The early Roman necropolis of ancient Philadelphia : results from the 2019-2024 excavations /
This volume presents a comprehensive archaeological study of the Roman period necropolis of ancient Philadelphia in the Fayoum, the site long associated with the famed 'Er-Rubbayat' mummy portraits. It reconstructs the funerary landscape of a multicultural community living at the crossroad...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Prefatory matter also in Arabic. |
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Oxford, UK :
BAR Publishing,
2026.
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| Series: | BAR international series ;
3261. |
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| Summary: | This volume presents a comprehensive archaeological study of the Roman period necropolis of ancient Philadelphia in the Fayoum, the site long associated with the famed 'Er-Rubbayat' mummy portraits. It reconstructs the funerary landscape of a multicultural community living at the crossroads of Egyptian, Greek and Roman traditions. Through detailed analysis of tomb architecture, burial assemblages, mummification practices, ceramics, papyri and newly discovered mummy portraits, the book restores crucial context to material long dispersed across museums and collections. It reveals a cemetery shaped by complex social identities, evolving artistic practices and a vibrant local economy of funerary production. By integrating archaeological, osteological and archival evidence, this study fills a major gap in Roman Egyptian scholarship and offers a new view of daily life, death and cultural interaction in a provincial village of the ancient world. |
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| Physical Description: | xxv, 138 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-138). |
| ISBN: | 9781407363622 140736362X |