Ancient faces : mummy portraits from Roman Egypt
2000
Books
The painted panel and shroud portraits of Roman Egypt constitute the only corpus of coloured images of individuals to survive from classical antiquity. Many are of outstanding artistic quality, and as a whole they reflect a range of techniques.
Main title:
Ancient faces : mummy portraits from Roman Egypt / edited by Susan Walker.
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Edition:
Rev. ed.
Imprint:
London : British Museum, 2000.
Collation:
168p. : ill. (chiefly col.), facsims., maps, col. ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: published as by Susan Walker and Morris Bierbrier with Paul Roberts and John Taylor. 1997.Published for the Trustees of the British Museum.Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-162).
ISBN:
9780714122236 (pbk)
Dewey class:
757.0932
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
497520