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Author: Niv Allon (Assistant Curator, Department of Egyptian Art, Assistant Curator, Department of Egyptian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.50cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 21.90cm
Weight: 0.438kg
ISBN: 9780198841623
ISBN 10: 0198841620
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 20 August 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
This book is well-written and presents well-argued points of view that both Egyptologists and nonspecialists will find interesting and illuminating in a range of aspects related to Egyptian art and the way in which Egyptian tomb owners in particular utilized art to draw attention to their own literacy and status. * Rune Olsen, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge * Allon's very engagingly-written book challenges many preconceptions – even in the rather well-worn subject of ancient Egyptian writing practice...This is an accessible and engaging book for anyone interested in ancientEgyptian society and literacy. * Campbell Price, Ancient Egypt *
Allon's very engagingly-written book challenges many preconceptions - even in the rather well-worn subject of ancient Egyptian writing practice...This is an accessible and engaging book for anyone interested in ancientEgyptian society and literacy. * Campbell Price, Ancient Egypt *
This book is well-written and presents well-argued points of view that both Egyptologists and nonspecialists will find interesting and illuminating in a range of aspects related to Egyptian art and the way in which Egyptian tomb owners in particular utilized art to draw attention to their own literacy and status. * Rune Olsen, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge * Allon's very engagingly-written book challenges many preconceptions - even in the rather well-worn subject of ancient Egyptian writing practice...This is an accessible and engaging book for anyone interested in ancientEgyptian society and literacy. * Campbell Price, Ancient Egypt *
Author Information
Niv Allon received his PhD in Egyptology from Yale University in 2014. That same year, he joined the Metropolitan Museum of Art as an assistant curator in the Department of Egyptian Art. He recently co-authored (with Hana Navratilova) Ancient Egyptian Scribes: A Cultural Exploration (2017), and is currently working on a study of visions of violence among the elite in New Kingdom Egypt.
