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The Tomb of Hâtshopsîtû

Categorie	Het oude Egypte
Boeknummer	#360774-KM39
Titel	The Tomb of Hâtshopsîtû
Auteur	Davis, Theodore M.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Duckworth
Jaar van uitgave	2004
ISBN10	071563125X
ISBN13	9780715631256
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, b/w illustrations, 4to. Duckworth Egyptology Series.
Samenvatting	In a rare gesture of feminine ambition, Queen Hatshepsut (Hatshopsitu) assumed the throne of Egypt shortly after the death of her husband, Tuthmosis II, holding on to power for two decades until 1458 BC. As pharaoh, she would prepare a burial for herself in the Valley of the Kings; and this extraordinary spiral of a tomb was first cleared by Howard Carter for Theodore M. Davis between 1903 and 1904. Though officially emptied in antiquity, the tomb contained still many fragments of the burial, and two superb sarcophagi prepared both for the queen herself and for her father, Tuthmosis I. "The Tomb of Hatshopsitu", first published in 1906, is Davis's official account of this important work, with contributions on the historical background from Edouard Naville, and on the tomb's excav... (Lees verder)ation and finds by Carter himself, who was also responsible for the plates.
Pagina's	112
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 15,00

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