Title The mystery of the Albany mummies / edited by Peter Lacovara and Sue H. D'Auria

Published Albany : Excelsior Editions, an imprint of State University of New York Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource Contents Chronology -- Preface / Tammis K. Groft -- From the Nile to the Hudson : the Albany mummies / Tammis K. Groft -- Egyptomania and the Empire State / Peter Lacovara -- Sidebar: Egyptian volumes at the Albany Institute / Andrew Oliver -- Ankhefenmut and his world / Peter Lacovara and Joyce Haynes -- Sidebar: Genealogy of Dynasty 21 / Peter Lacovara -- Sidebar: Ankhefenmut's tunic / Peter Lacovara -- Sidebar: The conservation of the coffin of Ankhefenmut / Leslie Ransick Gat and Erin Toomey -- The mummy of Ankhefenmut : a scientific investigation / Bob Brier -- Albany's Ptolemaic mummy and Late Period funerary arts / Peter Lacovara -- The Ptolemaic mummy : a scientific investigation / Bob Brier -- The Albany Institute Egyptian Collection -- Glossary Summary "This book recounts a fascinating tale of the mystery of the Albany mummies from their early acquisition in 1909, to their beloved status as Albany's Egyptian priest and priestess in the mid-twentieth century, to the present, when their mystery was solved through the intersection of historical scholarship and science and technology. Key to this story was the planning and installation of a major exhibition called GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies, organized by the Albany Institute of History & Art and on view from September 21, 2013 until June 6, 2014"--Foreword "The story of the Albany mummies centers on two ancient Egyptian mummies and their coffins, one dating from the 21st Dynasty and the other from the Ptolemaic Period. In 1909, the mummies and coffin bottoms were purchased from the Cairo Museum by Albany Institute board member Samuel Brown, a purveyor of coffees, teas, and spices in Albany"--Albany Institute website Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Albany Institute of History and Art -- History SUBJECT Albany Institute of History and Art fast Subject Mummies -- Egypt -- History Mummy cases -- Egypt -- History Mummies -- New York (State) -- Albany -- History Mummy cases -- New York (State) -- Albany -- History Egyptology -- New York (State) -- Albany -- History Exhibitions -- New York (State) -- Albany -- History Mummies HISTORY -- Ancient -- Egypt. Antiquities Egyptology Exhibitions Kings and rulers Mummies Mummy cases SUBJECT Egypt -- Kings and rulers -- History Egypt -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041263 Subject Egypt New York (State) -- Albany Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Lacovara, Peter, editor D'Auria, Sue, editor LC no. 2017028535 ISBN 9781438469508 1438469500

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