Egyptian Painting

by T.G.H. James

From the earliest times the Egyptians used bold, bright colours to decorate their buildings, sculptures, papyri, coffins and funerary chests. The large tomb-paintings in the British Museum are the most brilliant examples of their artistry but their love of colour shows also in the small vignettes of painted papyri.

This book surveys the whole range of Egyptian painting, illustrated chiefly by the wealth of material in the British Museum...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674241533
• ISBN13: 9780674241534
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 8.5"