Statues in Context: Production, Meaning and (Re)Uses

Moving beyond typological and stylistic discourses on Egyptian statuary, the papers gathered here seek to explore the architectural, cultic and production contexts of statuary, to shed light on religious or cultural practices, and the political or economic agenda behind the display or hiding of these sculptures. How and why were they originally displayed or kept invisible, transported, transformed or buried? New discoveries, the re-contextualisation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9042938072
• ISBN13: 9789042938076
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Peeters
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 3.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.6" x 11.9"