The Hypocephalus: An Ancient Egyptian Funerary . Mekis**

The Hypocephalus: An Ancient Egyptian Funerary Amulet\nby Tam\u00E1s Mekis\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Tam\u00E1s Mekis\nTitle: The Hypocephalus: An Ancient Egyptian Funerary Amulet\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Archaeology by period / region\nPublisher: Archaeopress\nPublication year: 2020\nISBN-13: 9781789693331\nISBN-10: 1789693330\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe hypocephalus is an element of Late Period and Ptolemaic funerary equipment \u2013 an amuletic disc placed under the head of mummies. Its shape emulates the sun\u2019s disc, and its form is planar, although it occasionally has a concave shape (in such cases, it protects the head as a funerary cap). The ea.