Treasures of Ancient Egypt

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Alastair Sooke

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Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Episode 1: The Birth of Art

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The Birth of Art

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Episode 1: The Birth of Art

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Alastair Sooke crosses the Sahara and travels the Nile to find Egypt's earliest art.

Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, Alastair Sooke treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely seen art of its earliest peoples.

In a visual treat taking in Egypt's greatest historical sites, Alastair Sooke tells the story of ancient Egyptian art through 30 extraordinary masterpieces. Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, he treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely seen art of its earliest peoples. Exploring how this civilisation's art reflected its religion, he looks anew at the Great Pyramid, and the statuary and painting of the Old Kingdom. Sooke is amazed by the technical prowess of ancient artists whose skills confound contemporary craftsmen.

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Alastair Sooke looks at masterpieces of Ancient Egypt through the eyes of an art lover.

Alastair Sooke tells the story of Ancient Egyptian art through 30 extraordinary masterpieces.

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