LEWES.- Jewels of the Nile celebrates the extensive range of Egyptian jewelry held by the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts, a remarkable collection assembled by Laura and Kingsmill Marrs during the early 20th century. The Boston couple were advised by Howard Carter, the archaeologist who would later achieve worldwide recognition for his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922; Carter guided their acquisition of an outstanding selection of scarabs, amulets, jewelry and cosmetic articles, including rare, blue-toned stone vessels as well as several of Carter’s own watercolor renditions of important Egyptian sites and royal figures. This book features beautiful full-color illustrations, and expertly photographed objects from the Worcester’s stellar collection of Egyptian antiquities. Essays contributed by the curators and other leading scholars focus on the history of ancient Egypt and the story of the collectors, as well as detailed information about the conservation practices and research surrounding the pieces themselves.

The exhibition that accompanies this book will be held at the Worcester Art Museum, in Worcester, Massachusetts, June 18, 2022—January 29, 2023.

Peter Lacovara is the director of the Ancient Egyptian Archaeology and Heritage Fund based in Albany, NY and a former curator at the MFA Boston and at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta.

Yvonne J. Markowitz is the Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B. Kaplan Curator Emerita of Jewelry at the MFA Boston.

Paula Artal-Isbrand is the objects conservator at the Worcester Museum of Art.

An absolutely stunning, highly informative book that you will want to both read and admire!— bedouinsilver.com

A must for Egyptomaniacs and scholars of ancient jewels and artefacts — Maria Doulton, The Jewellery Editor

Jewels of the Nile Ancient Egyptian Treasures from the Worcester Art Museum
Written by Peter Lacovara and Yvonne J. Markowitz
Edited by Sue D’Auria
Contributions by Paula Artal-Isbrand, Erin Mysak, & Richard Newman