EAN: 9783954986996

THE FASCINATION OF EGYPT GEBUNDEN

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98-699_FaszinationAegypten-engl Ancient Egyptian culture continues to exert an unbroken
fascination to this day. The appeal of these artefacts lies  among other things  in their great
antiquity and good state of preservation  in their vibrant colours  the formal clarity and
distinctiveness of their iconography  as well as the monumental impact of even the smallest
objects. Egyptian works have been collected in Dresden ever since the early eighteenth century
when the foundations were laid for what is now a remarkable collection including  for example 
the Dresden Book of the Dead papyrus  the famous mummies from Saqqara  and the remarkable
temple reliefs with representations of the Sed Festival. This book explores the history of the
collection and of Egyptomania in Saxony during the Baroque Period  as well as elucidating the
Ancient Egyptian pantheon and the concept of the afterlife as reflected in the Dresden Egyptian
collection. The informative and lavishly illustrated catalogue section presents around 170
selected works. It not only offers a scholarly overview of the collection  but also sheds light
on the royal cult of the gods  private religious practice  Pharaonic ideology  as well as the
Ancient Egyptian cult of the dead and the afterlife.

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