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| Genre/Form: | Bildband Catalogs |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Edward Bleiberg; Kathlyn M Cooney; Brooklyn Museum. |
| ISBN: | 9780872731592 0872731596 9781904832522 1904832520 |
| OCLC Number: | 159822564 |
| Description: | 152 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | A brief chronology of ancient Egypt -- To live forever: Egyptian funerary beliefs and practices / Edward Bleiberg -- Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife -- Mummification and rank -- The elite funeral -- Tombs over time: an inventory -- How much did a coffin cost? the social and economic aspects of funerary arts in ancient Egypt / Kathlyn M. Cooney -- Purchasing a coffin -- Purchasing other funerary equipment -- Buying with one's price range -- Funerary arts and social inequality -- Usurpation and reuse of burial goods -- The social and economic meaning of funerary art. |
| Responsibility: | Edward Bleiberg ; with an essay by Kathlyn M. Cooney. |
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