The present monograph takes its place in a now well-established tradition of seeing sarcophagi as visual statements of deceased individuals that used allegories

Explores how to read Roman sarcophagi, starting from those adorned with portraits and placing them within a social context; investigates gender values and child

The frames of classical art are often seen as marginal to the images that they surround. Traditional art history has tended to view framing devices as supplemen

Discover how the ancient Egyptians controlled their immortal destiny! This book, edited by Foy Scalf, explores what the Book of the Dead was believed to do, how