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Two Hundred Years in the Life of the Tomb of Seti I
The architecture and decoration of the Tomb of Seti I (1306 to 1290 BC) are considered the pinnacle of New Kingdom tomb art.
Here History Began: From the Maxims of Ptah-Hotep - "He Who Is Able to Listen is Able to Speak" - Son et Lumière Soundtrack: Pyramids and Sphinx - 2 LP Set
A double album of sound and music used in the original Son et Lumière production staged in front of the Pyramids in 1961. The two vinyl records come in a gatefold cover whose interior presents a large photo of the illuminated Sphinx and Pyramids.
Tombs of Thutmosis IV and Montu-Her-Khopsh-Ef at the Valley of the Kings & Preservation Achievements of Luxor Monuments 1992-1993
A locally published visitor’s guide to two well-preserved tombs in the Valley of the Kings: Tuthmosis IV (18th dynasty) and Prince Mentuherkhepeshef (20th dynasty). Illustrated with tomb plans and photographs of wall paintings and Tuthmosis’ sarcophagus.
Coptic Sculpture
An academic essay tracing the development of Coptic sculpture from its Alexandrian origins until it succumbed to the art of Islam in the eleventh and twelth century followed by 147 b&w plates. Hardback. 56 pages.
Pygmäen in Ägypten? Die Widerlegung eines alten Irrtums. Bevölkerte Nillandschaften in der antiken Kunst. [Pygmies in Egypt? Refuting an Ancient Misconception. Populated Nile Landscapes in Ancient Art]
The accepted depiction of ‘pygmies’ hunting cranes in the Nile landscapes of Roman wall paintings would put these creatures’ origins at the source of the Nile on the very edge of the known world but is this, in fact, what they are?
Egyptian Archaeology: The Bulletin Of The Egypt Exploration Society - Nos 1-10: (1991-1997)
The first ten issues of this illustrated journal - Issues No 1 through No 10 complete (1991-1997) and all in very good clean condition. Cat No 4270
Egyptian Art in Berlin
The prehistory of Egypt described from its Archaic period, through the Pharaonic dynasties to Graeco-Roman Egypt and the Kingdom of Meroe, as ilustrated by the extensive collections of two Berlin museums including the iconic bust of Nefertiti and the well-known Amarna relief.
Tutankhamun's Funeral
A full colour catalogue published to accompany the exhbition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and reporting on recent research into the Egyptian mummification process, burial rites and Tutankhamun's death.
Nofretete - Echnaton
A sumptuous catalogue of an exhibition that took place in Berlin in 1976 commemorating the reign of the 18th dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten and his regal wife Nefertiti who broke with tradition to found the new city Amarna and the short-lived cult worship of the god Aten.
Evidence Embalmed: Modern Medicine and the Mummies of Ancient Egypt
The first section of this book provides background information on the Manchester Museum Mummy Project from its early phase in the 1970s until 2003, the year in which a centre became dedicated to biomedical Egyptology.