In order tounderstandancientEgyptianart, it isvitaltoknowas much as possibleoftheeliteEgyptians' view of the world and the functionsandcontexts of the art producedforthem.
As their attentions turns to out-of-touch governments and a moneyed elite that they find hard to understand, Americans and Britons and millions of others are beginning to ask questions begin to be asked about a new generation of independent money managers who have established themselves as key players in the financial markets over the past four decades.