{"product_id":"made-in-ancient-egypt-9781913645922","title":"Made in Ancient Egypt","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis book looks at the art and material culture of Ancient Egypt in a new way - by finding out who made it and how.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The making of various kinds of Egyptian art was dictated by the different materials used: stone, ceramics, faience and glass, metalwork, jewellery, paint, linen, basketry, wood, papyrus and cartonnage. Each of these media is examined in turn, and the exquisite workmanship and knowledge of individual makers is here revealed and celebrated. The book accompanies a major exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fully illustrated and full of new research, this book will appeal to enthusiasts and scholars alike. It approaches a familiar subject from a fresh angle, focusing on the artists and makers. The many scholars involved also reveal their personal appreciation and understanding of the different media that they have studied or, frequently, restored, seeking to get to the heart of the methods of the ancient craftsmen, whose work they \u003cbr\u003e have learned to respect and admire. These scholars have been aided, of course, by modern technology, which gives a holistic analysis of these objects that are now some 4,000 years old but which can now often be 'read' very nearly in their entirety. Almost 100 different objects are presented and discussed for their typical or unusual features. Besides the editor's introduction, there is an essay on the difficulties of talking about individual artists in Ancient Egypt by Alessio delli Castelli and Dimitri Laboury, and conversations with contemporary makers working with the same materials today in much the same way as artists would have done in Ancient Egypt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3 October 2025 - 25 January 2026 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published by Paul Holberton Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Strudwick \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Curator Ancient Nile Valley and is responsible for the Fitzwilliam Museum's collection of Egyptian antiquities. She is the author of numerous books on Ancient Egypt, including Death on the Nile and The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Clarke \u003c\/b\u003ewas Exhibition Assistant on Made in Ancient Egypt until February 2025. He holds a BA in Ancient Civilisations (University of Wales Trinity St David, Lampeter), an MA in Egyptology (Liverpool University), and is currently preparing to begin a PhD. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their colleagues and contributors are \u003cb\u003eSara Hany Abed\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlessio delli Castelli\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJulie Dawson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTrevor F. Emmett\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eElsbeth Geldhof\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNesrin El-Hadidi\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMohamed Hamdan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Killen\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDimitri Laboury\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePaul Nicholson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMartin Odler\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSusanna Pancaldo\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMelanie Pitkin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePamela Rose\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAndrew Tanser\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMarcos Martinón-Torres\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBarbara Wills\u003c\/b\u003e, drawn not only from Britain but from Egypt, Europe, Australia and the USA.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paul Holberton Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890625904914,"sku":"9781913645922","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f30363ee-1520-461e-96b8-78fb2b3ad462.jpg?v=1768311660","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/made-in-ancient-egypt-9781913645922","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}