Visualizing the Afterlife in the Tombs of Graeco-Roman Egypt |
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| Author:
| Venit, Marjorie Susan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-04808-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $112.00 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the visual narratives of a group of decorated tombs from Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt (c.300 BCE-250 CE). The author contextualizes the tombs within their social, political, and religious context and considers how the multicultural population of Graeco-Roman Egypt chose to negotiate death and the afterlife.
This book explores the visual narratives of a group of decorated tombs from Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt (c.300 BCE-250 CE). The author contextualizes the tombs within their social, political, and religious context and considers how the multicultural population of Graeco-Roman Egypt chose to negotiate death and the afterlife.