The beautiful burial in Roman Egypt: art, identity, and funerary religion

Contents; Illustrations; Colour Plates; Abbreviations; Note on Names and Transliteration; Map of Egypt in the Roman Period; 1 Introduction: Art, Identity, and Funerary Religion; 2 Osiris, Hathor, and the Gendered Dead; 3 Portraying the Dead; 4 Art and Archaism in Western Thebes; 5 Conclusions: The 'Beautiful Burial' in Roman Egypt; Appendix: List of Objects; Bibliography; Register of Museums; General Index.