Christine Price brings to life the god-centered ancient Egyptian people as evoked by their magnificent, enduring art. Chronologically she depicts the 1500 years of Egypt's greatest splendor through text and numerous photographs and drawings. Although the author tells us of the monumental temples to the gods, the pyramids, the tombs of the god-kings, and sphinxes, her emphasis is on the total scope of ancient Egyptian art as it tells about the people.

The author helps one read the stories and symbols in hieroglyphic inscriptions, wall paintings, relief carvings, objets d'art, jewelry, furniture, pottery, sculputure, sphinxes, temples, pyramids and tombs. Thus, one sees the people, their lives ruled by the Nile and their gods rooted in nature. She shows their love of life, their lifelong effort to conquer death and to provide a home for the immortal spirit after death in the tomb.

As in Made in Ancient Greece, Miss Price has combined the history and art of a period in an easily readable and informative text, and presented them in an artistic manner. She gives a coherent rather than comprehensive view of a culture. As she says, "My book is meant to be only a gateway to the wonder of ancient Egyptian art, and I hope that some readers who pass through it will set out from there on their own voyages of discovery."

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