‘To turn round a dead’: Engagements with Egyptian Mummies in London at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century

To download this paper, please click here. Starting with observations on a coffin that was brought from Egypt in 1722 and displayed at the British Museum from the first day of its opening — coffin EA6695 — this paper explores physical engagements with Egyptian mummies in London at the turn of the 19...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University College London 2019-04-01
Series:Papers from the Institute of Archaeology
Online Access:https://student-journals.ucl.ac.uk/pia/article/id/1127/