The Priest, the Prince and the Pasha : The Life and Afterlife of an Ancient Egyptian Sculpture
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0878467963
ISBN-13
9780878467969
Publisher
Museum of Fine Arts,Boston
Imprint
Museum of Fine Arts,Boston
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 6th, 2015
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
642 grams
Dimensions
16.20 x 22.00 x 2.70 cms
Product Classification:
Egyptian archaeology / Egyptology
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Priest, the Prince, and the Pasha.
Sometime in the early fourth century BC, an unknown Egyptian master carved an exquisite portrait in dark-green stone. The statue that included this head of a priest, likely a citizen of ancient Memphis, may have been damaged when the Persians conquered Egypt in 343 BC, before it was buried in a temple complex. Its adventures were not over: after almost two millennia, the head was excavated by Auguste Mariette, a founding figure in French archaeology. Sent to France as part of a collection assembled for the inimitable Bonaparte prince known as Plon-Plon, it found a home in his faux Pompeian palace. After disappearing again, it resurfaced in the collection of American aesthete Edward Perry Warren, who donated it to the MFA, Boston. Along the way, this compelling, mysterious sculpture has reflected the evolving understanding of Egyptian art.
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