The Akhenaten Colossi of Karnak

1. Discovery --- 2. Catalog --- 3. Interpretation --- 4. Aesthetics --- 5. Pathology.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Manniche, Lise (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press , 2010
Subjects:
Akhenaton > King of Egypt > Statues
Karnak (Egypt) > Antiquities
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/jstor-ebooks-altertum/www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt15m7fzh
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: Akhenaten Colossi of Karnak
Author Notes:Lise Manniche
E-Book Packages:JSTOR E-Books in Classical Studies
Description
Summary:1. Discovery --- 2. Catalog --- 3. Interpretation --- 4. Aesthetics --- 5. Pathology.
The author presents the history of the discovery of the statue fragments from 1925 to the present day; the profusion of opinions on the appearance of the king and his alleged medical conditions; and the various suggestions for an interpretation of the perplexing evidence. A complete catalogue of all major fragments is included, as well as many pictures not previously published
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-173) and indexes
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 182 pages) illustrations
ISBN:1617973718
1936190664
9781617973710
9781936190669
9774163494
9789774163494

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