The death of the maiden in classical Athens /
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This study examines the death of maidens in classical Athens, combining the study of Attic funerary iconography with research on classical Attic maiden burials, funerary inscriptions, tragic plays, as well as the relevant Attic myths. The iconography of funerary reliefs focuses on the idealised image of the deceased maiden, as well as the powerful bonds of love and kinship that unite her with the members of her family, whereas the iconography of vases emphasises the premature death of the maiden, the pain of loss and mourning felt by her family, as well as the observance of the indispensable funerary rites concerning her burial and 'tomb cult'.
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Previously issued in print: 2017. :
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784915476 (ebook) :
To die in style! : the residential lifestyle of feasting and dying In Iron Age, Stamna, Greece /
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This volume investigates the culture of feasting and the rituals of death among elite citizens in Iron Age Stamna, Greece, by studying archaeological finds from a large number of Protogeometric era tombs.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (100 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784919368 (ebook) :
Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220) stone carved tombs in Central and Eastern China /
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Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) stone carved tombs were constructed from carved stone slabs or a combination of moulded bricks and carved stones, and were distributed in Central and Eastern China. In this text, the origins, meanings and influences of these tombs are presented as a part of the history of interactions between different parts of Eurasia.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (xiv, 216 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789690781 (ebook) :
Mortuary variability and social diversity in Ancient Greece : studies on Ancient Greek death and burial /
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Brings together early career scholars working on funerary customs in Greece from the Early Iron Age to the Roman period. Papers present various thematic and interdisciplinary analysis in which funerary contexts provide insights on individuals, social groups and communities.
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1 online resource (ii, 196 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789694437 (ebook) :
Body, cosmos and eternity : new research trends in the iconography and symbolism of ancient Egyptian coffins /
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The studies presented in this volume display an excellent overview on the new trends of research on coffin studies, with diverse contributions concerned either with symbolism or social significance of coffins, museums' collections or archaeological finds. These studies superbly showcase the richness of coffins as documental sources for the study of Egyptian religion, economy and society.
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
9781784910037 (PDF ebook) :
Bronze 'bathtub' coffins in the context of 8th-6th century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite funerary practices /
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This volume is dedicated to a small number of unique bronze 'bathtub' coffins found in 8th-6th century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite burial contexts. Usually treated as an incidental aspect of the burial process, these fascinating burial receptacles have until now garnered little in the way of academic interest. Here the author takes the opportunity to further explore the coffins, drawing together the widely dispersed information on their archaeological contexts, investigating the method and place of their manufacture, and establishing a possible date range for their production and use.
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784911751 (PDF ebook) :
Rishi coffins and the funerary culture of second intermediate period Egypt /
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"This volume is the first in-depth study of Egyptian Second Intermediate Period rishi coffins. It includes a catalogue of all published and many unpublished rishi coffins and its innovative analysis provides an entirely new evaluation of the funerary culture of the period based on the proposed typology of rishi coffins. The illustrated catalogue provides photographs for most of the coffins, including all examples stored in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo and unpublished material from Winlock's excavations in Thebes. This fundamental study will be for many years to come an essential contribution to the funerary culture of Egypt in one of the most important historical turning-points, the Seventeenth Dynasty and reunification under the early Eighteenth Dynasty." --Publisher's description.
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"Includes catalogs of rishi coffins stored in museums and catalog of rishi coffins recorded in excavations".
"A substantially revised version of author's doctoral dissertation titled, I sarcofagi rishi nella cultura funeraria del Secondo Periodo Intermedio, University of Pisa, 2008". :
xviii, 318 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 30 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-190). :
9781906137243
1906137242
Female figurines from the Mut Precinct : context and ritual function /
: "This monograph is a revised version of a Ph.D. dissertation submitted to the Johns Hopkins University in 2007."--Foreword, page ix. : xi, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-237) and index : 9783727816536 (Academic Press Fribourg)
Performing death : social analyses of funerary traditions in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean /
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Proceedings from the 2nd annual University of Chicago Oriental Institute seminar held at the Oriental Institute , February 17-18, 2006. :
xviii, 317 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 26 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
1885923503
9781885923509
What did the poor take with them? : an investigation into ancient Egyptian eighteenth and nineteenth dynasty grave assemblages of the non-elite from Qau, Badari, Matmar and Gurob /
: viii, 130 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 30 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages [36]-39). : 9781906137328
Historical and archaeological aspects of Egyptian funerary culture : religious ideas and ritual practice in Middle Kingdom elite cemeteries /
: ix, 389 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), plans ; 25 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-350) and index. : 9789004274983 (hardback : acid-free paper)
(Re-)constructing funerary rituals in the Ancient Near East : proceedings of the first international symposium of the Tübingen Post-Graduate School "Symbols of the Dead" in May 200...
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International conference proceedings. :
ix, 312 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 30 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
3447068205
9783447068208 :
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