Golden Mummies of Egypt: Interpreting identities from the Graeco-Roman period

by Campbell Price, Julia Thorne (Illustrator)

Overview

Golden Mummies of Egypt presents new insights and a rich perspective on beliefs about the afterlife during an era when Egypt was part of the Greek and Roman worlds (c. 300 BCE–200 CE). This beautifully illustrated book, featuring photography by Julia Thorne, accompanies Manchester Museum’s first-ever international touring exhibition. Golden Mummies of Egypt is a visually spectacular exhibition that offers visitors unparalleled access to the museum’s outstanding collection of Egyptian and Sudanese objects – one of the largest in the UK.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526172716
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	03/07/2023
Pages:	248
Sales rank:	1,139,294
Product dimensions:	9.25(w) x 11.22(h) x (d)

About the Author

Campell Price is Curator of Egypt and Sudan at Manchester Museum

Table of Contents

Foreword – Esme Ward
1 Gold, Sex, Art, Death
2 Egypt, Europe and Manchester
3 Hawara
4 Aegypto Capta: Life in Graeco-Roman Egypt
5 Papyri and Provenance – Roberta Mazza
6 Scintillating Flesh: The Divine Deceased
7 Facing the Dead
8 Modern Technology and the Manchester Mummies – Iwona Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin
9 Receptions: Between Rapture and Revulsion
Index

Editorial Reviews

‘Golden mummies of Egypt presents a rich perspective on Egyptian mummies and western approaches to them. Based around an exhibition of Manchester Museum’s collection and informed by the history of its development, Campbell Price’s treatment, with beautiful photographs by Julia Thorne, offers many new insights into ancient practices and their modern interpreters.’
John Baines, Emeritus Professor of Egyptology, University of Oxford

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