Living Images: Egyptian Funerary Portraits in the Petrie Museum

ISBN-13: 9781138405059 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 318 str.

Janet Picton

Opis

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.

Recenzje

"The portraits themselves are truly fascinating, providing a rare glimpse of the appearance of ordinary people from the ancient world, but the story of their discovery and the work of conserving them and understanding how and why they were made is equally remarkable. This book, written by specialists and experts, will be an essential reference for both scholars and general readers alike." - Ancient Egypt, August/September 2008

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Picton, Janet; Quirke, Stephen; Roberts, Paul C