An extraordinary book about one of the most remarkable collections of ancient Egyptian jewelry in the United States.

Peter Lacovara is director of the Ancient Egyptian Archaeology and Heritage Fund and former curator at the MFA Boston and Michael C. Carlos Museum; Yvonne Markowitz is the Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B. Kaplan Curator Emerita of Jewellery at the MFA Boston; Paula Artal-Isbrand is the objects conservator who executed the cleaning and conservation treatment.

Foreword
10 Chronological Table of Ancient Egypt
12 Maps of Egypt, Nubia, and Thebes
15 A Brief History of Ancient Egypt by Peter Lacovara
31 Laura Norcross Marrs: Traveler, Collector, and Philanthropist by Peter Lacovara
51 Jewels of the Nile by Yvonne J. Markowitz
85 Conservation, Technique, and Research by Paula Artal-Isbrand
Catalogue
105 Amulets by Yvonne J. Markowitz
119 The Sacred Beetle by Yvonne J. Markowitz
127 Ancient Egyptian Jewelry by Yvonne J. Markowitz
161 Cosmetics by Peter Lacovara
175 Funerary Art by Peter Lacovara
188 Analysis of Egyptian Plaquette Mounted as a Brooch by Erin R. Mysak and Richard Newman
196 Bibliography
200 Additional Object Information
212 Index
216 Photo Credits