TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dawson,Julie
AU  - Strudwick,Helen
TI  - Ancient Egyptian coffins: past, present, future 
SN  - 9781785709197
AV  - DT62.C64 A53 2018eb
U1  - 932 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxbow Books
KW  - Coffins
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient
KW  - Cercueils
KW  - Égypte
KW  - Funérailles
KW  - Rites et cérémonies
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Jusqu'à 500
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - Ancient
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Archaeology
KW  - Antiquities
KW  - fast
KW  - History
KW  - To 332 B.C
KW  - Antiquités
KW  - Jusqu'à 332 av. J.-C
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - 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
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