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corn-mummies. The aim is to record and analyse this
class
of objects in terms of form, decoration,
representational theme, archaeological and cultural
context, chronology and use.
Corn-mummies are mummiform objects, 35 50 cm long,
made from a mixture of earth and grain, wrapped in
resin-soaked linen bandages and often provided with
Osirian wax mask and four small packages interpreted
as the Sons of Horus.
A catalogue, comprising 96 specimens, is provided as
basis for their interpretation in the light of
literary, pictorial and archaeological related
evidence, associated religious beliefs and symbolic
concepts.
This book constitutes a valid contribution to the
study of ancient Egyptian religious practice and a
very useful resource both for scholars interested in
traditions surroundings the god Osiris and for
museum curators and others who wish to situate
particular corn-mummies within a broader temporal
and symbolic context.
corn-mummies. The aim is to record and analyse this
class
of objects in terms of form, decoration,
representational theme, archaeological and cultural
context, chronology and use.
Corn-mummies are mummiform objects, 35 50 cm long,
made from a mixture of earth and grain, wrapped in
resin-soaked linen bandages and often provided with
Osirian wax mask and four small packages interpreted
as the Sons of Horus.
A catalogue, comprising 96 specimens, is provided as
basis for their interpretation in the light of
literary, pictorial and archaeological related
evidence, associated religious beliefs and symbolic
concepts.
This book constitutes a valid contribution to the
study of ancient Egyptian religious practice and a
very useful resource both for scholars interested in
traditions surroundings the god Osiris and for
museum curators and others who wish to situate
particular corn-mummies within a broader temporal
and symbolic context.
| Genre: | Geschichte |
|---|---|
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9783639115604 |
| ISBN-10: | 3639115600 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Autor: | Centrone, Maria C. |
| Hersteller: | VDM Verlag Dr. Müller |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de |
| Maße: | 220 x 150 x 18 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Maria C. Centrone |
| Gewicht: | 0,47 kg |
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