Format:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 356 pages)
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illustrations (black and white, and colour)
ISBN:
9781789693348
Series Statement:
Archaeopress Egyptology 25
Content:
The hypocephalus is an element of Late Period and Ptolemaic funerary equipment-an amuletic disc placed under the head of mummies. Its shape emulates the sun's disc, and its form is planar (although it is occasionally concave). This volume analyses the written records and iconography of these objects
Note:
This is volume 25 of the series Archaeopress Egyptology, though some information states that it is volume 24
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781789693331
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781789693331
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Mekis, Tamás The Hypocephalus Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2020 ISBN 9781789693331
Language:
English
Keywords:
Ägypten
;
Amulett
;
Religion
;
Bestattung
