Tomb Treasures of the Late Middle Kingdom : The Archaeology of Female Burials.
Title:
Tomb Treasures of the Late Middle Kingdom : The Archaeology of Female Burials.
Author:
Grajetzki, Wolfram.
ISBN:
9780812209198
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (264 pages)
Contents:
Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Court Type Burials -- CHAPTER 2 Other Burials of Women -- CHAPTER 3 Types of Jewelry in Late Middle Kingdom Burials -- CHAPTER 4 The Development of Egyptian Burial Customs -- CHAPTER 5 The King and the Women Buried Around Him -- APPENDIX: The Royal Women of the Twelfth Dynasty -- Chronology -- Notes -- Egyptian Tombs and Excavation Report -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgments.
Abstract:
With detailed illustrations and archival images, Egyptologist Wolfram Grajetzki describes and compares the opulent tombs of eminent and royal women from the late Middle Kingdom, shedding new light on how the gendered and social identities of these women were viewed in the court and preserved in the grave.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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