Reflections of Greatness: Ancient Egypt at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Selected for its design to be part of the prestigious AIGA show, REFLECTIONS OF GREATNESS is much more than an exhibition catalogue. Its focus on what the artifacts tell about the ancient Egyptian culture & its careful historical presentation make it accessible to the general public, while its anthropological presentation & its scholarly appendices make it a must for Egyptologists & students. The book's 68 color & 37 black-and-white photographs present 172 of the most important artifacts in the museum's Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt, an important collection of primarily nonroyal artifacts that sheds new light on the daily life of ancient Egypt's common folk. Two thirds of the artifacts in the book are shown in group photos since the assemblage is useful for comparisons. Dr. Patch is an Egyptologist & anthropologist who in 1982-83 directed an excavation & survey team that studied early Egyptian settlement patterns at Abydos & the Surrounding region.