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Gifts for the Gods: Ancient Egyptian Animal Mummies and the British
Lidija Mary Mcknight (Ed.)
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Description for Gifts for the Gods: Ancient Egyptian Animal Mummies and the British
Paperback. The role of animal mummies as votive offerings in ancient Egypt and how their discovery, excavation, collection, curation, conservation and scientific study by the British contributes to our knowledge of this enigmatic and little-understood practice. Editor(s): McKnight, Lidija Mary. Num Pages: 140 pages, 102 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAE; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 276 x 9. Weight in Grams: 548.
Gifts for the Gods is an enlightening and richly illustrated book on animal mummies from ancient Egypt. Introducing readers to the wealth of animal mummies in British museums and private collections, this fascinating collection focuses on the prevalent type of animal mummy to be found in Britain: the votive offering. In a series of chapters written by experts in their field, Gifts for the Gods details the role of animals in ancient Egypt and in museum collections. It concentrates on the unique relationship of British explorers, ... Read more
Gifts for the Gods is an enlightening and richly illustrated book on animal mummies from ancient Egypt. Introducing readers to the wealth of animal mummies in British museums and private collections, this fascinating collection focuses on the prevalent type of animal mummy to be found in Britain: the votive offering. In a series of chapters written by experts in their field, Gifts for the Gods details the role of animals in ancient Egypt and in museum collections. It concentrates on the unique relationship of British explorers, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
542g
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781382554
SKU
V9781781382554
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Ref
99-50
About Lidija Mary Mcknight (Ed.)
Lidija M. McKnight is Research Associate, University of Manchester. Stephanie Atherton-Woolham is Research Associate, University of Manchester.
Reviews for Gifts for the Gods: Ancient Egyptian Animal Mummies and the British
Reviews 'Gifts for the Gods presents an important contribution to a field of study which, although it has long intrigued early travellers and collectors, was thought to be of little scientific interest to early archaeologists. It also provides new and useful information on the history of the collection and study of animal mummies in the British context. This ... Read more