Mastabas of Nucleus Cemetery G2100: Major mastabas G2100-2220
Author | : Peter Der Manuelian |
Publisher | : Museum of Fine Arts Boston |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 0878467548 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780878467549 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Download or read book Mastabas of Nucleus Cemetery G2100: Major mastabas G2100-2220 written by Peter Der Manuelian and published by Museum of Fine Arts Boston. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book interprets the complete archaeological record of the mastabas of Cemetery G 2100, one of the six nucleus cemeteries at Giza. As a key to understanding Old Kingdom mortuary development at Giza, it explores the distinguishing features of such a grouping of tombs and tomb owners: relative chronology and individual artistic styles; common administrative tides; possible familial connections to the king; and the relationship of the earlier, major mastabas to the subsequent, minor burials surrounding them." "The book contains historical and interpretive remarks, followed by individual chapters on the major mastabas. Several detailed 3D computer illustrations reconstruct unique views of the tombs from above and below ground. Part 2 of Giza Mastabas 8 will describe the later, subsidiary structures in Cemetery G 2100. Both volumes enhance the much larger corpus ofinformation available, in undigested form, on the Museum of Fine Arts's Giza Archives Project Web site (www.gizapyramids.org). The work should prove useful to those investigating Old Kingdom history and chronology, mortuary architecture, ceramic and faunal remains, inscriptional material, and art-historical style." --Book Jacket.