Ancient Egyptian Jewelry

by Carol A.R. Andrews

Book Overview

The spectacular jewels of ancient Egypt, long buried in desert tombs, are revealed in all their exotic beauty in this superb survey. Spanning more than 3,000 years, Ancient Egyptian Jewelry features nearly 200 magnificent objects and explores the surprisingly sophisticated techniques used to fashion jewelry from gold, silver, turquoise, lapis lazuli, and other precious and semi-precious stones.The suberb reproductions include not only actual jewelry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810926776
• ISBN13: 9780810926776
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary