Author

Publication

2017 - Pimpernel Press Ltd

Language

English

Word Count

24,000 words, Guess

Page Count

96 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781910258873
  • ISBN-101910258873
  • Library of Congress Control Number2017416174
  • OCLC Control Number981977537
  • Better World Books9781910258873
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCDT87
  • LCCDT62.T6 T39 2017

Description

"Sir John Soane's Greatest Treasure describes one of the most important antiquities ever found in Egypt - the beautiful calcite sarcophagus of the pharaoh Seti I. Discovered in 1817 in the tomb of Seti I in the Valley of the Kings by the flamboyant explorer Giovanni Belzoni, the sarcophagus now resides in Sir John Soane's Museum in London's Lincoln's Inn Fields. Leading Egyptologist John Taylor outlines the life of Seti I, the background to the creation of the sarcophagus, the excitement surrounding its discovery and the fascinating story of its journey to London and its acquisition by Sir John Soane. At the heart of the book is a fully illustrated interpretation of the complex imagery and hieroglyphic inscriptions which cover the delicately carved surfaces of the sarcophagus."--

Subjects

Topics

SarcophagiART / SculptureSculpture, egyptDeath and burialMort et sépultureSarcophagi - EgyptSeti i, king of egypt

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