The British Museum has the largest and finest collection of antiquities fromEgypt and the Sudan outside of those countries. Masterpieces of Ancient Egyptpresent... » 

The British Museum has the largest and finest collection of antiquities fromEgypt and the Sudan outside of those countries. Masterpieces of Ancient Egyptpresents the highlights of the British Museums Egyptian collection for thefirst time in print. This beautiful volume displays 200 of the most importantand famous objects including the Rosetta Stone as well as a selection oflesserknown but equally significant pieces. Together these works offer anoverview of the whole of ancient Egyptian art. Each object is illustrated witha fullpage color photograph many of which were taken especially for thispublication. The accompanying text unfolds the story and features of eachobject. The introduction offers a brief history of the vast collections of theDepartment of Ancient Egypt and Sudan and a description of how and why itemsare selected for display in the permanent galleries of the British Museum. «