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Living Images: Egyptian Funerary Portraits in the Petrie Museum: UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications

Editat de Janet Picton, Stephen Quirke, Paul C. Roberts
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 ian 2018
The haunting funerary paintings on wood coffins found in Roman Egypt still represent some of the most vivid images that come to us from the ancient world. These paintings were first discovered by Flinders Petrie, father of modern archaeology, in his excavations in the Egyptian Fayum during the 1880s and have rested at University College London for over 100 years. Now, the Petrie Museum is bringing this corpus of paintings to the public in a stunning catalog. Living Images is a beautiful and authoritative presentation of the restored collection that will be an essential reference for scholars and a fascinating read for general audiences. Central to the volume is a complete catalog of the mummy portraits uncovered by Petrie, including full color illustrations and descriptions of technical and stylistic features and iconographic characteristics. To add to the value of the volume, articles describe the process of finding the mummies, explain the place of funerary assemblages in the history of Egyptian burial customs, offer an introduction to Egyptian portrait painting, and explain the conservation issues presented by the coffins. Petrie’s own reflections on his finds are also included. The volume is dedicated to the memory of Egyptologist Barbara Adams and co-sponsored by the Petrie Museum.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781598742510
ISBN-10: 1598742515
Pagini: 318
Ilustrații: 100
Dimensiuni: 203 x 254 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.98 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Recenzii

"The portraits themselves are truly fascinating, providing a rare glimpse of the appearance of ordinary people from the ancient world, but the story of their discovery and the work of conserving them and understanding how and why they were made is equally remarkable. This book, written by specialists and experts, will be an essential reference for both scholars and general readers alike." - Ancient Egypt, August/September 2008

Notă biografică

Picton, Janet; Quirke, Stephen; Roberts, Paul C

Cuprins

Dedication, Museum Collections Referenced in this Volume, Donors and Subscribers, PARTI The Archaeological Context of the Portraits, PART II Conservation of Mummy Portraits, PART III Catalogue of the Panel Portraits in the Petrie Museum, PART IV Barbara Adams, PART V Illustrated Index of Hawara Portraits, Illustrated Index of Hawara Portraits Excavated in 1888 and 1911 295 Portrait Index, Index

Descriere

The haunting funerary paintings on wood coffins found in Roman Egypt still represent some of the most vivid images that come to us from the ancient world. These paintings were first discovered by Flinders Petrie, father of modern archaeology, in his excavations in the Egyptian Fayum during the 1880s and have rested at University College London for over 100 years. Now, the Petrie Museum is bringing this corpus of paintings to the public in a stunning catalog.