This provocative volume explores four millennia of Chinese and Egyptian culture in parallel, uncovering the remarkable convergences between their civilizations. Much of what we now know in Western Civilization can be traced back to ancient civilizations in China and in Egypt. In this illuminating book, hundreds of works dating from the 4th millennium BC to the 2nd century AD are presented side-by- side-and the similarities between both cultures are startling and significant. Divided into chapters focusing on each region's writing, government, daily life, religious beliefs, and funeral rites, the book examines how these cultures developed in parallel. These beautiful antiquities offer new insights into how ancient people lived, worked, and worshiped over the same time period on different continents. AUTHOR: Friederike Seyfried is Director at the A gyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany and a member of the German Archaeological Institute. Exhibition Itinerary: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany July 5?December 3, 2017 Published in association with Agyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin 400 colour illustrations
