The Hypocephalus
by Mekis, Tamás
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The hypocephalus is an element of Late Period and Ptolemaic funerary equipment--an amuletic disc placed under the head of mummies. Its shape emulates the sun's disc, and its form is planar (although it is occasionally concave). This volume analyses the written records and iconography of these objects.
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- Full title :The Hypocephalus.
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The hypocephalus is an element of Late Period and Ptolemaic funerary equipment--an amuletic disc placed under the head of mummies. Its shape emulates the sun's disc, and its form is planar (although it is occasionally concave). This volume analyses the written records and iconography of these objects.
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- Publication Date:2020.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Archaeopress
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2020.
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- Description:1 online resource (1 recurso electrónico.).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1789693349, 9781789693348
- oclc:on1286786255
- Dewey Decimal:932
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