Excerpt from Graeco-Egyptian Coffins, Masks and Portraits The objects described in the following catalogue belong for the most part to the last stages of the history of mummy - decoration in Egypt. They consist of those pieces in which the Greek element is either predominant or strongly pronounced. I have naturally not included everything which showed marks of Greek influence, for the change ofstyle was gradual and part of the transitional matter will go more appropriately into another volume. A separate publication of the Greek portion of the series was advisable on practical grounds, but everyone who has studied the subject will recognise that it is impossible to make a really satisfactory division of the material. The masks and mummies which are published here cannot be rightly appreciated without some knowledge of the Egyptian types from which they are descended. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.