Faces Of Pharaohs : Royal Mummies and Coffins
by Robert B. Partridge
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0948695323
- ISBN 13
- 9780948695322
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About This Item
Rubicon, United Kingdom, 1996. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. At the end of the 19th century, two tombs were discovered at Luxor which contained the mummies of some of Egypt's greatest Pharaohs and members of their families and courts. Their original tombs had been plundered, but the bodies, stripped of jewellery and funerary goods, somehow survived. More than 40 mummies were found, dating from the 17th Dynasty to the 21st (580 BC to 940 BC). To the amazement of early Egyptologists, amongst the mummies found were those of Ahmose, Thutmose III, Amenhotep II and III, Seti I, Rameses II and III, and Meneptah - the mortal remains of kings who ruled at the height of Egypt's power and opulence. All had been presumed lost when their tombs were robbed, but the mummies had been repaired, re-wrapped, and in some cases placed in new coffins and moved by priests to a more secure site, where they were to remain hidden for over 3000 years. This book brings together all the photographs taken of the mummies and the coffins found in these two "royal caches" and other royal burials, which include Yuya and Thuya and Tutankhamun. Much new work has been done on the royal mummies over the last 20 years, and whilst many questions have been answered many still remain, particularly over the identification of some of them. The book incorporates recent information and ideas about this unique collection. Each mummy and coffin is described in detail, with a brief description of the tombs. Diseases and ailments, mummification techniques and the original reason why mummification was introduced, are all covered, and other topics included are the problems of identification, conservation, and work on reconstructing the lifetime appearance of mummies. Trade Paperback. Size: 180mm - 250mm. Remnants of old price label on front cover. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Archaeology; Egypt; History. ISBN: 0948695323. ISBN/EAN: 9780948695322. Inventory No: 51184. . 9780948695322
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- Bookseller
- Bong Bong Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51184
- Title
- Faces Of Pharaohs : Royal Mummies and Coffins
- Author
- Robert B. Partridge
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0948695323
- ISBN 13
- 9780948695322
- Publisher
- Rubicon
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- BZDB3 Archaeology; Egypt; History. Unbranded ISBN: 0948695323 EAN: 9780948695322 Robert B. Partridge Faces Of Pharaohs : Royal Mummies and Coffins
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