Title: The mystery of the Albany mummies /
Authors: Lacovara, Peter,; D'Auria, Sue,
Year: 2018
Subjects: Albany Institute of History and Art History.; Albany Institute of History and Art; Mummies Egypt History.; Mummy cases Egypt History.; Mummies New York (State) Albany History.; Mummy cases New York (State) Albany History.; Egyptology New York (State) Albany History.; Exhibitions New York (State) Albany History.; Antiquities; Egyptology; Exhibitions; Kings and rulers; Mummies; Mummy cases; Egypt Kings and rulers History.; Egypt Antiquities.; Egypt; New York (State) Albany
Abstract: "This book recounts a fascinating tale of the mystery of the Albany mummies from their early acquisition in 1909, to their beloved status as Albany's Egyptian priest and priestess in the mid-twentieth century, to the present, when their mystery was solved through the intersection of historical scholarship and science and technology. Key to this story was the planning and installation of a major exhibition called GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies, organized by the Albany Institute of History & Art and on view from September 21, 2013 until June 6, 2014"--Foreword.
Contents: Chronology -- Preface / Tammis K. Groft -- From the Nile to the Hudson : the Albany mummies / Tammis K. Groft -- Egyptomania and the Empire State / Peter Lacovara -- Sidebar: Egyptian volumes at the Albany Institute / Andrew Oliver -- Ankhefenmut and his world / Peter Lacovara and Joyce Haynes -- Sidebar: Genealogy of Dynasty 21 / Peter Lacovara -- Sidebar: Ankhefenmut's tunic / Peter Lacovara -- Sidebar: The conservation of the coffin of Ankhefenmut / Leslie Ransick Gat and Erin Toomey -- The mummy of Ankhefenmut : a scientific investigation / Bob Brier -- Albany's Ptolemaic mummy and Late Period funerary arts / Peter Lacovara -- The Ptolemaic mummy : a scientific investigation / Bob Brier -- The Albany Institute Egyptian Collection -- Glossary.