Needles from the Nile: Obelisks and the Past as Property

by Chris Elliott

In the hearts of London and New York stand their two oldest public monuments, Cleopatra's Needles, the last of a series of obelisks from Ancient Egypt to be moved abroad during a period of over two thousand years. This book uses the Needles to examine how objects embody the cultures that create them, and how the use, value, and meaning of these objects change as they are transferred between cultures by gift, sale, barter, or theft. It explores the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 180085630X
• ISBN13: 9781800856301
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 328 Pages