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Soulful creatures : animal mummies in ancient Egypt

Title: Soulful creatures : animal mummies in ancient Egypt / Edward Bleiberg, Yekaterina Barbash, Lisa Bruno.
Author: Brooklyn Museum.
Publication: Brooklyn, New York : Brooklyn Museum in association with D Giles Ltd, 2013.

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Description

151 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 29 cm

Subjects

Animals > Egypt > Religious aspects > History > Exhibitions
Brooklyn Museum Exhibitions
Mummified animals > Egypt > Exhibitions
Egypt > Antiquities > Exhibitions

Note

Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt," organized by the Brooklyn Museum from its collections.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-147) and index of illustrations.

Contents

Foreword / Arnold L. Lehman -- Preface and acknowledgments / Edward Bleiberg -- A brief chronology of ancient Egypt -- How the ancient Egyptians viewed the animal world / Yekaterina Barbash -- Animal mummies : the souls of the gods / Edward Bleiberg -- The scientific examination of animal mummies / Lisa Bruno -- Appendix : Possible precursors to the animal cults / Yekaterina Barbash.

Call Number

JFF 14-293

ISBN

9780872731745 (paperback)
087273174X (paperback)
9781907804274 (hardcover)
1907804277 (hardcover)

LCCN

2013021563

OCLC

834397132

Author

Brooklyn Museum.

Title

Soulful creatures : animal mummies in ancient Egypt / Edward Bleiberg, Yekaterina Barbash, Lisa Bruno.

Publisher

Brooklyn, New York : Brooklyn Museum in association with D Giles Ltd, 2013.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-147) and index of illustrations.

Added Author

Bleiberg, Edward, 1951-

Barbash, Yekaterina.

Bruno, Lisa, 1964-

Research Call Number

JFF 14-293

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