Humanities & Social Sciences
Golden Mummies of Egypt
Interpreting identities from the Graeco-Roman period
by Campbell Price, Julia Thorne
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Golden Mummies of Egypt presents new insights and a rich perspective on beliefs about the afterlife during an era when Egypt was part of the Greek and Roman worlds (c. 300 BCE-200 CE). This beautifully illustrated book, featuring photography by Julia Thorne, accompanies Manchester Museum's first-ever international touring exhibition. Golden Mummies of Egypt is a visually spectacular exhibition that offers visitors unparalleled access to the museum's outstanding collection of Egyptian and Sudanese objects - one of the largest in the UK.
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'Golden mummies of Egypt presents a rich perspective on Egyptian mummies and western approaches to them. Based around an exhibition of Manchester Museum's collection and informed by the history of its development, Campbell Price's treatment, with beautiful photographs by Julia Thorne, offers many new insights into ancient practices and their modern interpreters.' John Baines, Emeritus Professor of Egyptology, University of Oxford
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'Golden mummies of Egypt presents a rich perspective on Egyptian mummies and western approaches to them. Based around an exhibition of Manchester Museum's collection and informed by the history of its development, Campbell Price's treatment, with beautiful photographs by Julia Thorne, offers many new insights into ancient practices and their modern interpreters.' John Baines, Emeritus Professor of Egyptology, University of Oxford
Author Biography
Campell Price is Curator of Egypt and Sudan at Manchester Museum
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- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Publication Date March 2023
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781526172716 / 1526172712
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPrint PDF
- Pages248
- ReadershipGeneral/trade; College/higher education; Professional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions285 X 235 mm
- Biblio NotesDerived from Proprietary 5922
- Reference Code15719
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