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Life everlasting : National Museums Scotland collection of ancient Egyptian coffins

by Bill Manley, Aidan Dodson

This volume catalogues sixty-five Egyptian funerary items from National Museums Scotland, dating from 2000 BC to the third century AD. Detailed annotations cover coffins, jewellery, and mummies, exploring their materials, provenance, and stylistic evolution.

Accession 11708 ISBN 9781905267170 Publisher NMS Publishing
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