Ancient Egypt transformed : the Middle Kingdom /

Ancient Egypt transformed : the Middle Kingdom /

The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030-1700 B.C.), the second great era of ancient Egyptian culture, was a transformational period during which the artistic conventions, cultural principles, religious beliefs, and political systems formed during earlier dynasties were developed and reimagined. This comprehens...

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Main Author: Oppenheim, Adela (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

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Art, Egyptian > Catalogs.
Egypt > Antiquities > Exhibitions.
Egypt > History > Middle Kingdom, ca. 2180-ca. 1551 B.C. > Exhibitions.

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Call Number: DT85 .A53

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Table of Contents:
  • What was the Middle Kingdom? /
  • Adela Oppenheim
  • Aspects of Middle Kingdom art.
  • Architecture : building for eternity across Egypt /
  • Dieter Arnold ;
  • Statues in their settings : encountering the divine /
  • Dorothea Arnold ;
  • Artists and workshops : the complexity of creation /
  • Adela Oppenheim ;
  • The decoration of elite tombs : connecting the living and the dead /
  • Janice Kamrin ;
  • The art of the stela : an appeal to the living /
  • Kei Yamamoto
  • Catalogue.
  • A new start from the south : Thebes during the eleventh dynasty /
  • Dieter Arnold, Dorothea Arnold
  • The move to the north : establishing a new capital /
  • Dieter Arnold, Peter J�anosi
  • Pharaoh : power and performance /
  • Dorothea Arnold
  • Royal women : ladies of the two lands /
  • Isabel St�unkel
  • The pharaoh's subjects : court and provinces /
  • Wolfram Grajetzki
  • An expanding worldview : conquest, colonization, and coexistence /
  • David B. O'Connor
  • The impact of Middle Kingdom literature : ancient and modern /
  • Richard B. Parkinson
  • Comprehending life : community, environment, and the supernatural /
  • Kei Yamamoto
  • Understanding death : a journey between worlds /
  • Stephen Quirke
  • Abydos and Osiris : the terrace of the great god /
  • Kei Yamamoto
  • Temples : secluded domains for kings and gods /
  • Adela Oppenheim
  • Later life of Middle Kingdom monuments : interrogating Tanis /
  • Marsha Hill
  • Middle Kingdom history and archaeology.
  • Middle Kingdom history : an overview /
  • Wolfram Grajetzki
  • Excavations by the Metropolitan Museum of Art at Middle Kingdom sites /
  • Dieter Arnold, Adela Oppenheim
  • Selected sites :
  • Elephantine ; Thebes : East Bank (Karnak and Luxor) ; Thebes : West Bank, Abydos ; Middle Egypt ; The Fayum ; Lisht ; Dahshur ; Memphis ; The Delta /
  • Dieter Arnold, Felix Arnold, Manfred Bietak, Luc Gabolde, Lisa Giddy, Janice Kamrin, Josef Wegner.