CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Definitions and Conventions xv
6. Dynastic Chronology xvii
7. Chapter 1: A Unique Vantage Point 1
8. Chapter 2: The Priestly Decrees 6
9. Chapter 3: ‘‘Conspicuous’’ and Other Places 15
10. Chapter 4: A Visual Vocabulary 33
11. Chapter 5: Ideology and the Royal Visage 43
12. Chapter 6: Chronology 54
13. Chapter 7: Powerful Traditions, New Dynamics 65
14. Chapter 8: A Generation of Innovators 85
15. Appendix A: Sculptors’ Studies or Votives? 90
16. Appendix B: Questionable Sculptures 94
17. Catalogue 97
18. Abbreviations 133
19. Bibliography 135
20. Index 147
21. Figures 157