Burial assemblages from Bab el-Gasus in the Geographical Society of Lisbon

by Rogerio Sousa

Overview

The objects published in this book belong to the Eighth Lot of antiquities found in Bab el-Gasus, the collective tomb of the priests and priestesses of Amun (Theban necropolis, 21st Dynasty), currently kept at the Geographic Society of Lisbon. In this undisturbed tomb - the largest ever found in Egypt - 153 burial assemblages were uncleared. Combining new conceptual frameworks with epigraphic methods of survey, this catalogue proposes a thorough methodology for the textual description and visual documentation of each object, having in mind the future development of comparative studies with the whole sample of more than 250 coffins and mummy-covers found in the tomb.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782503565750
Publisher:	Brepols Publishers
Publication date:	03/09/2017
Series:	Monumenta Aegyptiaca Series , #14
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.90(d)

Editorial Reviews

"It is through works such as Sousa's that scholars will begin to have access to information that has been scattered across museums worldwide. [...]The meticulousness of the information presented in this work is a model for others who aim to combine an art historical and textual approach to coffin studies. Sousa's work illustrates the worth of detailed research by publishing material that can be used to further coffin studies and highlight the larger social environment of the 21st Dynasty. Sousa's work also challenges other scholars to continue the expanding dialogue of coffin studies and focus on collaborative research." —Marissa Stevens, University of California, Los Angeles, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2017.12.30

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