The hypocephalus : an ancient Egyptian funerary amulet /
The hypocephalus is an element of Late Period and Ptolemaic funerary equipment-an amuletic disc placed under the head of mummies. Its shape emulates the sun's disc, and its form is planar (although it is occasionally concave). This volume analyses the written records and iconography of these ob...
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Language: English
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Oxford :
Archaeopress Publishing Ltd,
2020.
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Archaeopress Egyptology ;
25.
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Call Number: DT62.T6
| Summary: | The hypocephalus is an element of Late Period and Ptolemaic funerary equipment-an amuletic disc placed under the head of mummies. Its shape emulates the sun's disc, and its form is planar (although it is occasionally concave). This volume analyses the written records and iconography of these objects. |
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| Item Description: | This is volume 25 of the series Archaeopress Egyptology, though some information states that it is volume 24. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 356 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781789693348 (ebook) : |