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Ancient Egyptian statues : their many lives and deaths /
"Why do ancient Egyptian statues so often have their noses, hands, or genitals broken? Although Late Antiquity appears to have been one of the major moments of large-scale vandalism against pagan monuments, various contexts bear witness to several phases of reuse, modification, or mutilation of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cairo ; New York :
The American University in Cairo Press,
2022.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Statues carry the mark of history
- Statues in Egypt
- Bringing a statue to life
- Intentionally mutilated or accidentally damaged?
- Destroying to annihilate
- Remembering to forget
- Magic or ritual act
- Restoring, transforming to re-activate
- Dismantling to reuse
- Mutilating to de-activate?