The Beautiful Burial in Roman Egypt

The Beautiful Burial in Roman Egypt
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 367
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ISBN-10 : 9780199276653
ISBN-13 : 019927665X
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Book Synopsis The Beautiful Burial in Roman Egypt by : Christina Riggs

Download or read book The Beautiful Burial in Roman Egypt written by Christina Riggs and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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