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Ancient lives : new discoveries : eight mummies, eight stories / John H. Taylor and Daniel Antoine with Marie Vandenbeusch ; CT illustrations by Benjamin Moreno.
Penn Museum Library - Egyptian Collection DT62.M7 T39 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, John H., 1958- author.
- Antoine, Daniel, author.
- Vandenbeusch, Marie, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mummies.
- Imaging systems in archaeology.
- Egypt--Social life and customs--To 332 B.C.
- Egypt.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : The British Museum, 2014.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1.A man preserved in the sand
- Natural mummification
- Diet and nutrition
- what did they eat?
- 2.A man embalmed for the afterlife
- The lost mummy of Henutmehyt: what canopic jars can reveal
- Disease and medicine
- 3.Tamut: a high-ranking priest's daughter
- 4.Padiamenet: a temple doorkeeper
- 5.Tjayasetimu: a young temple singer
- The cultural significance of hair and wigs
- 6.An unusual mummy from the Roman period
- 7.A young child from a wealthy family
- Childhood in ancient Egypt
- 8.A Christian woman from the Sudan.
- Notes:
- Catalog of an exhibition at the British Museum from May 22-November 30, 2014.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 188) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780714119120
- 0714119121
- OCLC:
- 872705974
- Publisher Number:
- 99958859382
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