Sacred and Profane Treasures of Ancient Egypt from the Myers Collection, Eton College and University of Birmingham
Martin Bommas, Eurydice Georganteli, Maria Michela Luiselli and Michael Sharp
Published by GILES in association with the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham
Publish Date — September 2010 (UK and USA)
Dimensions — 128 pages, 270 x 205 mm (8 x 10½ in.), portrait
Illustrations — 125 colour and 8 b & w illustrations
Hardback price — UK£24.95 / US$40.00
ISBN — 1-904832-80-6
ISBN — 978-1-904832-80-5
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“Ideal as a souvenir of the exhibition, but especially useful for the many people who might not be able to visit Birmingham” Ancient Egypt Magazine
About the Book
Published on the opening of a dazzling exhibition at the Barber Institute, this volume displays a treasure trove of ancient Egyptian artifacts from the rarely-seen Myers Collection. Sacred and Profane: Treasures of Ancient Egypt from the Myers Collection highlights over 80 objects, tracing two and a half millennia of life and death in ancient Egypt.
The Myers Collection of Egyptian Art at Eton College is widely-regarded as one of the most important, collections of small Egyptian artefacts in the world, yet the cache of about 3,000 statuettes of mortals and gods, mummy masks, jewellery and cosmetics, pottery, papyri and children’s toys has been until now under-researched and unseen. This new volume contributes significantly to the wider scholarship and understanding of this stunning private collection in particular and Egyptian art in general.
Sacred and Profane: Treasures of Ancient Egypt is showing at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham, 18 June, 2010–18 January, 2012
