Ancient Egyptian coffins : past, present, future / edited by Helen Strudwick and Julie Dawson.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Strudwick, Helen, editor.

Dawson, Julie (Conservator), editor.

Fitzwilliam Museum, host institution.

Conference Name:

Ancient Egyptian coffins: past - present - future (7-9 April, 2016 : Cambridge, England), creator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient.

Coffins.

History.

Antiquities.

Egypt--Antiquities--Congresses.

Egypt.

Egypt--History--To 332 B.C--Congresses.

Coffins--Egypt--Congresses.

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient--Egypt--Congresses.

Genre:

History.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 221 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2019.

Summary:

"This collection of papers by leading international experts on the subject of ancient Egyptian coffins, builds on a project based at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, to study and record in detail its collection. Papers address a series of topics including: the development of coffins in antiquity, including iconographic and text-based studies, providing new insights into ancient Egyptian belief systems at different periods and regional differences in coffin presentation; the post-antiquity history of coffins, including their acquisition and subsequent treatment in museums around the world; developments in technical examination and methods of studying coffins, especially the use of multispectral imaging to provide non-invasive analysis of materials, and what this tells us about construction and decorative techniques at different periods and in response to the availability of different materials and increasing evidence of the re-use of materials and complete re-working of coffins for new owners, leading us to question fundamental attitudes to the purpose of coffins as a containers of human remains and the practices of craftsmen in the funerary industry. The papers stem from the conference Ancient Egyptian coffins: past, present, future, held at the Museum from April 7-9, 2016, to accompany the exhibition Death on the Nile: uncovering the afterlife of ancient Egypt"-- Provided by publisher.

This collection of papers by leading international experts on the subject of ancient Egyptian coffins, builds on a project based at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, to study and record in detail its collection. Papers address a series of topics including: the development of coffins in antiquity, including iconographic and text-based studies, providing new insights into ancient Egyptian belief systems at different periods and regional differences in coffin presentation; the post-antiquity history of coffins, including their acquisition and subsequent treatment in museums around the world; developments in technical examination and methods of studying coffins, especially the use of multispectral imaging to provide non-invasive analysis of materials, and what this tells us about construction and decorative techniques at different periods and in response to the availability of different materials and increasing evidence of the re-use of materials and complete re-working of coffins for new owners, leading us to question fundamental attitudes to the purpose of coffins as a containers of human remains and the practices of craftsmen in the funerary industry. The papers stem from a conference held at the Museum to accompany a major new exhibition.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages ix-xxiii).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781785709180

1785709186

OCLC:

1090074675

Publisher Number:

99980200599