H.
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EHRICH, R. W. (ed.).
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ERMAN, A.
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The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians, Translated by A. M. Blackman.
London, 1927.
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FRANKFORHT.,, FRANKFORHT., A., WILSONJ, . A. and JACOBSENT.,
Kingship and the Gods, Chicago, 1948.
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Harmondsworth, 1949. Original Edition: The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient
Man. Chicago, 1946.
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The Scepter of Egypt, Vols. 1-11, New York and Cambridge, 1953-1959.
Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries. 3rd ed. London, 1948.
A History of Egypt under Roman Rule. 3rd ed. London, 1924.
Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Hieroglyphic
Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament.
Texts, Reliefs and Paintings. Vols. I-VII, Oxford, 1927-51.
Princeton, 1950.
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REISNERG, . A. A History of the Giza Necropolis, Vols. 1-11, Cambridge, 1946-55.
Kerma, I-IV, Harvard African Studies, Vols. V-VI, Cambridge, 1923.
Mycerinus, Cambridge, 1931.
SCHÄFER, H. and ANDRAEW, . Die Kunst des Alten Orients. (Propylaeon-kunstgeschichte,
Vol. 11), Berlin, 1925. 3rd ed., 1942.
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The Art and Arrhitecture of Ancient Egypt. Baltimore, 1958.
A History of Egyptian Sculpture and Painting in the Old Kingdom, 2nd ed.
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La Religion égyptienne. 2nd ed. Paris, 1949.
The Culture of Ancient Egypt. Chicago, 1956. Original Edition: The
Burden of Egypt, Chicago, 1951.
Excavations at Deir el Bahri. New York, 1942.
The reader should also find it useful to consult the following articles in the Bulletin
of the Museum of Fine Arts, listed by volume number, year and page, which deal with
the Museum’s excavations in Egypt and important individual objects:
GIZA: Old Kingdom. Sculpture from Mycerinus Pyramid: 9 (1911), p. 13; 33 (1935),
p. 21; 48 (1950), p. 10. Western Cemetery: 5 (1907), p. 20 (Nofer, etc.); 11 (1913), p.
19 (Pen-meru), p. 53 (Senezem-ib Family); 13 (1915), p. 29 (Reserve Heads); 20
(1922), p. 25; 33 (1935), p. 69; 34 (1936), p. 96; 36 (1938), p. 26; 37 (1939), p. 29; 56
(1958), p. 56 (Mehu and Senezem-ib Family). Eastern Cemetery: 25, Special Supplement,
May, 1927, p. 1; 26 (1928), p. 76; 27 (1929), p. 83; 30 (1932), p. 56; 51 (1953), p.
23 (all for Queen Hetep-heres I); 23 (1925), pp. 12, 28; 25 (1927), p. 64 (Chapel of
Queen Meresankh 111), p. 96 (Coffin of Queen Meresankh II); 32 (1934), p. 2
(Khufu-khaf, etc.); 34 (1936), p. 3 (Pair statuette of Meresankh III); 37 (1939), p. 42
(Bust of Prince Ankh-haf); 44 (1946), p. 23 (Gilded copper diadem).
Kerma (Middle Kingdom to Hyksos): 12 (1914), p. 9; 13 (1915), p. 71; 39
(1941), p. 7. Cataract Forts (Middle-New Kingdom): 23 (1925), p. 20; 27 (1959), p.
64; 28 (1930), p. 47; 29 (1931), p. 66. Royal Shawabtis: 49 (1951), p. 40. Gebel Barkaf
Temples (Kushite): 15 (1917), p. 25; 23 (1925), p. 17 (Atlanersa Altar). Nuri (Kushite):
16 (1918), p. 67; 43 (1945), p. 53 (Aspelta Sarcophagus). El Kurru (Kushite): 19
(1921) p. 21; 46 (1948), p. 98. Meroë (Meroitic): 21 (1923), p. 12; 23 (1925), p. 18; 46
(1948), p. 100.
SUDAN:
PREDYNASTOICB JECTS:
OLD KINGDOM SCULPTURE:
46 (1948), p. 64 (Hippopotamus).
Saqqarah Chapels: 8 (1910), p. 19; 27 (1929), p. 36.
Khnum-baf (Ba-baf) statuette: 37 (1939), 117. Old Kingdom Portraits: 41 (1943).
p. 68. Wooden statue of Methethy: 46 (1948), p. 30.
Assiut Sculpture: 3 (1905), p. 13. El Bersheh objects:
19 (1921), p. 43; 39 (1941), p. 10. Royal Sculpture: 26 (1928), p. 61. Jewelry: 39
(1941), p. 94.
Medinet Habu Faience Tiles: 6 (1908), p. 47; Amarna Reliefs:
34 (1936), p. 22; 35 (1937), p. 11. Merenptah Statue: 37 (1939), p. 6 Horemheb
Relief, Hatshepsut Obelisk: 40 (1942), p. 42. Dwarf Statuette: 47 (1949), p. 9. Amenhotep,
Son of Hapu: 47 (1949), p. 42. Toilet Box: 50 (1952), p. 74. Head of Amenhotep
II, 52 (1954), pp. 11, 41. Theban Tomb Relief: 52 (1954), p. 84. Painter’s Sketch:
56 (1958), p. 102.
Amulets: 28 (1930), p. 117. Sculpture: 29 (1931), p. 104; 35 (1937), p.
70; 47 (1949), p. 21; 49 (1951), p. 69; 50 (1952), pp. 19, 49; 51 (1953), pp. 2, 80; 53
(1955), p. 80; Bronzes: 57 (1959), p. 48.
MIDDLEK INGDOMO BJECTS:
NEWK INGDOMO BJECTS:
LATE PERIOD:
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