Living Images - Egyptian Funerary Portraits in the Petrie Museum

Informationen zum Autor Picton, Janet; Quirke, Stephen; Roberts, Paul C Zusammenfassung The haunting funerary paintings on wood coffins found in Roman Egypt still represent some of the most vivid images that come to us from the ancient world. Acting as a reference for scholars and general audiences, this title presents an authoritative presentation of the restored collection. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication, Museum Collections Referenced in this Volume, Donors and Subscribers, PARTI The Archaeological Context of the Portraits, PART II Conservation of Mummy Portraits, PART III Catalogue of the Panel Portraits in the Petrie Museum, PART IV Barbara Adams, PART V Illustrated Index of Hawara Portraits, Illustrated Index of Hawara Portraits Excavated in 1888 and 1911 295 Portrait Index, Index

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• Authors: Janet Picton, Janet Quirke Picton
• Assisted by: Janet Picton (Editor), Picton Janet (Editor), Stephen Quirke (Editor), Quirke Stephen (Editor), Paul C Roberts (Editor), Paul C. Roberts (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138405059
• ISBN: 978-1-138-40505-9
• No. of pages: 318
• Series: UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology