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Gilded flesh

Egyptian coffins stand out in museum collections for their lively and radiant appearance. As a container of the mummy, coffins played a key role by protecting the body and, at the same time, integrating the deceased in the afterlife. The paramount importance of these objects and their purpose is det...

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VerfasserIn: Sousa, Rogério (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Online-Ressource Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxbow Books , 2019
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Online Zugang:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/jstor-ebooks-altertum/www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv138wsfh
Bibliogr. Hinweis:Erscheint auch als: GILDED FLESH
E-Book-Pakete:JSTOR E-Books in Classical Studies
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