Title The Hypocephalus.

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Description	1 online resource (375 pages).
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Series	Archaeopress Egyptology Ser. ; v. 25
	Archaeopress Egyptology Ser.
Summary	The hypocephalus is an element of Late Period and Ptolemaic funerary equipment--an amuletic disc placed under the head of mummies. Its shape emulates the sun's disc, and its form is planar (although it is occasionally concave). This volume analyses the written records and iconography of these objects.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-341) and index.
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Subject	Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Egypt.
	Funeral rites and ceremonies.
	Egypt.
	Hypocephali.
	Hypocephali.
	Egypt -- Antiquities.
	Antiquities.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Mekis, Tamás. Hypocephalus: an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Amulet. Oxford : Archaeopress, ©2020
ISBN	1789693349 (electronic book)
	9781789693348 (electronic book)
	9781789693331
	1789693330