Egyptian Art. Calouste Gulbenkian Collection

Egyptian Art. Calouste Gulbenkian Collection presents one of the most important private collections of Egyptian antiquities in Europe. The volume includes sculpture, reliefs, funerary objects, jewellery and ritual artefacts spanning the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms as well as the Late and Roman periods.
The catalogue outlines the history of Calouste Gulbenkian’s collecting and the academic significance of the holdings. Each object is accompanied by detailed attribution, material analysis, provenance notes and comparative references to major museum collections in Cairo, the Louvre and the British Museum.
Prepared by specialists of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, this publication serves as a valuable resource for Egyptologists, museum professionals, collectors and readers interested in the material culture of ancient Egypt.