Description
In this issue:
– News from the Editors – A report on the recent return of stolen objects to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and other news from around the world. gg
– News from Egypt – Egypt correspondent Ayman Wahby Taher reports from Alexandria, the Fayum and Luxor.
– Cleanliness is Next to Godliness – Charlotte Booth investigates hygiene in ancient Egyptian society.
– Frogs in Ancient Egyptian Art – Magda van Ryneveld looks at the depictions of a small amphibian often heard in Egypt but rarely seen.
– From Foe to Pharaoh: Libyans and Egypt – Andrew Fulton examines the ancient relationship between Egypt and Libya.
– Egypt in Jersey – The Egyptian connection with the island of Jersey is revealed by John J. Taylor.
– The Long-Lost Work of Frédéric Cailliaud – In the third article in a series by ARCE, Andrew Bednarski highlights one example of the Center’s publication activities.
– The Leather Funerary Baldachin of Isetemkheb – Edward Loring describes the unique canopy of the daughter of a High Priest of Amun.
Plus: News, Reviews, Comment, Diary, and more!
Cover Date: Jun / Jul 2011, Volume 11 Issue 6