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Resurrection in Alexandria : the painted Greco-Roman tombs of Kom al-Shuqafa /

In the Greco-Roman catacombs of Alexandria, uniquely decorated tombs from the time when religious boundaries blurred and syncretistic beliefs flourished have long been known. But it was only in 1993 that researchers discovered faint traces of paintings on walls previously thought to be blank, or und...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guimier-Sorbets, Anne-Marie (Author), Pelle, André (Author), Seif El-Din, Merwatte (Author)
Other Authors: Clement, Colin (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press : Centre d'Études Alexandrines, 2017.
Subjects:
Osiris > (Egyptian deity) > Art.
Persephone > (Greek deity) > Art.
Alexandria (Egypt) > Antiquities.
Table of Contents:
  • A revelation in four acts
  • Photographing the invisible
  • Architecture and iconography.