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20240123101027.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9789042934658 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
NVIC |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Ancient Egyptian Coffins: |
| Remainder of title |
Craft Traditions and Functionality |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Leuven; |
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Paris; |
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Bristol: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Peeters, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiv, 469 p., |
| Other physical details |
ill., col.; |
| Dimensions |
30 cm |
| 440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
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| Title |
British Museum Publications on Egypt and Sudan; |
| Volume/sequential designation |
4 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"This volume contains the proceedings of the twenty-third Annual Egyptological Colloquium, held at the British Museum in 2014, augmented by additional papers. The twenty-three contributions investigate functionality, iconography and manufacture of ancient Egyptian coffins from the First Intermediate Period to the eighth century AD. The authors explore the conceptual aspects which lay behind the production of coffins through the study of iconography and texts, examining the functional role of these complex objects as 'structured compositions' which were designed to play an important part in transforming the deceased occupants and perpetuating their existence beyond death.<br/><br/>Reinstating coffins in their archaeological and societal contexts, the papers reflect on the circumstances in which they were made, considering workshop practices and regional variability, and studying coffins not only individually but also as components of larger conceptual entities in which the mummy, the burial chamber and the tomb itself all had specific meanings. Several contributions focus on areas of current interest, such as the post-burial adaptation and reuse of coffins, considering how these issues relate to the economic environment in which they were made and to changing attitudes towards the immutability of burial arrangements." --Provided by publisher. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Egyptological research |
| Form subdivision |
Coffins |
| General subdivision |
Burials |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Coffins |
| General subdivision |
Manufacture |
| Form subdivision |
Iconography |
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Texts |
| Chronological subdivision |
The First Intermediate Period to the eighth century AD |
| Geographic subdivision |
Egypt |
| 655 ## - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Conference proceedings |
| General subdivision |
The Twenty-Third Annual Egyptological Colloquium |
| Chronological subdivision |
2014 |
| Geographic subdivision |
The British Museum |
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London |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
John H. Taylor |
| Relator term |
editor |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Marie Vandenbeusch |
| Relator term |
editor |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Continuing Resources |