T. G. H. James

T I o appreciate the sculpture of Ancient Egypt it is essen- M tial to have some knowledge of its cultural setting, for very little sculpture was ever made in Egypt which did not have a specific function quite independent of art. In fact, it is probably true to say that the artistic element we...

T I o appreciate the sculpture of Ancient Egypt it is essen- M tial to have some knowledge of its cultural setting, for very little sculpture was ever made in Egypt which did not have a specific function quite independent of art. In fact, it is probably true to say that the artistic element we...

preface The superlatives applied to Howard Carter and the momentous discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, piled up and reiterated over the years since 1922, should have dulled the responses of most people In fact, interest in the tomb is perhaps greater today than at any time since the early...