The tomb in Ancient Egypt : royal and private sepulchres from the early dynastic period to the Romans : with 402 illustrations, 28 in color /

Dodson, Aidan, 1962-

The tomb in Ancient Egypt : royal and private sepulchres from the early dynastic period to the Romans : with 402 illustrations, 28 in color / Aidan Dodson and Salima Ikram. - 368 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Egyptian mortuary beliefs and the nature of the tomb -- The tomb and society -- Construction and decoration -- The study of the Egyptian tomb -- The decoration of the tomb -- Predynastic and early dynastic periods -- The Old Kingdom -- The first intermediate period, the Middle Kingdom and second intermediate period -- The New Kingdom : the early years -- The New Kingdom : the Amarna years -- The New Kingdom : the Ramesside years -- The third intermediate and Saite periods -- The late and Graeco-Roman periods.

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Tombs--History.--Egypt



--Reading book

393.10932 / DOD