{"product_id":"portrait-of-a-child-essi-rnkk-9781732568419","title":"Portrait of a Child: Historical and Scientific Studies of a Roman Egyptian Mummy","description":"\u003ci\u003ePortrait of a Child\u003c\/i\u003e is an illustrated guide to the fascinating story of the mummy known to archaeologists as \"Hawara Portrait Mummy No. 4.\" Discovered in 1910 by British archaeologist Flinders Petrie at the Roman-Egyptian archaeological site of Hawara, the mummified child had been buried with a luminous painted portrait which has captivated viewers ever since. This book tells the story of what cutting-edge research has revealed about her life and death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The centerpiece of a 2018 exhibit at Northwestern University's Block Museum of Art titled \"Paint the Eyes Softer: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt,\" the mummy was the focus on intense, multidisciplinary research. University researchers used CT scan technology to investigate the cause of the child's death and identify the method and materials used in mummification. Traveling to the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, the mummy then became the first ever analyzed using Advanced Photon Source synchrotron technology, where a high-brilliance X-ray beam revealed more details about her bone matter and the materials she was entombed with. Accompanied by a wealth of color images, maps, and diagrams, \u003ci\u003ePortrait of A Child\u003c\/i\u003e, shares new scientific findings, as well as the conservation, ethical, and museological considerations weighed by the researchers and curators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written for the knowledgeable general reader, the book presents recent multidisciplinary research that explores the mummy, the economic and cultural history of Hawara within the Roman Empire, as well as the life of a girl in Egypt at the turn of the second century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Essi Rönkkö\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1732568413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732568419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Block Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Essi Rönkkö","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983714550015,"sku":"9781732568419","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90971a3b-423a-4ef8-9aa2-614ab1fccaf1.jpg?v=1683268283","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/portrait-of-a-child-essi-rnkk-9781732568419","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}