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Soulful creatures : animal mummies in ancient Egypt
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Soulful creatures : animal mummies in ancient Egypt / Edward Bleiberg, Yekaterina Barbash, Lisa Bruno.
ISBN
9780872731745 (paperback)
087273174X (paperback)
9781907804274 (hardcover)
1907804277 (hardcover)
Publication
Brooklyn, NY : Brooklyn Museum in association with D Giles Ltd, 2013.
Physical Description
151 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Notes
Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt," organized by the Brooklyn Museum from its collections.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 07, 2014
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-147) and index of illustrations.
Contents
Foreword / Arnold L. Lehman
Preface and acknowledgments / Edward Bleiberg
A brief chronology of ancient Egypt
How the ancient Egyptians viewed the animal world / Yekaterina Barbash
Animal mummies : the souls of the gods / Edward Bleiberg
The scientific examination of animal mummies / Lisa Bruno
Appendix : Possible precursors to the animal cults / Yekaterina Barbash.
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