Description:The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology first opened its doors in 1915, and since then has attracted visitors from all over the world as well as providing valuable teaching resources. Named after its founder, the pioneering archaeologist Flinders Petrie, the Museum holds more than 80,000 objects and is one of the largest and finest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. Richly illustrated and engagingly written, the book moves back and forth between recent history and the ancient past, between objects and people. Experts discuss the discovery, history and care of key objects in the collections such as the Koptos lions and Roman era panel portraits. The rich and varied history of the Petrie Museum is revealed by the secrets that sit on its shelves.Available in print and...FREE online enhanced edition: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-press/browse...FREE open access PDF: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-press/browse...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections. To get started finding The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
120
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
UCL Press
Release
2015
ISBN
1910634352
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections
Description: The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology first opened its doors in 1915, and since then has attracted visitors from all over the world as well as providing valuable teaching resources. Named after its founder, the pioneering archaeologist Flinders Petrie, the Museum holds more than 80,000 objects and is one of the largest and finest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. Richly illustrated and engagingly written, the book moves back and forth between recent history and the ancient past, between objects and people. Experts discuss the discovery, history and care of key objects in the collections such as the Koptos lions and Roman era panel portraits. The rich and varied history of the Petrie Museum is revealed by the secrets that sit on its shelves.Available in print and...FREE online enhanced edition: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-press/browse...FREE open access PDF: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-press/browse...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections. To get started finding The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.