Product Description

The age of the pyramids, or Old Kingdom period, was Egypt's crowning moment, known to many as its Golden Age. It was a time when kings and queens commanded stone to be turned into architectural marvels, the human figure to be immortalized, and exquisite furnishings and jewelry to be fashioned for this life and the one beyond the tomb. One of the world's premier collections of Old Kingdom art belongs to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, but never before have highlights from the collection been presented together in a single, lavishly-illustrated volume. Nor have many of the fascinating archival photographs of the excavations that unearthed these objects been published as they are here. Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids provides a glimpse of life--and death--at the pinnacle of Egyptian civilization, as well as the excitement of the first excavators who discovered its treasures.

About the Author

Joyce L. Haynes is a consultant in the Art of the Ancient World Department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Rita E. Freed is Norma-Jean Calwood Curator of Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Art in the Art of the Ancient World Department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Her previous books include "Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten: Nefertiti: Tutankhamen" and "Egypt's Golden Age: The Art of Living in the New Kingdom".

Yvonne J. Markowitz is Suzanne E. Chapman Artist in the Art of the Ancient World Department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and editor of "Jewelry: Journal of the American Society of Jewelry Historians". Among her previous books are "Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten: Nefertiti: Tutankhamen" and "Beyond Visual Perspective".