Late Antique Egyptian Funerary Sculpture

Late Antique Egyptian Funerary Sculpture
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 0691034680
ISBN-13 : 9780691034683
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Book Synopsis Late Antique Egyptian Funerary Sculpture by : Thelma K. Thomas

Download or read book Late Antique Egyptian Funerary Sculpture written by Thelma K. Thomas and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of these sculptures were made for grand monumental tombs and commissioned by an urban, land-owning class with strong Hellenistic roots; others were made for smaller and less imposing monuments and commissioned by distinctly different clienteles from monasteries and towns, as well as by different socio-economic classes within the cities.".


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