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The beautiful burial in Roman Egypt : art, identity, and funerary religion /
This important new study looks at coffins, masks, shrouds, and tombs from the Roman Period in Egypt, when naturalistic Greek art forms, like portraits, were combined with traditional Egyptian art. The book presents more than 150 objects and tombs, many for the first time, and reveals how they create...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Colección: | Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This important new study looks at coffins, masks, shrouds, and tombs from the Roman Period in Egypt, when naturalistic Greek art forms, like portraits, were combined with traditional Egyptian art. The book presents more than 150 objects and tombs, many for the first time, and reveals how they created a 'beautiful burial' to glorify the dead in the changing cultural landscape of Roman Egypt. - ;This important new study looks at the intersection of Greek and Egyptian art forms in the funerary sphere of Roman Egypt. A discussion of artistic change, cultural identity, and religious belief foregrou. |
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| Notas: | Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Oxford University. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 334 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-321) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781429430906 1429430907 019927665X 9780199276653 9780191534874 0191534870 1280758163 9781280758164 |