Ancient Faces (A Catalogue of Roman Portraits in the British Museum)
Edition: 2Rev Ed edition
Publisher: British Museum Press
Published: April 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780714122236
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: BCE to c 500 CE; Cultural studies; Egyptian archaeology; Painting & paintings; Religious rites & ceremonies; Religious subjects depicted in art; Ancient Egypt
First sentence: The mummy portraits of Roman Egypt were the product of a fusion of two traditions, that of pharaonic Egypt and that of the Classical world.