Kenneth Griffin
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9789774166181
- eISBN:
- 9781617975448
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774166181.003.0011
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
Despite the collapse of the ceiling that destroyed much of the Second Pillared Hall of the Tomb of Karakhamun, the recovery of thousands of fragments has allowed over 90 per cent of the texts used to ...
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Despite the collapse of the ceiling that destroyed much of the Second Pillared Hall of the Tomb of Karakhamun, the recovery of thousands of fragments has allowed over 90 per cent of the texts used to be identified. The Book of the Dead appears extensively in this tomb, and this chapter looks at the placement and choice of the texts and spells. It also considers peculiarities and possible alterations, their current condition, and the level artisanship used to inscribe them. The excavation of this tomb makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the Book of Dead in the Twenty-fifth Dynasty.Less
Despite the collapse of the ceiling that destroyed much of the Second Pillared Hall of the Tomb of Karakhamun, the recovery of thousands of fragments has allowed over 90 per cent of the texts used to be identified. The Book of the Dead appears extensively in this tomb, and this chapter looks at the placement and choice of the texts and spells. It also considers peculiarities and possible alterations, their current condition, and the level artisanship used to inscribe them. The excavation of this tomb makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the Book of Dead in the Twenty-fifth Dynasty.
Kirsty Hooper
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- January 2021
- ISBN:
- 9781789621327
- eISBN:
- 9781800341654
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3828/liverpool/9781789621327.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, Cultural History
Considers how the flow of aesthetic objects, capital and knowledge between Britain and Spain was conditioned by the unequal balance of power between Britain and Spain. Traces the history of ...
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Considers how the flow of aesthetic objects, capital and knowledge between Britain and Spain was conditioned by the unequal balance of power between Britain and Spain. Traces the history of exhibiting Spanish art and the factors shaping British taste in Spanish artists, including the professionalization of knowledge about Spain and Spanish arts. Explores the dark side of cultural flows and the effects of Spanish attempts to take back control, including the controversial trade in Spanish artworks, and the exploitative fraud known as the ‘Spanish swindle’.Less
Considers how the flow of aesthetic objects, capital and knowledge between Britain and Spain was conditioned by the unequal balance of power between Britain and Spain. Traces the history of exhibiting Spanish art and the factors shaping British taste in Spanish artists, including the professionalization of knowledge about Spain and Spanish arts. Explores the dark side of cultural flows and the effects of Spanish attempts to take back control, including the controversial trade in Spanish artworks, and the exploitative fraud known as the ‘Spanish swindle’.