Journey Through the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

"Sumptuous, this volume is a masterpiece,"—Times Literary Supplement (U.K.). Drawing on the legendary collection of Egyptian artifacts at the British Museum, leading scholars elaborate on the crucial "weighing of the heart"; magic and amulets; embalming; shabti figures; coffins and sarcophagi; gilded masks and jewelry; etc. 312 pages, softcover. Harvard University.