The mummy in ancient Egypt: equipping the dead for eternity / Salima Ikram and Aidan Dodson
1998, First Edition. New York: Thames & Hudson. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #374197
ISBN: 0500050880
Physical description: 352 pages: illustrations (some color); 26 cm. Contents: The ancient Egyptian burial -- The resurrection of the mummies -- Mummies and the art of mummification -- Amulets, jewellery and other ornaments -- Wrappings -- Masks and external ornaments -- Coffins -- Sarcophagi -- Canopic equipment -- Timeline -- Glossary -- The cemeteries of Egypt -- Maps -- Gazetteer of the royal cemeteries -- The royal burial caches -- The kings of Egypt: their mummies, coffins and sarcophagi -- The royal mummies: a descriptive catalogue -- Mummies in the media. Subjects: Funeral rites and ceremonies. Death and burial. Egyptians Death and burial.
Price: €32.00