Ancient lives. An artist's life /
"The details of the ancient Egyptian Paneb's life--how he carried out his duties as foreman of a gang of superb stone carvers and how he eventually came to grief--lead us to the oldest map in the world. The program discusses the gods who controlled all life; how death is reborn in the king...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[2004]
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| Summary: | "The details of the ancient Egyptian Paneb's life--how he carried out his duties as foreman of a gang of superb stone carvers and how he eventually came to grief--lead us to the oldest map in the world. The program discusses the gods who controlled all life; how death is reborn in the king's burial chamber; the relationship between day and night, life and death, flood and drought; the remains of the village: the house of Caha, maker of scarabs, and of Kenherkopershef the scribe, where we can recognize his tiled office and the seat where he sat to have his head shaved so that he might wear his elaborate wig; the story of Horus and its meaning; Paneb the foreman; the artistic details of the tomb: a celebration of simplicity; Paneb's life and death; what cartouches tell us; following the map to the pharaoh's mines"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced for television in 1984. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Peter Greenbalgh ; music, Edward Wynne ; editor, Kevin Brazier. |