Alcuin Books, Ltd.

Masking the Blow: The Scene of Representation in Late Prehistoric Egyptian Art

Davis, Whitney

Berkeley:(1992): University of California Press, First Edition. Large Octavo. Item #006628

300pp. Illustrated with b&w photographs and line drawings. Folding chart. A reinterpretation of images carved on ivory knife handles and schist cosmetic palettes, including the Narmer Palette, often considered the very inception of ancient Egyptian canonical image making in the dynastic Pharaonic tradition. Many of these images were often incorrectly illustrated over the years. Bound in gray cloth, spine lettering silver, one corner slightly bumped in pictorial dust jacket lettered in white and blue. Near fine.

Price: $40.00