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Ancient Faces

Categorie	Het oude Egypte
Boeknummer	#434215
Titel	Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt
Auteur	Bierbrier, Morris Leonard & John Taylor & Paul Roberts
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : British Museum Press
Jaar van uitgave	2000
ISBN10	0714122238
ISBN13	9780714122236
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrations in colour, 4to.
Samenvatting	From the first major discoveries in the 19th century, the painted panel and shroud portraits of Roman Egypt were a revelation to scholars and the public alike. Though the subjects of the portraits believed in the traditional Egyptian cults which offered them a firm prospect of life after death, they also wished to be commemorated in the Roman manner, the portraits focusing on their status in life. The images reveal the adoption of Roman fashions in dress and personal adornment by persons remote from the centre of the empire, but likely to have been actively engaged in its local administration. Many of the best known mummy portraits come from the Fayum, but portraits in various media are known from sites in the Nile Valley and along the Mediterranean coast. This text presents a wide range of examples, showing Roman influence coexisting with traditional Egyptian ways of commemorating the dead.
Pagina's	168
Conditie	Goed — Small grey stain bottom cut; two small light stains on title page.
Prijs	€ 12,50

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