Ancient Egyptian statues : their many lives and deaths

1. Verfasser: Connor, Simon, 1987- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2022.
Umfang/Format: xiii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Statues carry the mark of history
  • Statues in Egypt
  • Bringing a statue to life
  • Intentionally mutilated or accidentally damaged?
  • Destroying to annihilate
  • Remembering to forget
  • Magic or ritual act
  • Restoring, transforming to re-activate
  • Dismantling to reuse
  • Mutilating to de-activate?