| The Coffins of the Priests of Amun: Egyptian Coffins from the 21st Dynasty in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden Contributor(s): Weiss, Lara (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9088904928 ISBN-13: 9789088904929 Publisher: Sidestone Press OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Series: Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.2" W x 10.9" (0.83 lbs) 150 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Ancient Egyptian coffins provided a shell to protect the deceased both magically and physically. They guaranteed an important requirement for eternal life: an intact body. Not everybody could afford richly decorated wooden coffins. As commodities, coffins also played a vital role in the daily life of the living and marked their owner's taste and status. Coffin history is an ongoing process and does not end with the ancient burial. The coffins that were discovered and shipped to museums have become part of the National heritages. The Vatican Coffin Project is the first international research project to study the entire use-life of Egyptian coffins from an interdisciplinary perspective. This edited volume focusses on the lavishly decorated coffins of the Priests of Amon that are currently in the collection of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden. Six chapters, written by international specialists, present the history of the Priests of Amon, the production of their coffins and use-life of the coffins from Ancient Egypt until modern times. The book appeals to the general public interested in Egyptian culture, heritage studies, and restoration research, and will also be a stimulating read for both students and academics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Weiss, Lara: - "Dr. Lara Weiss is curator of the Egyptian collection of the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, The Netherlands. She studied Egyptology in Berlin and Leiden and received her doctoral degree in Göttingen in 2012. She is especially interested in the daily life of the ancient Egyptians and their mode of religious experience. Both her master's dissertation and her doctoral thesis related to religion in Deir el-Medina, where the labourers lived who worked in the Valley of the Kings. Since 2012 she has been involved as a teacher and a researcher in the ERC Advanced Grant project 'Lived Ancient Religion: Questioning "cults" and "polis religion", hosted by the University of Erfurt (Germany). Her research for that project is focused on religion in Roman Karanis (in the Fayoum Oasis). Weiss will play a central role in the reorganization of the Egyptian department at the National Museum of Antiquities in 2016 and will be involved in developing international travelling exhibitions. She will also support her fellow curator, Prof. Maarten Raven, in his work on the excavation run by the museum in the Egyptian town of Saqqara. Key Publication: L. Weiss, Religious Practice at Deir el-Medina, Egyptologische Uitgaven 29, Leiden/ Nederlands Instituut van het Nabije Oosten/Peeters, Leiden 2015." |