Egyptian Art at Eton College: Selections from the Myers Museum by Spurr, Stephen;Quirke, Stephen;Reeves, Nicholas - 1999

Harry N Abrams Inc and Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999. multiple BRAND NEW copies still in publishers shrink wrap, ISBN: 9780810965447 Authors: Stephen Spurr, Nicholas Reeves & Stephen Quirke. Pages/Length: 64 Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Publication Date: 1999; Format: Paperback Dimensions: 11 in. x 8.5 in. x 0.25 in. This catalogue covers a selection of the finest and most historically important works in the Myers Museum at Eton College in Windsor, England, which possesses one of the world's finest collections of ancient Egyptian decorative arts. Among the 100 pieces photographed in color and described in detail here are a gold wire ring with an amethyst scarab; a superbly carved and jointed wooden figure almost 4,000 years old; a beautifully sculpted alabaster urn from the 18th dynasty; and scores of pieces of blue- and green-glazed faience ceramics. . Soft Cover. New. 4to.