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...
| Основен автор: | Riggs, Christina. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Серия: |
Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=179871 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Beautiful burial in Roman Egypt. |
| Резюме: |
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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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Oxford University. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xxi, 334 pages, [8] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-321) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781429430906 1429430907 019927665X 9780199276653 9780191534874 0191534870 |