Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt by Walker, Susan, editor - 2000

Fine.

British Museum Press, 1997. ~135 colour and 79 black / white illustrations. No ownership marks. With dustwrapper. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. . 3rd impr. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 224pp. illus. 28 x 22cm. Binding sound, text unmarked.

London: British Museum Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Original cloth. 0714119059 . With b/w & coloured frontispiece, map, plates & illustrations. Slight wear to spine, covers, corners & dustjacket. ; 28.2 x 22.4 x 2 cms; 224 pages .

London: Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by the British Museum Press, 1997. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 224 pages: illustrations (chiefly colour), map; 28 cm. Notes: Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London in 1997 (p. 7) and at Palazzo Ruspoli, Rome, 22 Oct., 1997-28 Feb., 1998 (It. cat. : half t.p.). ""This volume also serves as Part IV of A Catalogue of Roman Portraits in the British Museum."" The majority of portraits in this exhibition, a joint project of the Dept. of Egyptian Antiquities and the Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities of the British Museum, are from the British Museum. Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-217). ""This volume also serves as Part IV of A catalogue of the Roman portraits in the British Museum"". Subjects: British Museum. Department of Egyptian Antiquities;… Read More