Category:  Jewelry, Clothing & Beauty Care

From AEB: This book is filled with superb pictures of objects made of gold and lapis lazuli, gold and cornelian, gold and turquoise, gold and faience. Whether intricate works or simply plain beads on a necklace the combinations of colour and ornament are immensely pleasing.

From the book cover: Diadems, armlets, earrings, pendants, rings, bracelets, breastplates, amulets ... wrought in the rare and precious gems and metals that have stirred man's greed and wonder for centuries ... Nubian gold, vivid lapis lazuli, bright-colored faience and blood-red carnelian, Cyril Aldred [...] tells their enchanting and dramatic story... the myths and legends, the discoveries and thefts, that have marked each treasure's history. He explains the fascinating uses and significance of Egyptian jewels and describes the amazing techniques that created them.

De alapage.com : Il s'agit d'une brève introduction à la collection de 30 objets du Nouvel Empire en exposition au Musée du Louvre.