Abydos : the sacred land at the Western horizon /

Abydos : the sacred land at the Western horizon /

The volume is the first of two complementary volumes that explore Abydos through the lenses of the latest archaeological, archival and collections research, building upon a colloquium and workshop held at the British Museum in 2015. Volume 2 presents a focussed view on Abydos in the post-pharaonic p...

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Other Authors: Regulski, Ilona.

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Leuven : Peeters, 2019.

Series: British Museum publications on Egypt and Sudan ; 8.

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Abydos (Egypt : Extinct city) > Congresses.

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Call Number: DT73 .A16 A29 2019

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