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The mystery of the Albany mummies /

"This book recounts a fascinating tale of the mystery of the Albany mummies from their early acquisition in 1909, to their beloved status as Albany's Egyptian priest and priestess in the mid-twentieth century, to the present, when their mystery was solved through the intersection of histor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lacovara, Peter (Editor ), D'Auria, Sue (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : Excelsior Editions, an imprint of State University of New York Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chronology
  • Preface / Tammis K. Groft
  • From the Nile to the Hudson : the Albany mummies / Tammis K. Groft
  • Egyptomania and the Empire State / Peter Lacovara
  • Sidebar: Egyptian volumes at the Albany Institute / Andrew Oliver
  • Ankhefenmut and his world / Peter Lacovara and Joyce Haynes
  • Sidebar: Genealogy of Dynasty 21 / Peter Lacovara
  • Sidebar: Ankhefenmut's tunic / Peter Lacovara
  • Sidebar: The conservation of the coffin of Ankhefenmut / Leslie Ransick Gat and Erin Toomey
  • The mummy of Ankhefenmut : a scientific investigation / Bob Brier
  • Albany's Ptolemaic mummy and Late Period funerary arts / Peter Lacovara
  • The Ptolemaic mummy : a scientific investigation / Bob Brier
  • The Albany Institute Egyptian Collection
  • Glossary.