Название: Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits in Roman Egypt
Автор: Susan Walker
Издательство: Routledge
ISBN: 0415927447
Год: 2000
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 168
Размер: 356,7 МБ
Язык: Английский
From the first major discoveries a century ago, the painted portraits of Roman Egypt were a revelation to scholars and the public alike, and the recent finding of a new cache of these gilded images, which made national headlines, have only heightened their mystery and appeal. Published to coincide with a new major exhibition of these portraits, Ancient Faces is the most comprehensive, up-to-date survey of these astonishing works of art.