Tomb treasures of the late Middle Kingdom : the archaeology of female burials

Court type burials -- Other burials of women -- Types of jewelry in Late Middle Kingdom burials -- The development of Egyptian burial customs -- The king and the women buried around him.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grajetzki, Wolfram (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press , [2014]
Edition:First edition
Subjects:
Egypt > Antiquities
Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C
Electronic book
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/jstor-ebooks-altertum/www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5hjksp
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: Tomb treasures of the late Middle Kingdom : the archaeology of female burials
Author Notes:Wolfram Grajetzki
E-Book Packages:JSTOR E-Books in Classical Studies
Description
Summary:Court type burials -- Other burials of women -- Types of jewelry in Late Middle Kingdom burials -- The development of Egyptian burial customs -- The king and the women buried around him.
With detailed illustrations and archival images, Egyptologist Wolfram Grajetzki describes and compares the opulent tombs of eminent and royal women from the late Middle Kingdom, shedding new light on how the gendered and social identities of these women were viewed in the court and preserved in the grave
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (264 pages) illustrations, plans
ISBN:0812209192
0812245679
9780812209198
9780812245677

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