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This classic work is an indispensable handbook for understanding Egyptian art as the expression of a unique culture. Petrie, an early practitioner of the cultural approach to art, considers fifteen different art or craft forms, ranging from the splendid goods made for pharaohs to humble objects of everyday life. While touching on art history and archaeology, Petrie concentrates on the ways the social and metaphysical order of the Egyptian world are reproduced in its art forms.Petrie, W. M. Flinders is the author of 'Arts and Crafts of Ancient Egypt 1910' with ISBN 9780766128347 and ISBN 0766128342.
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