The art of death in Graeco-Roman Egypt / Judith A. Corbelli
2006, First Edition. Princes Risborough : Shire. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #364223
ISBN: 0747806470
Series; Shire Egyptology ; 28. Physical description; 80 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Historical background -- Rock-cut tombs -- Loculus slabs and funerary stelae -- Sarcophagi, coffins and body cases -- Masks and portraits -- Cinerary urns -- The art-historical legacy -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Museums. Subjects; Sepulchral monuments Egypt. Funeral rites and ceremonies Egypt. Art, Classical Egypt. Art, Classical. Civilization Greek influences. Funeral rites and ceremonies. Sepulchral monuments. Sepulchral monuments Egypt. Funeral rites and ceremonies Egypt. Art, Classical. Classical antiquities. Sepulchral monuments Egypt. Art, Classical Egypt. Death in art. Sepulchral monuments Egypt. Funeral rites and ceremonies Egypt. Art, Classical Egypt. Egypt Civilization (332 B.C.-638 A.D.) Greek influences. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.
Price: €18.00