Unearthing the Truth (Hardback)

This volume presents the Brooklyn Museum’s permanent collection of Late Antique Egyptian stone sculptures (C.E. 395–642), including several reworked or repainted objects and some that appear to be modern forgeries. The ancient reliefs were made for use in pagan and Coptic Christian cemeteries as well as in Christian churches and monasteries. In addition to mythological and Christian motifs, these works include plant and animal designs that were apparently used by both religious groups.