The mystery of the Albany mummies / edited by Peter Lacovara and Sue H. D'Auria.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Lacovara, Peter, editor.

D'Auria, Sue, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Albany Institute of History and Art.

Exhibitions.

History.

Egyptology.

Mummy cases.

Mummies.

Kings and rulers.

Egypt--Kings and rulers--History.

Egypt.

Egypt--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

New York (State)--Albany.

Albany Institute of History and Art--History.

Mummies--Egypt--History.

Mummy cases--Egypt--History.

Mummies--New York (State)--Albany--History.

Mummy cases--New York (State)--Albany--History.

Egyptology--New York (State)--Albany--History.

Exhibitions--New York (State)--Albany--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 137 pages ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : Excelsior Editions, an imprint of State University of New York Press, [2018]

Summary:

"This book recounts a fascinating tale of the mystery of the Albany mummies from their early acquisition in 1909, to their beloved status as Albany's Egyptian priest and priestess in the mid-twentieth century, to the present, when their mystery was solved through the intersection of historical scholarship and science and technology. Key to this story was the planning and installation of a major exhibition called GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies, organized by the Albany Institute of History & Art and on view from September 21, 2013 until June 6, 2014"--Foreword.

"The story of the Albany mummies centers on two ancient Egyptian mummies and their coffins, one dating from the 21st Dynasty and the other from the Ptolemaic Period. In 1909, the mummies and coffin bottoms were purchased from the Cairo Museum by Albany Institute board member Samuel Brown, a purveyor of coffees, teas, and spices in Albany"--Albany Institute website.

Contents:

Chronology

Preface / Tammis K. Groft

From the Nile to the Hudson : the Albany mummies / Tammis K. Groft

Egyptomania and the Empire State / Peter Lacovara

Sidebar: Egyptian volumes at the Albany Institute / Andrew Oliver

Ankhefenmut and his world / Peter Lacovara and Joyce Haynes

Sidebar: Genealogy of Dynasty 21 / Peter Lacovara

Sidebar: Ankhefenmut's tunic / Peter Lacovara

Sidebar: The conservation of the coffin of Ankhefenmut / Leslie Ransick Gat and Erin Toomey

The mummy of Ankhefenmut : a scientific investigation / Bob Brier

Albany's Ptolemaic mummy and Late Period funerary arts / Peter Lacovara

The Ptolemaic mummy : a scientific investigation / Bob Brier

The Albany Institute Egyptian Collection

Glossary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Mystery of the Albany mummies.

ISBN:

9781438469485

1438469489

OCLC:

990141249