xii, 275 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), 1 col. map, plans (some col.) ; 26 cm
Notes:
"This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition 'The Dawn of Egyptian Art' on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York from April 10 to August 5, 2012"--T.p. verso Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-268) and index
Contents:
Introduction / Diana Craig Patch From land to landscape / Diana Craig Patch Hierakonpolis / Reně Friedman An early weaving scene / Emilia Cortes The human figure / Diana Craig Patch Early dynastic art / Diana Craig Patch Sculpture in early dynastic Egypt / Marianne Eaton-Krauss Objects, animals, humans, and hybrids: the evolution of early Egyptian representations of the divine / Ann Macy Roth Text and image and the origin of writing in ancient Egypt / David P. Silverman The stela of King Renab / Catharine H. Roehrig and Anna Serotta
