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Umm El-Ga'ab: Pottery from the Nile Valley before the Arab Conquest (Fitzwilliam Museum).

Umm El-Ga'ab: Pottery from the Nile Valley before the Arab Conquest (Fitzwilliam Museum).

Umm El-Ga'ab: Pottery from the Nile Valley before the Arab Conquest

Umm El-Ga'ab: Pottery from the Nile Valley before the Arab Conquest (Fitzwilliam Museum).

by Bourriau, Janine

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Cambridge:: Cambridge University Press, 1981.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black boards with silver spine text; a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket.. about 11 inches tall by 8.75 wide . Chronology. Description: Features 273 b&w illustrations. This is a companion volume to an exhibition organized by the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge from October to December, 1981. The selection of vessels range from Predynastic Egypt to medieval Nubia, a span of over six thousand years. The introductory section coves the materials and methods of pottery making and shows how the application of scientific techniques can increase our understanding of the creative process. Human and animal figure vases are includes in this section. The second part is devoted to the styles of different periods, where the counterpoint between ceramic styles and political and cultural change, and the contrast between pottery for the tomb and pottery for every day living can be seen. A final section shows the use of pottery in magic and ritual and the impact of trade on pottery style and technology.

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Title
Umm El-Ga'ab: Pottery from the Nile Valley before the Arab Conquest (Fitzwilliam Museum).
Author
Bourriau, Janine
Format/Binding
Hardbound
Book Condition
Used - BINDING/CONDITION: black boards with silver spine text; a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket.
Edition
1st Edition.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0521240654
ISBN 13
9780521240659
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication
Cambridge:
Date Published
1981.
Pages
142 pages.
Size
about 11 inches tall by 8.75 wide

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