Egyptian Mummies 

• 1984 
• Andrews, Carol 
• Diversen 
• British Museum Publications 

5688947

Boeken

Egyptian Mummies

1984

Egyptologie, Geschiedenis

72

21,5 x 21,5 cm

0-71412-027-8

Thirty centuries ago most of the mummified bodies now lying linen-wrapped in the British Museum were alive in ancient Egypt. Why did the Egyptians try to preserve their dead for eternity? How did they achieve it? Carol Andrews answers these questions in a fully illustrated survey of the techniques of mummification, the religious beliefs which lay behind the practice, the ornate coffins and elaborate tombs which housed the bodies and the grave goods which accompanied them. She explains how animals also came to be embalmed and relates the curious role assumed by Egyptian mummies in European culture and mythology.Rijk geïllustreerd in kleur en zwart/wit