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...
المؤلف الرئيسي:
التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني
اللغة: English
منشور في:
Oxford :
Archaeopress Publishing Ltd,
2020.
سلاسل:
Archaeopress Egyptology ;
25.
الموضوعات:
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الوسوم: إضافة وسم
رقم الطلب: DT62.T6
| الملخص: | 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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| وصف المادة: | This is volume 25 of the series Archaeopress Egyptology, though some information states that it is volume 24. |
| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource (viii, 356 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
| جمهور: | Specialized. |
| بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ردمك: | 9781789693348 (ebook) : |
